There are seven certifying bodies & training programs recognized by the ACSB:

Institut Für Somatische Bildung, Sexualtät & Körperarbeit Berlin - Germany

Institute for Somatic Education, Sexuality and Bodywork. Personal development, inspiration, and specialized training, especially for practitioners from the fields: Bodywork & Massage and Coaching & Therapy.

Institute for the Study of Somatic Sex Education - Canada

Training leaders in the world of Somatic Sex Education: learning, practicing, integrating and teaching trauma-informed touch and embodied pleasure.

The Institute of Somatic Sexology - Australia

For training in sexological bodywork, somatic sex education, somatic sex coaching and embodied counselling, and now offering the Graduate Diploma of Somatic Sexology.

ILASS - Instituto Latino Americano de Sexologia Somatica - Brasil

ILASS has a mission to inspire and empower everyone to fully live their sexuality. We disseminate and offer complete training in Sexological Bodywork (CSB and CSSE) in Portuguese and English, with ongoing support for our students in Brasil and throughout Latin America.

The Institute for Relational Harmony Studies - Portugal & U.K.

Presents leading-edge, international professional training in Somatic Sexology inspiring professionals with practices for enhancing new ways of being in the emergence of living.

The Pacific Center of Somatic Sexology - USA

Offering professional certifications for Sexological Bodyworkers (CSB) and Somatic Sex Educators (CSSE) for those desiring to work in the field of trauma-informed somatic sexual health where deeper connections to joy and fulfillment await.

The School of Somatic Sexology - U.K. & Ireland

Certified Sexological Bodyworkers (CSB the first year level) and Certified Somatic Sex Educators (CSSE the second year level) are professionals supporting individuals, couples and groups to learn to direct their own erotic development, learn about their bodies, sex and sexuality, or work through sexual concerns.

Related Professional Associations

Somatic Sex Educators Association of Australasia

A place for practitioners and people wanting to develop themselves.

The Somatic Sex Educators Association

The Mission of the SSEA is to offer public education, professional trainings and ongoing professional development in support of somatic sex education and sexological bodywork in Canada, the United States, and around the world.

Instituto Latino Americano de Sexologia Somatica - Brasil

The Instituto Latino Americano de Sexologia Somática was founded to bring to Brazil and all of Latin America the most recent scientific developments in sexuality so that more and more people can live their sexuality fully.

European Association of Sexological Bodyworkers

The European Association of Sexological Bodyworkers (EASB) is an association based in Switzerland.