ABCST Consultant

Consult with Debby

Debby Wade is an approved consultant with the American Board of Christian Sex Therapists. Contact Debby for consultation rates. Prospective ABCST candidates should keep in mind:

Consultation Requirements

  • At least 10% (5) of the consultation hours must be live or include review of audio or video recordings of the consultee providing sex therapy.

  • No more than 50% of consultation hours may be group consultation (3-8 consultees).

The consultation hours must be completed within a five-year (60 month) period of time. You may request an extension from the ABCST Membership Hub.

Collection of Consultation Hours:

  • Consultants must be approved by ABCST prior to the consultee submitting the consultation contract (I am).

  • Consultation hours collected without a contract/agreement on file with ABCST will NOT count toward certification.

  • An hour of consultation can only be counted if the primary focus of the consultation was for a case(s) involving a sexually-related diagnosis where the consultee was the (primary) therapist.

  • Co-therapy (with the consultant as co-therapist) may be counted (as live consultation) if the consultee is the primary therapist for the hour counted.

  • Primarily didactic formats (e.g., workshop, seminar, class) do not meet consultation requirements, even if the consultee is teaching and the consultant is observing.

  • Administrative meetings do not meet consultation requirements.

  • All remote consultation must comply with local and national laws and standards for privacy, security, and confidentiality (e.g., HIPAA, etc.).