I am an experienced psychotherapist, accredited with COSRT, BABCP and EMDR UK and Ireland and I am trained in a variety of therapeutic approaches. I have completed a BSc in reproductive and sexual health, a postgraduate diploma in psychosexual therapy, a Relate certificate in relationship therapy, a postgraduate diploma in cognitive behavioural therapy and EMDR Europe Accredited training in eye movement desensitization and reprocessing. I also worked for Relate as a psychosexual and relationship therapist for a number of years.
I have completed an MSc in psychological trauma. I have a special interest in working with trauma and my training as a CBT therapist and EMDR therapist enables me to provide evidence based, recommended treatments for PTSD. I have also completed additional training in compassion focused therapy with the Compassionate Mind Foundation and working with sexually addictive and compulsive behaviours with The Laurel Centre.
I’m currently employed part time as a psychosexual therapist for the NHS, offering treatments for couples and individuals with sexual difficulties. My private practice offers psychosexual and relationship therapy, CBT and EMDR. I also offer treatment for sexually compulsive and addictive behaviours and am able to draw on all my therapeutic approaches to work individually with clients who are addicts, their partners, or the addict and partner as a couple to address the impact of the behaviour.
I have a clinic in Chester where I see clients face to face, I also offer online therapy via Zoom.
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 £60 for 1hr session or £80 for 90 mins.
Couples counselling session fee is £80 for 1hr or £110 for 90 mins.
I am a fully registered member of NCPS, 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
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.
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.
Since the COVID crisis, I have been working by Zoom rather than meeting clients face-to-face and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future. This is a mode of therapy that I have used for a number of years and it is possible for effective therapeutic work to take place. I have completed over 100 hours of training in online counselling and will continue to offer this mode of therapy for the foreseeable future.
Trained with Paula Hall and a qualified supervisor, Dana works in private practice and NHS for over 20 years, experienced in sex/porn addiction, sexual and relationship psychotherapy and compulsive behaviours. Dana is a Co-Founder and former Chair of StopSO UK. working with forensic clients crossing the line into illegal territory and supporting families and partners. She is EMDR trained to work with Trauma and a Trustee of the professional body COSRT. Dana’s style is focussed and friendly with regular reviews of progress.
I bring to my practice the experience I gained from the business sector as my role incorporated all levels of communication and man management skills. Organisation, delegation, adaptability and flexibility were all competences I now find help towards the work I do with my clients. I studied a foundation degree in counselling and went on to complete a post graduate diploma in Psychosexual Therapy. I have also completed and qualified a level 5 Sex Addiction therapy training, helping both addicts and their partners. I also work with individuals and couples with sexual difficulties.
I am warm, friendly, and pragmatic. My belief is that change is inevitable throughout our lives, navigating that process can sometimes feel impossible. Therapy can help by offering a safe environment for reflection and clarity to your issues, allowing yourself time to work through what can sometimes feel like a long dark tunnel. Experiencing unconditional positive regard, empathy, and congruence in a safe non-judgmental environment.
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 offer therapy for individuals who are affected by sex & porn addiction. In addition to this I work with substance and other behavioural addictions. I have worked as a Senior counsellor in residential treatment centre for addiction and Domestic violence. This has been within the private sector and also state funded. I have completed the ATSAC Professional Training in the Treatment of Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity and also the Access to HE Diploma in Practitioner in Substance Misuse. Along side my Level 4 Diploma Integrative Therapeutic counselling.
I have been working with addiction and compulsive behaviours for several years and have come to recognise the impact this has on the individual and those around them. We will work to heal the shame that binds them to this self destructive cycle.
I am a therapist.
I provide therapy for individuals with porn or sex addiction / compulsivity / impulsivity, hyper-sexuality, out of control sexual behaviour. I also provide therapy for ‘partners of’ or ‘family members of’ the addicts and also couples.
I specialise in counselling and psychotherapy with people struggling with a wide range of problems, including sex, love and porn addiction, and other compulsive sexual behaviours. I also provide therapy to partners of individuals with a sex addiction. I work from a Gestalt and integrative theoretical perspective. My professional experience includes working with young people, men and women, as well as couples (both same sex and heterosexual), with people from different cultures, backgrounds and sexualities, with many different kinds of problems.
I have over 25 years working as a counsellor and psychotherapist, which includes my own private practice, working as a counsellor to employees of national organisations, a TV film company, the emergency services, charities, and several employee assistance programmes.
I am an accredited counsellor/psychotherapist with the British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy and am also an accredited therapist with ATSAC, with a Professional Certificate in Sexual Addiction. I also have a certificate in Advanced Clinical Practice in Couple’s Therapy, which includes specific training in human sexuality and sexual difficulties.
My therapy room is comfortable, private, well furnished, in a quiet residential area of Newquay, with no outward signs indicating that this is a psychotherapy practice. There is on-street parking nearby, and I am also within walking distance of bus and train stations. Newquay airport is about five miles away, and there are four flights a day from Heathrow to Newquay taking just over an hour. For people with a disability, I have four steps between the street and my therapy room.
I offer daytime and some evening appointments, and can often offer an appointment at short notice. My fee is £55 for an hour’s session. Couple’s therapy is £65 per hour.
I appreciate that starting therapy for sex addiction is a very big step. Please email or text me if you’d like to have a chat before booking an appointment with me.