Sex-Positive, Kink Allied Counselling in London
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Sara Hagerman
Psychologist, HCPC - Couns. Psych.
Verified
Verified
I also work with issues around
kink
/BDSM, and non-traditional (polyamory/non-monogamous) relationship styles.
I believe that therapy allows you to take a more active role in understanding and experiencing your emotions. When we are not aware of our emotions or ideas, it can mean we act out certain behaviours – or experience certain feelings - without knowing why. And while we might be able to tolerate this for some time – perhaps even for a long time - I believe there is a difference between surviving and living. Developing a closer – or less mysterious - relationship with ourselves can allow us to go beyond living life passively and begin to really experience it.
Crystal Layers
Psychotherapist, MA, COSRT General
Verified
Verified
I am a Clinical Sexologist and Couples therapist, with the aim of supporting YOU!, and promoting
sex positive
values when working with all aspects of psychosexual therapy within the principles of Consent, legality and sexual health. Sexual behavior is a consequence of a multiple different forces acting upon a person, some of those forces are internal and specific to the individual, whereas other are broad , external factors that affect everyone in a given culture and society – some factors are under our complete conscious control, while we are victims of circumstance to others (Lehmiller J) -
Jason Oddi
Psychotherapist, DCounsPsych, COSRT General
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
I am
kink
Aware and a GSRD, Sex + LGBTQIA+.
As an Integrative Counsellor, Psychosexual & Relationship/Marriage therapist, I weave different therapies to support clients in their uniqueness to manage and heal from struggles that affect their emotional, and mental health & happiness. Ruptures in one's mental wellness can lead to stress, depression, anxiety, addiction, and sexual functioning/ identity concerns that hinder emotional self-esteem and ongoing happiness within and in our relationship with ourselves and others.
Gloria Simpson
Counsellor, MBACP
Verified
Verified
I am a
sex positive
, GSRD,
kink
knowledgeable practitioner, focusing on LGBTQI, BAME/POC and
Kink
communities. A qualified Psychosynthesis Counsellor with over 25 years’ experience counselling adults. Specialisms include LGBTQI, BAME/POC,
Kink
/BDSM, Polyamory/Ethical Non-monogamy, Spirituality. Psychosynthesis is a transpersonal therapy combining Western psychotherapy with Eastern spiritual traditions, exploring the idea of a spiritual component to our existence. The work is holistic, looking at the whole person, not just the presenting issue. I work 1:1 with adult individuals.
Waitlist for new clients
Jordan Karis Dixon
Psychotherapist, PsychD, COSRT General
Verified
Verified
Jordan believes there are no limits in our awareness and growth towards achieving optimal sexuality. She's passionately curious in unlocking sexual potential. A Chinese and Spanish heritage and background in Social Policy means she's described with an innate awareness and intersectional understanding of the barriers people face in society that inhibits access to our erotic selves. She's GSRD affirming, going beyond exclusivity and restrictions of LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans) which includes everyone on the gender spectrum and diverse sexualities and practices including BDSM/
Kink
, asexualities, consensual and non-monogamies.
London Clinic for Sex and Relationship Therapy
Psychotherapist, MUKCP
Verified
Verified
Our psychotherapeutic programs are holistic,
sex positive
, trauma-informed,
kink
-aware and centred within the Health at Every Size® (HAES).
The London Clinic for Sex and Relationship Therapy (LCSRT) offers a holistic approach to sexual and relationship wellness combining online classes with personalised therapeutic programmes. Whether it’s trauma, anxiety, painful sex, erectile dysfunction, compulsive sexual behaviour, gender identity, body image, your relationship to food, or family/parenting difficulties, we’re here for you. Helping you thrive whatever your sex or relationship difficulties.
Giorgia C Bertoni
Counsellor, MBACP
Verified
Verified
I'm a psychodynamic therapist working primarily with issues related to sex, intimacy and relationships. I am
sex positive
and specialise in Gender, Sexuality and Relationship diversity, meaning I'm LGBTQIA+ inclusive, BDSM/
Kink
conscious, polyamorous/non-monogamous aware and sex worker allied. I have extensive experience working with difficulties such as depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, poor body image, internalised shame, stigmatisation due to being a sex worker, fear of intimacy, self-harm, trauma and childhood abuse.
London E8
& Online
Lisa Home
Psychotherapist, MA, MUKCP
Verified
Verified
I am a sex-positive,
kink
-knowledgeable psychotherapist and am familiar working with a range of relationship models and gender dynamics.
MODERN RELATIONSHIP & SEX THERAPY Connecting with people and being intimate can stir up all sorts of anxieties or compound exiting issues. Struggling with relational or sexual difficulties, or navigating the complexities of trying find our sexual place in the world and becoming comfortable with who we are can be challenging. As as psychodynamic psychosexual therapist my aim is to help you improve emotional and physical intimacy either in the relationship with yourself or your connections with others, and to help you overcome or manage any sexual difficulties you're having.
Maria Sergeeva
Psychotherapist, MSc
Verified
Verified
I am an integrative neurodivergence and LGBTQ+ trained psychotherapist (ACT, CBT, CFT, IFS, DBT skills training) meaning that I combine several approaches depending on a client, their needs and goals. I’m also a clinical psychologist and sex therapist. My main specialities include: eating disorders, ADHD and ASD in adults, DBT skills training for ADHD and ASD, impulse control disorders and trauma-informed care. My interests in sex and relationship therapy include
kink
-affirming practice, gender identity and sexuality questioning, trauma-informed care, sexuality, intimacy and relationships in neurodivergent individuals.
Rosalind Simpson
Psychotherapist, MBACP Accred
Verified
2 Endorsed
Verified
2 Endorsed
If you are ready to talk I am here whatever your issue. Although I specialise in relationship issues including sex and sexuality, I have a vast experience in most other issues including anxiety and depression, trauma and PTSD, phobias and panic, low self esteem and social anxiety, loneliness and loss. I am a
sex positive
therapist and open to whatever your identification or orientation including
kink
, polyamory and consensual BDSM. I can help you achieve your goals and reach your full potential. Please contact me for a free 15 minute Zoom or telephone conversation to see if you think you would like working with me.
Alex White
Counsellor, MBACP
Verified
Verified
I provide counselling and coaching to women and people who often find themselves outside of the mainstream - LGBTQ+ people, people who have multiple relationships, practice
kink
or do sex work. I also offer a space for people who sometimes struggle to connect with their emotions and find they need to think and talk their way into their feelings. No one seeking therapy is broken or in need of fixing. There are always meaningful explanations for the ways you behave or how you feel, but when those aren’t obvious to you, you might find yourself struggling, questioning yourself and wondering if something is wrong with you.
London SE5
& Online
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Gareth Prosser
Psychotherapist, MUKCP
Verified
Verified
I am a Queer Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist holding an accreditation with Pink Therapy as a Gender, Sexuality and Relationship Diversity (GSRD) therapist. A diploma with the Contemporary Institute of Clinical Sexology (CICS) in Compulsive Sexual Behaviours, accredited by the College of Sexual and Relationship Therapists (COSRT). My core training in psychoanalytic psychotherapy was at the The Bowlby Centre in London. An istitute that focuses on John Bowlby's important theory of Attachment. I practice clinically from a position of pluralsim as I believe not one approach or one idea can support the complexity of our human experince.
London N16
& Online
David Mayes
Counsellor, MBACP
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
I am also a
kink
/alternative friendly counsellor.
Hello there and welcome to my profile. Clients are always welcome to bring any issue to therapy, no matter how big or small they may feel it is and would like support with their issue. They have a desire for change. They've come to therapy because they would like to explore, understand themselves better, their issue and the emotions surrounding it. To process what is or has happened. To make a real lasting impact. I offer a competitive rate because I truly believe that therapy should be as accessible as possible.
Simone Ayers Online Counselling & Supervision
Counsellor, BACP
Verified
Verified
I am an LGBTQ+ affirmative,
Sex positive
, Chemsex aware and Sex worker aware therapist and I consistently strive to help clients understand and accept their own unique and individual place in the world.
Right now you may feel desperate, lost, empty, stressed, anxious or fed up. Whatever difficulty has prompted you to seek Counselling does not define who are you are and the journey you want to take in life. Together we will explore your feelings of being stuck, alone or in darkness as you strengthen your own resources to create greater wellbeing, resilience and satisfaction. No person is the same or brings identical experiences but frequent issues I work with include depression, anxiety, loss & bereavement, trauma, suicidal thoughts, work or school stress and relationship tensions. I work with clients aged 13+ and with Couples.
Eva Koumpli
Psychotherapist
Verified
Verified
I am a Health at Every Size (HAES) advocate,
kink
-knowledgeable and sex-positive.
I’m Eva Koumpli, a fully accredited Psychotherapist, Jungian Coach, Clinical Supervisor, Founder of the London Clinic for Sex and Relationship Therapy with 22 years of experience working in the field of mental health. My clinical experience and research interests lie in the areas of trauma, sexuality, relationships, gender diversity, compulsive sexual behaviours and eating disorders. I’m a former Clinical Director at an outpatient clinic for eating disorders, and a Clinical Manager at a low-cost counselling service for women.
Alessia Vignali
Counsellor, MBACP Accred
Verified
Verified
Anxiety, Depression and Stress have increased impacting on your wellbeing and happiness and you would like to feel able to better manage your emotions. Substance misuse could have ensued as a way of coping with stress or past traumatic experiences; you might be experiencing low self-esteem and low self-worth or going through a difficult time like divorce, job-loss, bereavement, illness or a combination. Relationships might be impaired resulting in trust issues, conflict, infidelity. You might be experiencing sexuality issues like low sexual desire, erection dysfunctions; you might want to explore sexuality and
kink
.
Loxley Sexology
Psychotherapist, COSRT General
Verified
Verified
I am a queer sex and relationship therapist who provides therapy for individuals, couples and multiple partnered relationships online only. I currently have availability for couples and those in a multiple partnered relationship as well as individuals. As a Clinical Sexologist I help with: Sex: desire & arousal, sexuality, sexual health, sexual function & pain, low-esteem Relationships: intimacy, conflict management, infidelity, life changes and Gender & sexual identity: LGBTQIA+,
Kink
, gender dysphoria, sex work
London E17
& Online
Tom Sobel Counselling
Psychotherapist, MA, MBACP
Verified
Verified
I am
kink
positive & aware.
As an experienced counsellor both online and face-to-face, I am to provide a unique counselling experience for all of my clients. Using an integrative approach to each session, I am able to provide a truly bespoke service targeted to each person’s specific needs. Being an American expat living in the UK, I am able to provide this unique perspective to British nationals while also offering targeted guidance to other expats.
Anna Victoria Williams
Psychotherapist, COSRT General
Verified
Verified
I am LGBTQIA+ and BDSM/
Kink
aware, educated and knowledgeable.
I have worked for the NHS, Terrence Higgins Trust and Ealing Abbey Counselling Service working with individuals and couples from a diverse range of backgrounds. I have experience of providing in depth long-term therapy on complex issues such as the effects of conversion therapy as well as providing short term therapy for the NHS. I aim to resolve sexual problems and improve my client's overall well being, their self esteem and their relationships. I do this through the use of Psychosexual tools such as sensate focus and through allowing the client to discuss their thoughts and feelings in a safe and non-judgemental environment.
London W7
& Online
Alexandra Lowe
Counsellor, MBACP
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
I am a qualified Integrative Counsellor and a Psychosexual Therapist working with individuals and couples, with issues around communication, desire/arousal, orgasm, erectile difficulties, vaginal discomfort/pain, trauma, body image issues, sexual identity, menopause, affairs, non monogamous, polyamorous relationships, porn addiction,
kink
, bdsm.
Do you sometimes feel overwhelmed, or that you're lacking a sense of purpose? Is something holding you back from living the life you want to live? Maybe you are struggling to communicate and connect with your partner? Do you question why you keep repeating the same patterns? My aim is to help you explore your feelings, thoughts and emotions and the affect they have on your behaviour and mood. I see the therapeutic process as a collaborative one, with us working side-by-side to develop your inner resources, communication skills, improve awareness of yourself, your body and your relationships with others.
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Sex-Positive, Kink Allied Counsellors
Why might an individual want to see a sex-positive, kink-allied therapist?
A sex-positive or kinky individual may want to see a sex-positive, kink-allied therapist because the client may feel safer and more supported discussing their experiences and challenges. A therapist who identifies as kink-friendly will have experience with clients having diverse sexual preferences and will likely be nonjudgmental and supportive about issues brought to the table. It is important to note that sex-positive, kink-allied individuals may find equal success with therapists who do not have such specialised knowledge and background. The most important factor in the success of therapy is for the client and practitioner to form a strong, trusting bond.
Do therapists have special training to gain expertise in sex-positive, kink-allied treatment?
Generally, no. There are limited training programs and unofficial accreditations that therapists can pursue, but a therapist’s expertise will ultimately come from their previous experience with similar clients, their engagement with organisations that promote sex positivity or kink-allied lifestyles, and the importance they place on safety and cultural sensitivity.
How can individuals recognise a good sex-positive, kink-allied therapist?
An experienced therapist is able to help clients explore their sexual identity and expression and relieve any discomfort or stigma attached to discussing such matters and the client’s overall challenges. A therapist who is sex-positive and kink-allied is able to create an environment that honors a client’s experience and sexual preferences. To recognise a good therapist, clients can simply ask directly about topics and issues important to them and gauge their comfort level and connection with a clinician based on the responses.
Can clients benefit from having a therapist with a focus on sex positivity and alternative sexual lifestyles?
Some individuals may feel most comfortable knowing that the clinician they’re working with has a commitment to creating an atmosphere of sex positivity and has experience with relationship diversity and alternative relationship structures. Working with a sex-positive, kink-allied therapist may help clients respect their own challenges and improve identity-affirming treatment.