Sex Positive Therapeutic Interventions Through a Trauma-Informed Lens

About me

I'm a trauma-informed therapist with over twenty years of experience working in primary, secondary, and voluntary mental health services. My specialism is in complex trauma related to rape and sexual violence, along with an emerging interest and training in psychosexual therapy. Whether working with individuals, couples, poly, polycules, Ethical Non-Monogamy (ENM), V dynamics or how you identify relationally or sexually, we can work together to navigate the myriad of sexual landscapes.

My therapeutic philosophy centres around the importance of collaboration in the therapeutic relationship. I provide a secure foundation for exploring, dismantling, rebuilding, and creating a place in the world that aligns with your own identity. As a social scientist, I recognise the social constructs that can restrict us, and we can work together to challenge them in a safe environment.

I am a current BABCP & COSRT member and adhere to their standards of conduct, performance and ethics.

Why choose me?

My work with survivors has highlighted the injustices people face in accessing traditional mental health services. Whether this be due to waiting times, limited duration of therapy, inexperienced therapists, or prescriptive diagnostic and therapeutic approaches, the outcome for many is frustration and ineffective treatment.

When we talk about trauma, rape, and sexual violence, we also need to talk about the various systems and environmental factors that disempower people. Understanding the context in which violence plays out enables us to develop effective strategies and harness our power.

Taking an active role within the local community, my background as a social scientist working in health and social care settings, volunteering in refuges in India, and working within multi-cultural urban and inner-city demographics have all aided my understanding of people’s problems, regardless of their background or environment.