Whatever has prompted you to seek help, I am able to work with you through a process of assessment, understanding, exploring underlying issues and recovery strategies.  If you are seeking help following arrest I am registered with StopSo and experienced with helping people cope with the fear and shame alongside gaining a better understanding of how you might have reached this position. If you are a partner I can offer support and understanding at a traumatic time in your life.

I work with clients Face-to-Face or via video and welcome enquiries from individuals, couples and partners who are affected by Sex/Porn addiction. I am an accredited member of BACP and have gained the ISAT Diploma in Sex Addiction. In addition I am a qualified counselling supervisor. A particular area of interest is Sex/Porn Addiction in the military.

I work with the person with addiction, their partners, and couples where sexual addiction or compulsivity is present. I am able to provide services by telephone or internet or Skype/Zoom. Face to face work can be provided throughout the West Yorkshire region including Leeds area, Bradford area, Wakefield district, Huddersfield, Dewsbury and some parts of North Yorkshire such as Harrogate, Selby, York.

Hello, I’m a counsellor working with individuals and with couples and I offer counselling services via Zoom, by phone and by Facetime.

I’m qualified in working with sex addiction and compulsive sexual behaviours, with psychosexual and relationship difficulties, communication problems, sexual dysfunction, low desire, sexual pain, issues around gender identity and sexuality, among others. 

I also work with anxiety, depression, panic attacks, stress, anger, bereavement, self-harm, abuse, low self-esteem, low confidence. I have personal and professional experience of neurodivergence, including autism, PDA, and ADHD, and I welcome neurodivergent and disabled clients.

If you’d like an initial session to talk about what’s going on for you at the moment, and whether counselling might help you to explore and work through the issues, please do get in touch. I offer a confidential and non-judgmental space to share, explore, reflect and come to understand what’s happening for you at this time in your life, as well as finding a way forward that works for you.

i am a therapist.

Chi is an accredited Psychosexual and Relationship Psychotherapist, specialising in sexual addiction. He works with individuals and couples who are affected by the impact of sexual addictions.

With over 25 year’s clinical experience, some of Chi’s work include building confidence, reducing shame, recovering from betrayal and infidelity, rebuilding trust,  improving intimacy and managing sexual dysfunctions.

Chi works with an integrated approach and offers both short term and longer term therapeutic work, depending on individuals needs.

I am a sex addiction therapist with a background in Psychology. I am member of the BPS and COSRT. I work with individuals and partners who experience difficulty with compulsive sexual behaviour, working with partner distress, betrayal, shock and trauma.

I am a therapist.

I work with individuals in private practice online and in Swansea and London, offering both short term and longer in-depth work.

I am a UKCP accredited Psychotherapist with a MSc in Integrative Psychotherapy from the Metanoia Institute and Middlesex University. I have completed A.T.S.A.C. accredited Sexual Addiction training with Thaddeus Birchard and Associates and have trained therapists to work with Sexual Addiction. I am experienced in group and individual work with women and men with multiple addictions, co-dependency, family of origin and sexual orientation issues.

Additional information: I am a founder member of A.T.S.A.C.

Most of us, if not all, experience personal difficulties at some stage in our lives. It is quite normal to struggle with such issues, and to need some help with these.

I am experienced working in the following areas: sexual abuse, people pleasing, grief & loss, bereavement, relationship breakdowns, conflict, family systems, betrayal, anxiety, depression, anger, difficulties with boundaries, alcohol addiction, drug addiction, gambling, sex and porn compulsion. Low self-esteem, narcissism and codependency, domestic abuse and bullying.

I help individuals who struggle with compulsive sexual behaviour, or couples who are affected by sex and porn compulsion and cross addictions including chemsex. I am a fully qualified experienced Intergrative Counsellor, Sex addiction/compulsion Therapist and Meditation Teacher.

I work with couples who’ve been affected by betrayal, conflict, lack of intimacy and trust issues like jealousy. Partners porn use, partner visiting sex workers. Swingers, revenge porn, open relationships, sugar babes and sugar daddies.

I have been successfully helping individuals with their challenges with sex, porn and relationships, and have experience helping people with compulsive sexual behaviour and excessive porn use.

What makes me Different?

I have lived experience and provide a compassionate understanding I know what it’s like to struggle with compulsion/addiction. My way of being is  non-judgemental, empathic, supportive and warm. Challenging, effective and professional.

I am passionate about this line of work and love what I do. I provide safely for clients helping you understand compulsive behaviour, triggers, attachment, trauma, negative emotions, feelings, family systems, narcissism and neglect.

I work with anger/rage, low self-worth, low self-esteem, abuse, people pleasing, family systems and conflict in relationships, betrayal, affairs physical and emotional.

Help for individuals struggling with Sex Compulsion:

Maybe you are here because you have found the courage to seek help?

Maybe you didn’t know you had a problem till you’ve been discovered or it’s no longer serving you.

Or maybe it is preventing you getting into, or maintaining a healthy relationship?

How can I support you?

I provide an empathic supportive space for you to start exploring how you got here, and how you can change.

Helping you to understand what sex compulsion and porn addiction looks like and how sometimes we use it to avoid negative emotions and feelings.

Rebuild trust in your relationship with yourself and provide you with ways of communicating safely and honestly.

I’m currently working with a wide range of diverse clients from different age groups, backgrounds and cultures. Especially the muslim community where I support men who struggle to be accepted by there communities if there are  issues with porn and sex workers. I support couples where the man or women has cheated and they want to repair their relationship/marriage.

Individual counselling in-person session fee in-person, telephone or online is £50 for 1hr session.

Couples counselling session fee is £80 for 1hr or £115 for 90 mins.

I am a fully registered member of COSRT and ATSAC..

I am an experienced individual and couple counsellor. My approach is an integration of predominantly Psychodynamic and Systemic theories, I also however have training in many areas to give me as many tools as possible to help you. I offer a safe, calm and confidential environment in which we can explore your reasons for seeking therapy and navigate beginning to make positive change and reaching your goals. I am here to support you, to hear your story and use my expertise to help you find the best solution for you, as an individual or as a couple.

Stephanie Palin MA B Sc (hons) Dip PST Dip PC and G FIfL Cert CC MBACP, MACTO MCOSRT

Therapist | Trainer | Supervisor

http://www.therapyinstitute.co.uk

I am an experienced and dynamic Therapist with a demonstrated history of working in the health wellness industry. Skilled in Psychosexual Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Mindfulness, Trauma and EMDR, Crisis Intervention and Family Therapy. I am an Accredited Psychosexual Therapist, a Cognitive Behavioural Therapist and EMDR Therapist. I am also a sex and porn addiction specialist therapist.

In addition, I am also a university lecturer, teaching Psychosexual Therapy and Sexual Health to Post Graduate students. I am also a fully qualified and experienced supervisor.

I also work independently with adults and children providing therapeutic intervention within Child and Family Proceedings. I provide mainstream CBT intervention or more specialised Psychosexual work with individuals and groups. I have several years experience providing intervention to young people, individuals, couples and groups. I also have several years experience providing Psychosexual intervention with young people at Brook Young People’s Service. I have specialised experience with young people who have been abused and who have also offended. My specialised training allows me to use a dynamic approach that motivates individuals to self empowerment.see less

I offer confidential sessions for both individuals and couples, which can either be short-term work on specific problems, or longer-term work on more deep-seated personal issues.  I specialise in sexual and relationship difficulties, but am also accustomed to dealing with a wide range of issues, such as low self-esteem, anxiety, depression, stress, bereavement, trauma, study or career difficulties, and the psychological and emotional consequences of abuse.  I aim to listen to you in a non-judgmental way and to provide a consistent and reliable resource that will enable you to understand and accept yourself better and gain a greater sense of control over your life.  Clients say that I am someone with whom it is possible to be at ease and to speak openly about troubling and sensitive matters.

I have over thirty years’ experience as a counsellor and psychotherapist, and am registered as a Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist with the UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP), as a Senior Accredited Counsellor with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), and as an accredited member of ATSAC (Association for the Treatment of Sexual Addiction and Compulsivity).  I am a member of the European Society for Sexual Medicine, also of the Specialist Treatment Organisation for Perpetrators and Survivors of Sexual Offending (STOPSO), and a trainee member of the College of Sexual and Relationship Therapists.  I am registered with the Information Commissioner’s Office for the protection of personal data.