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Sar Surmick, LMFT

Antioch University
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Sar is a faculty member in Antioch’s Couple and Family Therapy Program and Sex Therapy Certificate Program. She specializes in identity, non-monogamy, consent, and adult sexuality. Sar works with individuals, couples, and groups and supervises MFT Associates. Sar is the founder and director emeritus of the Consent Academy and continues to develop and teach consent education nationwide. As a non-binary trans therapist, Sar continues to raise awareness about non-binary and genderqueer identities in therapy in conjunction with the AAMFT.

Sar Surmick

Teaching Professor

CFT and Sex Therapy Certificate Program

  • Master’s in counseling psychology with a systems focus from Saybrook University.
  • BS in Secondary English Education from Bowling Green State University.

I teach in much the same way I work with clients, from a place of authenticity. I'm interested in what my students bring to the classroom, what they want to learn the most, and what they need to get out of the course. I believe every course should be tailored to people in the room and that curriculum is written for the student's benefit.

  • The Consent Primer
  • WAMFT
  • AAMFT
  • The Consent Academy
  • WAMFT Diversity Award 2023
  • Human Sexuality
  • Fundamentals of Sex Therapy
  • Applied Individual and Applied Couples Therapy
  • System's Perspectives
  • Psychopathology
  • Basic Clinical Skills
  • Case Consult
  • Intro to Trans-Affirming Care
  • Identity Theory in Therapeutic Practice