When: Friday 6th February 2026

Where: In person at etc Venues, Marble Arch, 86 Edgware Rd, London W2 2EA

Book your place now on our exciting one-day annual conference designed for therapists, practitioners and researchers who are interested in learning more about working with sexual addiction and compulsivity.

We are holding the conference in person in 2026 So you will still get to see our amazing speakers and meet other members and interested parties.

We have an excellent group of speakers this year: 

Tanya Thomas

Psychotherapy

Tanya Thomas, psychotherapist and associate of True Bearing Academy, founded by Dr. Brown in the US, a pioneer in evidence-based neurofeedback, integrates neurofeedback and neuromeditation into recovery work with compulsivity, ND, and trauma.  

Julie Sale

Founder & Principle CICs

Julie is the Founder and Principal of the Contemporary Institute of Clinical Sexology, a specialist independent training organisation providing qualification pathways to Registration with the College of Sexual and Relationship Therapists (COSRT). Julie is a UKCP Registered Psychotherapist, a Senior Accredited Psychosexual and Relationship Therapist and an Accredited Clinical Supervisor. Julie is passionate about inclusive anti-oppressive training and therapy provision and serves as a member of the National Coalition for Inclusion and Anti-Oppressive Practice.

Ruth Daly

Sex and Relationship Therapist and Clinical Supervisor

Ruth is a Sex and Relationship Therapist specialising in trauma, neurodivergence, and Gender, Sexual, and Relationship Diversity (GSRD). Their work is grounded in ethical depth, offering therapy, supervision, and training that are affirming, reflective, and accessible. Ruth’s practice has been shaped by curiosity and attention to what often goes unspoken. Working as a therapist, they noticed how erotic and sexual themes were frequently whispered or self-silenced, a pattern familiar from their work with GSRD and neurodiversity. Clinical sexology training revealed the nuanced layers of CSB work: collaboration, a compassionate stance toward shame, and valuing agency and over conformity. These principles mirrored what Ruth valued in neurodivergent-affirming practice. Ruth holds Advanced Accreditation with Pink Therapy and provides supervision to therapists and organisations. Their approach is collaborative and embodied, focusing on transparency, balance, and growth. Ruth seeks to deepen understanding rather than define difference, creating spaces where safety and exploration coexist

Delivering the exciting presentations below: 

Beyond Talk: Brain-Based Approaches for Compulsivity in Recovery

Tanya Thomas

Tanya’s presentation will explore how neurofeedback and Neuromeditation are changing the landscape of recovery work with compulsivity, particularly where clients face long-term struggles made more complex by ND traits such as: Cognitive, Emotional and regulatory, Sensory and Social traits. These approaches use revolutionary technology to provide real-time feedback from the brain, allowing clients to train regulation skills that are often resistant to talking therapies alone. This has been a game changer in the recovery field, offering measurable ways to calm over-arousal, address trauma, quiet ruminative patterns, reduce shame driven cycles, and support relational reconnection. Tanya will also discuss how clinicians can engage with these methods — either through training at True Bearing Academy or by outsourcing sessions — in the same way that EMDR has been integrated into mainstream practice.

Putting ‘Sex’ into ‘Sex Addiction Therapy’

Julie Sale

Professionals working in the fields of sex addiction and compulsive sexual behaviours have varied core trainings, perspectives, formulations and treatment approaches, rightly reflective of the multiple ways this presentation is experienced by clients. A core defining theme however is sex. In this presentation Julie will advocate for the importance of any treatment approach centralising a therapeutic and inclusive understanding of sex and sexual behaviours in our ‘sex addiction’ work. 

Rethinking Regulation: Deepening Compulsive Sexual Behaviour Practice Through a Neurodivergent Lens

Ruth Daly  

Compulsive Sexual Behaviour (CSB) therapy offers a detailed map of regulation, desire and control. When viewed through a neurodivergent lens, that map becomes more textured and relational. This presentation explores how sensory, cognitive and emotional experiences of regulation shape the meaning of compulsive behaviour, and how neurodivergent perspectives can deepen CSB practice by widening understanding rather than centring difference. Through clinical experience and supervision, it considers the relief that comes through regulating behaviours, the impact of regulation scarcity, and how this shapes cycles of compulsion and restraint. It also explores how fear, misunderstanding and uncertainty emerge within therapy and supervision, and how these moments can be navigated through attunement, transparency and collaboration. The presentation emphasises ethical practice and accessibility as pathways to richer CSB work, allowing practitioners to hold a respectful space for hurt and barriers, while also creating safety for joy to emerge and be fully felt. The aim is to invite curiosity, compassion and flexibility when supporting clients navigating the layered terrain of compulsion, regulation and neurodivergence.

Spaces are strictly limited and tickets are sold on a first-come, first-served basis.