Qualifications

l970 BA lst class Honours degree
l987 Certificate foundation for counselling skills - University of Hertford
l989 Diploma in Human Sexuality (distinction) St Georges Hospital Medical School - University of London
l990 International Therapy Examination Council Certificate - credit
Anatomy, Physiology and Holistic Massage
l990 Membership of British Association of Sexual and Relationship Therapy (BASRT)
l990 Membership of British Association for Counselling
l991 Certificate in HIV test counselling - Barnet Health Authority Aids Education Unit
l993 Accreditation British Association for Sexual and relationship Therapy (BASRT)
l993 Registration United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP)
l995 Membership of National Association for the Treatment of Abusers (NOTA)
l995 Membership of Association to Aid the Sexual and Personal Relationships of
people with a Disability (SPOD)
l997 Re-accreditation with BASRT
l999 Recognition as Supervisor with BASRT
2000 Registered Membership with General Hypnotherapy Register
2000 Registered Membership with Counsellors in Primary Care

Experience in counselling and sexual and relationship therapy

Voluntary sector and registered charities: with Samaritans for 20 years, in a London prison for one year, with an HIV/AIDS charity for 5 years, with Edmonton Diocese HIV/AIDS group for 2 years and with the Homeless for 5 years.
private practice: in Harley Street for 3 years, in Enfield and Barnet for 14 years
NHS work: Hospital setting for 14 years and GP settings for 8 years

Positions Held

Sexual and relationship therapist for Barnet Community Healthcare NHS Trust, Parkway and Hall Grove GP practice, Hertsmere Primary Care Group, Positive Partners, Positively Children, lay psychotherapy member Priory Hospital North London. Supervisor Middlesex Area Probation Service. Course tutor and clinical supervisor for St Georges Hospital Medical School Dept Human Sexuality MSc and Diploma course (l991-2000)

Lecture/Seminar Topics

Childhood sexual abuse, sexual desire, post natal sexual problems, sex therapy, male and female sexual dysfunctions, sexual abusers, suicide, HIV/AIDS awareness, talking about sex (for stoma nurses and RCN), sexual variations and paraphilias, vaginismus, sexuality, sexual aspects of stoma care, sex and counselling, Human fertility, family planning and sexual health, psychology of human sexuality, body image and interpersonal skills, sexual abuse in childhood, adolescence and adulthood, sexual awareness and sexual attitudes, sexual behaviour and sexual preference, taking a sexual history, multidisciplinary nature of sexology, sexual fantasy, the role of the sex therapist in the NHS, sexual orientations and behaviours, safe sex, erectile dysfunction.

Recent Publications

2000 INTERNATIONAL ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF SEXUALITY
section 4: Autoerotic attitudes, behaviours and patterns - update
1999 BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL - ABC OF SEX (BOOK ONLY)
co-author of chapter on sex aids
1998 BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL - ABC OF SEX
co-author of chapter concerning women and sex following surgery
additional material on chapter re. lesbian and gay sexual issues
1998 JOURNAL OF THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR SEXUAL AND
RELATIONSHIP THERAPY vol 13 no 3 August l998 pp 311-328
Stoma surgery and sexual problems in ostomates - main author
1998 SEXOLOGIES (OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF EUROPEAN FEDERATION
OF SEXOLOGY) pub. France vol vii no 27 l998
Codes d’ethique et le sexologue European
co-author in French/English - a proposal for a European code of ethics and practice for sexologists
1997 ST GEORGE’S HOSPITAL MEDICAL SCHOOL DEPT HUMAN
SEXUALITY - COURSE BOOK FOR STUDENTS
co-author on the training manual containing sex therapy tools and
approaches for human sexuality students
1997 CONVATEC OSTOMY RESOURCE CENTRE FOR EUROPE
Psychosexual questionnaires for males and females for patients with
stomas or facing stoma surgery to assist stoma nurses in dealing with
patients’ sexual problems
1997 CONVATEC OSTOMY RESOURCE CENTRE FOR EUROPE
‘Psychosexual Counselling’ crib-sheet to aid stoma nurses when
dealing with various issues around sexuality and sexual problems
especially in conjunction with sexual questionnaires
1997 CONVATEC OSTOMY RESOURCE CENTRE FOR EUROPE
‘Taking a Sexual History’ co-author on booklet to assist stomacare
nurses in Europe to introduce discussions of sexual issues and sexuality into their practices
1997 SWEDISH JOURNAL OF SEXOLOGY ‘SEXOLOGINYTT’ 1, 10-14
co-author proposal for a European Code of Ethics and practice
presented at Marseilles conference of European Federation of
Sexology l996
1997 INTERNATIONAL ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF HUMAN SEXUALITY
pub l997 ed R T Francoeur
section 4: autoerotic attitudes, behaviours and patterns in children
and adolescents and adults
1996 EUROPEAN SEXOLOGY ed Prof Dr Dr Erwin J Haeberle
(for second edition) A History of Sex Therapy in the UK
1994 EGO - THE FORUM FOR HUMAN RELATIONS AND PERSONAL
DEVELOPMENT issue l
Love, sex and relationships
1994 EGO - THE FORUM FOR HUMAN RELATIONS AND PERSONAL
DEVELOPMENT issue 2
Premature Ejaculation
1993 RADIO FOUR PROGRAMME SERIES ‘SEX IN THE HEAD’
Four different educational handouts for listeners to the programme
on sexual matters relating to sexual fantasies - back up material to
the focus of each of four programmes (I was also a contributor to the
series)