Psychosexual Therapy
"Intimacy requires courage because risk is inescapable." Rollo May
Many people have a problem with sex and intimacy at some point in life. Unresolved troubles get under the skin and find a way of being expressed in the body and sexual life, because talking about it feels impossible. Self esteem and relationships are deeply affected and it can feel distressing trying to manage on one's own.
Psychosexual therapy is a talking therapy that aims to identify the nature of the problem, be it physical or psychological, or a combination of the two, and seeks to help individuals or couples to find clearer understanding, better functioning and more satisfying sexual lives.
Talking about sexual difficulties might feel daunting, but discovering better sexual language together about issues that may have felt too awkward previously, brings much relief. Being intimate and having intimacy in relationships requires a vulnerability that can feel overwhelming at times. Psychosexual therapy offers an invitation to your own courageousness to engage with that vulnerability in the safe keeping of a therapeutic environment. For after all, courage by definition is to "speak one's mind by telling all one's heart".
Whatever your sexual orientation or gender diversity, psychosexual therapy provides an opportunity to explore honestly why there are problems and what the insecurities might stem from.
Psychosexual therapy offers a way to work through difficulties. It is a structured programe that is worked with creatively to suit each couple, to take the immediate focus away from sexual goals and instead, rediscover tenderness. It is designed to reduce anxieties about getting things right or wrong, and instead, to tune in to yourself and your partner to what feels good for each of you.
Can Help With…
Intimacy
Lack or low sexual desire
Infrequent sex
Erectile dysfunction
Premature ejaculation
Phobias linked to sexual or physical abuse
Penetration difficulties on intercourse
Vaginismus
Anorgasmia
Sexual aversions
Sex addictions
Problematic use of porn
LGBTQIA+ issues:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transexual, Queer, Intersex, Asexual
+ other sexualities such as pansexual, asexual and omnisexual
Gender diversity
Sexual diversity
Coming out
How it works…
Contact
It all begins with an email to establish what your concerns and needs are. From there, depending on my availability we will arrange a mutually convenient time for an initial consultation.
Initial Consultation
Consultation Rates:
In Person or Online (50 mins)
£100 Couples / £60 Individuals
So that we can explore whether I am suitable match for your current needs, an initial consultation will enable us to have a more in depth discussion to establish whether my modalities of working are going to be beneficial to your needs. If we both feel comfortable that we will work well together we will then arrange on-going therapy.
Ongoing Therapy
On-going Session Rates:
In Person or Online - starting from: Individuals £60 / Couples £100
After the initial consultation we identify the your rate based on annual income (after tax) and will arrange a regular on-going mutually convenient time for our sessions.
COVID-19: all in person sessions are conducted at a safe distance and the consulting room is sanitised between each session. If you feel unwell before your session, or test positive please let me know as soon as you can.
