Where To Find Stefani

Audience Feedback

2023

February 3rd, 2023
The Buehler Institute, Webinar
Kink-Aware Practice: What Your Clients Wish You Knew    (But Are Afraid You'll Ask)

February 9th, 2023
Reddit, Live Chat
​Ask Me Anything hosted by r/socialwork 

February 17th, 2023
The Buehler Institute, Webinar
Conducting a Kink-Affirming Risk Assessment

February 22nd, 2023
Ackerman Institute, Webinar
Kink-Affirming Practice: An Introduction for Future Clinicians

March 14th, 2023
Private Medical Group, Webinar
Supporting Mixed Desire (Vanilla-Kink) Partnerships

March 17th, 2023
The Buehler Institute, Webinar
Caregiver Kinks: Everything You Need To Know About Imaginative Power Exchange

March 21st, 2023
University of Florida, Webinar
Gender, Sexuality, and Relationship Diversities (GSRD): An Intro

March 22nd, 2023
Wayne State University, Guest Lecture
Kink-Affirming Practice: An Introduction for Future Clinicians

March 27th, 2023
University of Maryland, Webinar
Kink-Affirming Practice: An Introduction for Future Clinicians

May 12th, 2023
The Buehler Institute, Webinar
​In The Shadows of Consent: DV, SA, and BDSM

June 3rd, 2023
University of Michigan, Webinar
Sexual Health Certificate Program Alumni Weekend

June 7-11th, 2023
AASECT Conference, Presentation
Caregiver Kinks: Everything You Need To Know About Imaginative Power Exchange

June 16th, 2023
The Buehler Institute, Webinar
​Becoming a Kink-Affirming Therapist

August 24-25, 2023
IITAP, Webinar
Kink-Affirming Practice: A Two-Day Intensive Seminar

September 8th, 2023
National Center for Victims of Crime, National Training Institute
In the Shadows Of Consent: Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, and the BDSM Community

September 29th, 2023
Society for the Advancement of Sexual Health, Webinar
Conducting a Kink-Affirming Risk Assessment

Past Events

January 29th, 2022
Sexuality Training Institute, Webinar
Conducting a Kink-Affirming Risk Assessment

February 8th, 2022
AmeriCorps VISTA, Workshop
Conflict Resolution 

April 30th, 2022
Society for Sex Therapy and Research, Presentation
Rising Above Anti-Kink Bias in the Mental Health Community

September 15th, 2022
Sexuality Training Institute, Webinar
Conducting a Kink-Affirming Risk Assessment

September 23rd, 2022
U of M School of Social Work Continuing Ed, Webinar
Caregiver Kinks: Everything You Need to Know About Imaginative Power Exchange

March 25th, 2021
Sexuality Training Institute, Webinar
Kink Aware Practice: What Your Clients Wish You Knew (But Are Afraid You'll Ask)

July 30th, 2021
Society for the Advancement of Sexual Health, Webinar
​​Kink Aware Practice: What Your Clients Wish You Knew (But Are Afraid You'll Ask)

October 7th, 2021
Tennessee Alliance for Sexual Health, Webinar
Conducting a Kink-Affirming Risk Assessment

October 22nd, 2021
Sexuality Training Institute, Webinar
Conducting a Kink-Affirming Risk Assessment

October 29th, 2021
Society for Sex Therapy and Research, New York, NY
Fall Case Conference Presentation

December 10th, 2021
Psychotherapy.net, 
Podcast Conversation with Dr. Lawrence Rubin

September 19, 2020
CARAS Webinar
Clinical Cases: Working with Complicated Situations Involving Kink-Involved Clients

September 29, 2020
AmeriCorps Michigan Webinar
Thin Ice and Burned Bridges: Conflict Resolution Skills for AmeriCorps Volunteers

Society for the Advancement of Sexual Health 2021

Almost everything in this presentation was new to me- I could use another session with this presenter. She was excellent and confident, so very knowledgable!

Loved how she presented all of the elements of the case and demonstrated how the diagnostic process had gone awry in the past due to stigma and lack of awareness of kink and BDSM practice. She was great at explaining  how she gathered the right info to have a good grasp on the context for the case discussed. I learned a lot!

I learned that breath play is never "technically" safe, as well as elaboration on some distinctions within the BDSM acronym.

I believe I have a new sensitivity towards clients with kink practices. I became aware of some implicit biases I hold. 

Presenter was so dynamic! 

Michigan Association of Social Workers State Conference, Lansing, MI, September 2016

Fantastic! Well Prepared. Well Informed. Bring them back!

Appreciated the contract of consensual kink and abuse.

Great workshop. Presenter engaged the audience, spoke clearly, and provided a lot of valuable information.

Excellent and informative. Raised cultural awareness, diversity, ethical practice, ambiguity.

Thank you! Learning objectives were achieves with great respect to all with an emphasis on not judging any of our clients/individuals. Seek understanding. Don't pathologize. Thanks!

Well done, introspective and knowledgeable.

Great presentation- very skilled presenter.

Top notch! One of the best presentations (by far) I've ever attended. Kudos to NASW-MI for bringing in this presenter. 

Michigan Nonprofit Association Talent Development Summit, Detroit, MI, September 12, 2018

​Really applicable to issues going on at work, also will use personally
 
Wish we had more time w/ her to hear more examples, details and questions
 
Awesome
 
Really well presented, loved the storytelling.
 
Really engaging and useful info. Dynamic Speaker        
 
Great!
 
Good Information, it would have been nice t have more examples of how to use these tools in different situations.
 
Presentation was great, definitely some strong takeaways.  Will use personally even if my organization doesn’t adapt around this type of model.
 
I thought very actionable and appreciated that gave the reasons behind it > Glasser’s Basics Needs
 
Great clear information, I liked the step by step methods
 
I really enjoy stories and how they related to the topic being presented.
 
Held great value, wished she would have addressed more about how to share these tools w/my team.
 
Great presenter, very informative and applicable to a myriad of workplace environments /conflicts/conversations.
 
Great presentation and information
 
Wonderful presenter: Talks on nonviolent communication as highly valuable & Images from interpersonal thru organizational levels were helpful
 
Talks very fast, hard to hear – good practical information.
 
Great examples and enthusiasm for the subject matter.
 
Resource examples were appreciated and allowed audience to connect w/speakers.
 
Handouts/takeaways of information would have been helpful.  Great presentation.
 
Good tips personally and professionally

National Organization for Human Services (NOHS) National Conference, Tampa FL, October 19-22, 2016

​"The most progressive and informative workshop that I have been to!"

"Great job offering an affirmative approach. I love that you explain the difference between DV and kink."

"Very knowledgeable and fun. Interesting facts, laid back and all around awesome!!"

"Great workshop- really important information that should be available to more people."

"Thanks so much for teaching that 50 Shades is not consensual or healthy! Eye-opening info...love the non-judgemental approach. Great ideas for clinical practice!"

"Very educational and informing. I did learn a lot about the difference between BDSM and DV. Great for human service professionals as well as students going into the field."

"Learned more about kink than I knew. Very interesting topic!"

National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Michigan Chapter Conference, Lansing, MI, March 2016

"Probably the most effective and engaging NASW sessions I’ve been to."

"Top notch! One of the best, most professional, and most informative (fact filled) presentations I have ever attended. Kudos to NASW-MI for bringing in this presenter."

"Thank you! Learning objectives were achieved with great respect to all with an emphasis on not judging any of our clients/individuals. Seek understanding, don’t pathologize! Thanks!"

"Excellent and informative. Raised cultural awareness, diversity, ethical practice, ambiguity."

"Great workshop. Presenter engaged the audience, spoke clearly, and provided a lot of valuable information."

"Appreciated the contrast of consensual kink and abuse."

"Fantastic! Well prepared. Well informed. Bring them back!​"
 
"The most progressive and informative workshop that I have been to!"

"Great job offering an affirmative approach. I love that you explain the difference between DV and kink."

"Very knowledgeable and fun. Interesting facts, laid back and all around awesome!!"

"Great workshop- really important information that should be available to more people."

"Thanks so much for teaching that 50 Shades is not consensual or healthy! Eye-opening info...love the non-judgmental approach. Great ideas for clinical practice!"

"Very educational and informing. I did learn a lot about the difference between BDSM and DV. Great for human service professionals as well as students going into the field."

"Learned more about kink than I knew. Very interesting topic!"