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Lesley | Integrative relationship and psychosexual therapist
Relationship and Psychosexual Therapy Harrogate
As an experienced relationship counsellor and psychosexual therapist I support individuals, couples, families and non-monogamous groups to help face and explore life's challenges, and to build resilience and design strategies to resolve issues and embrace hope.
My specialist areas are relational and sexual problems, trauma, grief and family conflict.
I trained with the bereavement charity Cruse, along with the relationship organisation Relate, with whom I have worked for several years as both a couples counsellor and sex therapist. I am a mental health first aider and volunteer at a charity supporting hostages and detainees and their families.
I am a member of the counselling body COSRT – the College of Sexual and Relationship Therapists.
I am fully insured to work with clients both in the United Kingdom and in certain countries abroad.
It takes a lot sometimes to realise we need help, or to know where to go when things feel hopeless, by visiting this website you are on the start of that journey, and I would love for us to work to get answers and find hope together.
I offer online sessions nationwide and also face-to-face counselling in North Yorkshire and Perthshire.
Online therapy
With online therapy sessions I have experience of working across several encrypted platforms - Teams, Zoom, Skype, Facetime. My preference is Zoom for its ease of use and robustness.Online sessions can offer a client the flexibility of accessing therapy without the need for travel and at a time convenient to them, possibly to help manage childcare or work commitments. It can also help long-distance partners or family members connect online in sessions.
All I ask is for you to have a reliable internet connection and to attend in a private and confidential space where you can talk openly without being interrupted.
Qualifications and registrations
Master of Arts (MA - Distinction) in contemporary relationship studies from the University of Hull.Master of Science (MSc - Distinction) in contemporary psychosexual therapy from the University of Hull.
Additional and supplementary Relate training in areas such as inclusivity and diversity, neurodiversity, safeguarding, mental health, domestic violence, gaslighting, child protection and suicide.
Additional and supplementary training from the British Society of Sexual Medicine in areas such as erectile dysfuntion, anorgasmia, vaginismus, menopause, prostate problems, desire discrepancies, ejaculatory difficulties and arousal problems.
Additional and supplementary training in anxiety, depression and cognitive behaviours through the University of Reading, and York University course in mental health conditions and symptoms.
I have lived experience through my own family of autism and navigating the world as non-binary and trans.
I welcome each client as a unique individual into a shared empathic and non-judgemental environment where I can learn about and understand ther distinctive world at the start of our therapy process.
Registrations
I offer therapy in
Specialisations
- 1. Communication issues
- 2. Loss of intimacy
- 3. Sexual problems
- 4. Relationship expectations
- 5. Relationship breakdown/divorce
- 6. Infidelity
- 7. Identity loss
- 8. Familial/work/friend conflict
- 9. Parenting and co-parenting
- 10. Impact of difference
Most common issues I support people with:
Communication and conflict problemsIntimacy/sexual difficulties
Infidelity
Learning how to reconnect emotionally and physically
Identity loss
Therapies offered
Areas of counselling I can help with
- ✓ Addicted to love
- ✓ Adultery, affair, infidelity
- ✓ Attachment issues
- ✓ Autonomy in relationship
- ✓ Cheating
- ✓ Closed or open relationship
- ✓ Commitment phobia
- ✓ Communication problems
- ✓ Cultural differences
- ✓ Divorce
- ✓ Emotional infidelity
- ✓ Family problems
- ✓ Fear of abandonment
- ✓ I want a relationship
- ✓ Insecure in relationship
- ✓ Intimacy issues
- ✓ Jealousy
- ✓ Love sick
- ✓ Marriage problems
- ✓ Midlife crisis
- ✓ Relationship anxiety
- ✓ Relationship fights
- ✓ Self love
- ✓ Sexual difficulties
Fees
£70 for individuals£80 for couples
Families/groups POA
Availability (Opening hours)
| Monday | 1800-2100 |
| Tuesday | 1800-2100 |
| Wednesday | 1800-2100 |
| Thursday | 0930-1530 |
| Friday | 0900-1700 |
| Saturday | -- |
| Sunday | on request |
Contact me
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- ✓ United Kingdom
- ✓ (Online) Couples counselling
- ✓ Relationship counselling