Holmes Training Academy™ · Professional Educational Certification
Certified Christian Sex Therapy Specialist™
CCSTS™ · January 2027 Cohort
An upcoming Holmes Training Academy™ certification cohort beginning January 2027. Classes are intentionally small; join the waitlist to be kept informed.

- Credential
- Certified Christian Sex Therapy Specialist™
- Delivery
- Live cohort
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Program Overview
Certified Christian Sex Therapy Specialist™ (CCSTS™) is an upcoming Holmes Training Academy™ certification cohort beginning in January 2027.
Holmes Training Academy intentionally keeps classes small. Members of the waitlist will be kept informed as the exact start date, class day and time, tuition, and registration opening are announced.
Joining the waitlist does not enroll you or create any financial obligation.
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Credential Awarded
Upon successful completion
Certified Christian Sex Therapy Specialist™
Professional Educational Certification
If you are uncertain whether this program fits your practice, the Registrar's Office will advise you before you commit.
Alumni
Student Success Stories
Graduates practicing across the country, in their own words.

Danielle R.
Licensed Professional Counselor
Georgia
“My intake conversations changed within a month. I can name what a couple needs first instead of guessing.”
Certified Relationship Strategist™ Level I

Terrance W.
Senior Pastor & Pastoral Counselor
Texas
“I now know when to counsel and when to refer. That single distinction has protected families in my church.”
Certified Relationship Strategist™ Level I

Yvonne P.
Organizational Leadership Consultant
Illinois
“Case conference taught me to defend my reasoning. Executives trust recommendations I can explain.”
Certified Relationship Strategist™ Level II
Institutional standing
Why Professionals Trust Holmes Training Academy
Founded
2017
Graduates
1,000+
Serving professionals nationwide
Evidence-based curriculum
Live faculty instruction
Professional community
Academic experience
Your Learning Experience
What a term at Holmes Training Academy actually asks of you — and gives you.
Weekly Live Classes
Faculty-led sessions each week of the term, not recorded modules alone.
Interactive Discussion
A cohort discussion board where your reasoning is read and answered.
Guided Practice
Applied assignments that rehearse the work before you carry it.
Faculty Feedback
Written review of your work against a published competency standard.
Professional Community
A section of colleagues who move through the program with you.
Digital Resources
Course materials and the Holmes Knowledge & Research Library™.
Graduation Recognition
Formal recognition when requirements are demonstrably met.
Alumni Network
Continued standing among Holmes-prepared practitioners.
“Preparation is an act of respect — for the work, for the profession, and for the person in front of you.”
Your cohort
Join a Community of Professionals
You will not study alone. Each section is assembled from practitioners who already sit with people in difficulty, and much of the learning happens between them.
Counselors
Pastors
Coaches
Human Services Professionals
Organizational Leaders
Helping Professionals
After graduation
Your Certification Is Only the Beginning
Completion places you inside an institution rather than at the end of a course. Graduates continue through:
Continuing Education
Ongoing institutional instruction that keeps your practice current.
Advanced Certifications
Further Holmes credentials that build on the work you have completed.
Professional Networking
Standing among colleagues through the Holmes Professional Network™.
Faculty Mentoring
Continued access to the faculty who prepared you.
Leadership Opportunities
Invitations to teach, supervise, and represent the institution.
“We do not graduate students. We release practitioners into the places where people are hurting.”
