Dr. Markie Twist

02/18/2026

IOSS warmly congratulates the Canadian Association of S*xuality Professionals (CASP) on its founding! 🎉👏 🇨🇦

CASP is a national Canadian body advancing s*xuality education, counseling, therapy, research, and community-based practice through equity, accountability, and integrity. 🌍📚
They affirm that professional practice should be s*x-positive, rights-based, and pleasure-affirming. ❤️✨
At IOSS, we’re pleased to support CASP’s educational activities whenever needed. We were proud to support their successful SAR, and more initiatives are on the way. 🚀 With the leadership, care, and commitment of Dr. Markie Twist and Reece Malone , CASP will be impactful and meaningful. 🌟
We look forward to continuing our collaboration through more educational activities that share best practices. 🤝

Thank you, CASP, for this partnership with IOSS 💪
🔗 https://www.canadianassociationofs*xualityprofessionals.com

02/18/2026

COSRT accredit external training courses leading to qualifications. Professional development is a cornerstone of commitment to improving professional standards.

02/18/2026

Permission—Again and Again: The PLISSIT Framework as the Foundation of Kink/BDSM-Affirming Clinical Practices 🖤✨

📅 Date: Sunday, March 1st
🕒 Time: 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM PT
🔗 Register now: tinyurl.com/PLISSIT
🎓 TASHRA is an approved provider for AASECT and APA. 3 APA CE credits and 3 AASECT CE credits available for licensed clinicians.

📢 Presented by (she/they) — Markie L. C. Twist, PhD, LMFT, LMHC, CSE, CSE-S

💡 What we’ll cover:
• The PLISSIT + EX-PLISSIT frameworks
• The clinical microskills that support kink/BDSM-affirming practice
• Applying the framework to a kink/BDSM case scenario in real time

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01/31/2026

Last but not least, we would like to welcome our final addition to our editorial team, Dr. Eman Tadros.

Dr. Tadros is an Assistant Professor at Syracuse University in their Human Development and Family Science department. Her focus areas include incarcerated couples and families, dating and relationships, and culturally informed treatment. She is an incredibly prolific researcher, having published well over 100 journal articles and countless other posts, book chapters, and more.

We're incredibly fortunate to add such rich experience and knowledge to our editorial team. Welcome to Dr. Tadros and our many other new associate editors and board members!

01/30/2026

Our next Editorial Board Member we'd like to introduce is Dr. Danielle Samuel.

Dr. Samuel is an Assistant Professor at California State University Northridge in their Marriage and Family Therapy program. She's also the President of the Los Angeles Bi+ Taskforce. Dr. Samuel's areas of focus include Black communities and communities of color, interpersonal trauma, EMDR, queer-affirming therapy, and relationship stress. Looking at these different intersections, Dr. Samuel's dissertation was titled "Ain't I a Survivor Too: Contextualizing Black Women's Experience of S*xual Trauma and Healing."

We're so grateful to have Dr. Samuel working with us, and hope you will join us in welcoming her!

01/30/2026

Our next new Editorial Board Member is a familiar face! Dr. Coltan J. Schoenike served as our editorial assistant for multiple years while working to complete their PhD. Now that they've recently finished, they'll be joining our board!

Dr. Schoenike currently serves as an adjunct faculty in Couple and Family Therapy and S*x Therapy programs at Antioch University. They also practice as a s*x and relational therapist with their group practice, Edges Wellness Center. Their research focuses on gender-affirming care. More specifically, their dissertation examined the experiences of systemic therapists who themselves identify as transgender and gender expansive and their training experiences.

Please give a warm welcome (or welcome back) to Dr. Schoenike!

01/30/2026

Our next Editorial Board Member we'd like to introduce is Dominic Davies!

In addition to his private practice work, Dominic is the founder of Pink Therapy, an organization that provides training and professional development for practitioners looking to become more affirming psychotherapists. Dominic has also authored multiple textbooks as part of this work.

We are thankful to have Dominic contribute to this work. Please join us in welcoming him!