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Margaret Ramage

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 16:37:54 +0100

I have been practising as a sexual and relationship psychotherapist for many years, and have experience of a wide range of people and problems. My professional career started in nursing at Guy's Hospital. I then worked as a Family Planning Nurse, where my interest in sexuality and sexual problems developed. I decided to train as a sexual and relationship therapist. Since 1981, I have taught others to become therapists, and have supervised many students, beginning therapists, and experienced colleagues.
Coming from a background in nursing has given me a special understanding of the medical aspects of sexual problems and their management, and an interest in physical methods as well as psychological approaches.
I trained in Family Therapy to give me a wider range of ideas for helping couples to get over problems together. It has also given me an appreciation of family matters and how much they affect sex and relationships. This has been deepened by later training in working with family constellations.
I have also received special training in working with trauma and in online work.

Current particular interests

-Sexual addiction and addictions generally
-All sexual problems, particularly vaginismus and vulvovestibulitis

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Thaddeus Birchard

Tue, 01 Mar 2005 18:30:07 +0000

Qualifications

BA in Sociology / Anthropology from the University of New Orleans
Post-graduate Diploma in Theology from Nottingham University
Diploma and MSc in Psychosexual Therapy from the Whittington Hospital and the School of Health and Social Care at London South Bank University
Doctorate in Psychotherapy from the Metanoia Institute and Middlesex University

Accredited for practice by, and past trustee of, the British Association for Sexual and Relationship Therapy and registered for practice by the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy.

Areas of Specialised Research:

The Psychotherapeutic Treatment of Addictive Compulsive Patterns of Sexual Behaviour
The Nature and Function of Addiction
The Impact of Addiction on Marriage and Relationships
The Relationship between Sexual and Religious Behaviour in Faith Communities
Qualitative Methodology and Trauma in Researching Sensitive and Distressing Subjects

Background

Before doing my training as a relationship therapist, psychotherapist and psychosexual therapist, I studied theology and worked in pastoral ministry. I left that work in order to develop my clinical and research interests in psychotherapy.

Bernd Leygraf Professional Qualifications

Sun, 27 Feb 2005 19:11:51 +0000

Accreditations

Accredited psychotherapist	Association for Humanistic Psychology Practitioners
Accredited psychosexual and couples therapist	British Association for Sexual and Relationship Therapy
Recognised Supervisor	British Association for Sexual and Relationship Therapy
Accredited (Senior) Trainer	British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy
Clinical Member	Universities Psychotherapy Association
Member	European Association for Psychotherapy
Registration	UK Council for Psychotherapy

Positions held

Institute of St Anselm, Kent	Head of Clinical Services
Whittington Hospital NHS Trust	Consultant Psychotherapist (in collaboration with Middlesex University)
South Bank University	Course Director PG Diploma and MSc in Psychosexual Therapy
Centre for Personal and Professional Development	Director
Camberwell Health Authority	Principal Psychotherapist

Lecture topics

For more than 5 years I have been conference speaker to BASRT on supervision, sexual identity, working with men, humanistic approaches to sex therapy, ethical issues and boundary violations.
I have taught at postgraduate level, approximately 120 days per year, on psychosexual therapy, psychotherapy, working with couples, gender identity and a wide range of other themes related to psychotherapy and sex therapy. Currently (2005) I am regular speaker at conferences in Africa and Eastern Europe.

Bernd Leygraf

Fri, 04 Nov 2005 22:35:04 +0000

I am both a psychosexual therapist and a generalist psychotherapist, having trained in the UK and continental Europe.
I am co-founder of the largest NHS psychosexual clinic in Europe (alongside Judi Keshet-Orr) and co-author of the first masters programme in psychosexual therapy in the UK. Until recently I was Consultant Psychotherapist within one of the London teaching hospitals and now hold this position in Hungary where I practice and teach regularly. I have a busy practice in North London and consult to organisations in the UK
and further afield on psychosexual issues.

My current interests include mens issues, working with female and male perpetrators of sexual abuse and sex addictions. I specialise in co-dependent couples.

I offer (in North and Central London) psychosexual therapy to individuals, couples and groups, supervision for psychosexual and couples therapists, training and consultancy on issues related to sexuality, including gender equality, sexual preference, sexual harassment. Some of my clients travel long distance (e.g. Middle East) to see me and I maintain contact between sessions over the internet.

I work in English, German and Spanish and for other languages I co-work with a translator.

useful links

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 09:45:53 +0100

British Association for Sexual and Relationship Therapy	Lists over 600 therapists in the UK
Psychlinks Mental Health Forums	Forums on many topics not covered here, including , eating disorders, bipolar disorders, schizophrenia and many more
Willy Worries	Answers to questions about contraception, sexually transmitted infections, or generally safer sexual health.
Relate	Offers advice on relationship and sexual problems in the UK
Vulval Pain Society	A UK volunteer group providing information to women who suffer from vulval pain, and their partners
Sh! Women's Erotic Emporium	Women's Erotic Emporium
Beecourse	Toys for romance and fun
Depression Counselling & Psychologist Services in Australia	for those in Australia
Women's Sexuality by Sam Nosper	aims to help couples with their relationships through a better understanding of female sexuality
Acne Assasin	all you need to know about acne treatment

Qualifications and Professional Details for Margot Huish

Tue, 08 Feb 2005 19:01:02 +0000

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.

Professional Details - Margaret Ramage

Fri, 05 May 2006 09:51:13 +0100

Qualifications

Registered General Nurse, Registered Sick Children's Nurse,
Diploma in Family Therapy,
British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy Independent Counsellor and Supervisor
British Association for Sexual and Relationship Therapy Accredited Therapist and Recognised Supervisor
Registered with UK Council for Psychotherapy
Fellow of BASRT

Work Experience

Research into treatment of women with low sexual desire.
Development of methods for resolving vaginismus.
Initiated, with colleagues, the UK's first Postgraduate course for Diploma and MSc in Human Sexuality in and taught and supervised the students.
Teaching the Course in Human Sexuality for Medical Students at St. George’s Hospital.
Developed new ways of working with erection and ejaculation difficulties, integrating the physical and psychological approaches.

Positions Held

Family Planning Nurse, Instructor and Sex Educator
Honorary Co-Therapist St George’s Hospital Department of Adult Psychiatry
Research Assistant, Department of Psychology, St George’s Hospital.
Tutor in human Sexuality, St George’s Hospital Medical School.

Jean Miller

Wed, 02 Feb 2005 19:29:33 +0000

My first career was with the British Council, working in the field of cultural relations. Through voluntary work experience with Childline, I developed a strong interest in counselling, particularly in working with survivors of childhood abuse. I was able to further develop this interest by undertaking training in general psychotherapy and counselling, and later postgraduate and advanced training in psychosexual and relationship therapy.

I established my private practice as a counsellor/sexual and relationship psychotherapist in 1998, working from a dedicated counselling room in my home in Muswell Hill.

Current Particular Interests

Enhancing intimacy within relationships
Overcoming phobias and anxiety (general and sexual)
Assertiveness training
Communication skills
Childhood abuse issues
Sexual addiction / compulsive behaviour

Services Offered

Counselling/psychotherapy for individuals
Sexual and relationship therapy for individuals and couples
Employee counselling

Location
Muswell Hill, North London

Working Times
Monday to Friday, 9.30am to 2.00pm and 8.00pm to 10.00pm

Fees
£40 - £50 per hour. Fees vary according to session times/day/evening appointments

Mark Leach

Wed, 02 Feb 2005 19:26:31 +0000

I have worked for over 12 years in the helping professions. My background is in residential care and adult mental health in both the private and voluntary sectors and in primary care settings. For the last 5 years I have worked as a sexual and relationship psychotherapist in the NHS and privately and in mental health. I have specialized in working with individuals and couples to enhance intimacy, when people have run into difficulty often as the impact of loss and bereavement.

Current Particular Interests

Working transculturally (across the boundaries) with issus of race, background, ethnicity, sexuality, gender, religion, class, and differing abilities.
Building sustainable self esteem.
Getting your needs met.
Before you get together - the skills for success.
Recovering from and affair/infidelity/divorce.
Issues of shame, stemming from trauma, presenting in subsequent mental health problems or sexual and relationship problems.
Addiction and OCD issues.

Services Offered

Individual and Couples Therapy. (Heterosexuality not assumed)
Supervision, Training and Consultancy for individuals, groups and organisations.
Mixed support groups.
Anger management group.

Margot Huish

Wed, 02 Feb 2005 19:24:00 +0000

Experience
Counselling fellow degree students with problems led me to an involvement in support networks, and in l973, I became a founder member and later director of a North London Samaritan branch. Offering support to people with sexual difficulties progressed to ensuring therapy and treatment was also available. Training in Counselling and Human Sexuality led to working with clients in the voluntary sector, within the NHS and in the private sector. I have been committed to my work in the NHS in a busy general hospital and in various GP practices, and I have built up a thriving private practice in North London and Hertfordshire. I have written papers and articles, tutored and supervised, given lectures, run workshops, worked in the media, but my primary interest and commitment will always be rooted in therapeutic practice with individuals and couples.

Current Particular Interests
My interest has always been focussed first and foremost on my individual clients. Their particular difficulties, problems or dysfunctions which cause distress create the reason for setting up our working relationship. No problem is more or less important than another. However, I have built up a particular interest in working with vaginismus, paraphilias and childhood sexual abuse alongside male and female sexual dysfunctions. I work with many couples who are having relationship difficulties and who are considering separation or divorce. I have a particular interest in working with orthodox and secular communities and with the variety of cultures and sexualities which are reflected in North London and Hertfordshire.

Monika Dedus-Ephraim

Wed, 02 Feb 2005 19:21:53 +0000

I have worked for a number of years in the field of counselling, psychosexual and couple therapy in a variety of settings including primary care, sexual and relationship therapist in a hospital setting, Relate and a private practice. I teach for various Counselling Diploma courses and present workshops on the subject of psychosexual therapy. I hold a Diploma in Clinical Supervision and supervise individuals and groups within the NHS as well as privately.

Current particular interests

All sexual dysfunctions/problems
Effects of sexual abuse on sexual functioning
Sexual addiction/compulsion
Infertility issues
Infidelity
Separation/Divorce

Services offered

General counselling, psychosexual and couple therapy
Supervision for individuals and groups
Support groups
Teaching and workshops

Region
Central London and Cambridge

Working Times
Monday to Friday 0900-1900

Fees
Cambridge £40 per hour, Central London £70-£85
Supervision £40

Mode of therapy
Face to face

Languages
English and Croatian

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Judi Keshet-Orr

Wed, 02 Feb 2005 19:19:54 +0000

I have worked for the last thirty years within the caring professions; my background is in mental health, social services, the NHS and private practice. I have worked as a psychosexual and relationship therapist and psychotherapist for the last twenty years. I was Consultant Psychosexual Therapist at the Whittington Hospital NHS Trust for seven years and now hold this post at St Anselm's Institute in Margate, where I am involved in a new training initiative amongst the clergy. I was the first person in the UK to achieve an MSc in psychosexual therapy. I have written several papers and articles, facilitate groups, and have given lectures both in the UK and overseas. I regularly contribute to writing new policy documentation for a variety of agencies.

Current Particular Interests

Non-Consummation
Cultural/Ethnic issues in Sexuality and in Therapy
Family Systems and their impact
Working with survivors of abuse
Mediation

Services Offered
Individual and Couple therapy (Heterosexuality not assumed)
Supervision both group and individual
Consultancy services for individuals, groups and companies/agencies
Group work offered for men and women
Training packages include Men and Women in the workplace, child protection issues, shortt and long term counselling skills

Dr Michael Perring

Thu, 18 Jan 2007 22:34:51 +0000

I have been a medical practitioner for 25 years and have for the last 15 years practised sexual and relationship therapy.

After reading medicine at Cambridge, I trained at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London, where I remained for six years. I then moved to Africa where I worked both in a conventional hospital and with an International Red Cross scheme.

On my return to Europe, my concern with the frontiers of human condition and in particular, human behaviour and the mind, led to the study of Psychological Medicine and then Sexual Medicine.

I am registered as a psychotherapist and am accredited by the British Association for Sexual and Relationship Therapy of which I am a founder member.

Current Interests
Areas of professional interest include maintaining vitality and optimal sexual function in the 50+ age group. I am particularly interested in problems where medical and psychological concerns overlap, helping those with sexual difficulties to lead fulfilling relationships and from working with couples whose relationships are in crisis.

Services Offered

Therapy, general/relationship/sex on a weekly basis.
Male and Female hormonal health care. (Menopause and Andropause)

Pamela Moncur

Wed, 02 Feb 2005 19:10:15 +0000

I became a BASRT Accredited and UKCP Registered sexual and relationship therapist following a long career in the television, where I produced business and educational programmes. I worked with the major broadcasters as well as becoming MD of The Video Works, an Independent TV Production company, which won the Coopers Deloitte Emerging Business Award. I was closely involved with the ITV management and Trade Unions, which established the first Equal Opportunities Policies, regarding Race, Sex and Disability.
Current Particular Interests

Sexual and relationship difficulties linked to work related situations
People with physical disabilities
Vaginismus, Anorgasmia
Erectile Difficulties, Ejaculation Difficulties
Non Consummation
Cultural issues in Sexual and Relationship Therapy
Helping couples to Separate Constructively

Services Offered

Sexual and Relationship Counselling and Therapy
Lectures and Seminars to Professionals and the Public
Telephone Consultations by special appointment
On-Line counselling by special appointment

Region
Berks/Bucks/Middx/Oxen/Hants Borders (20 mile radius)
West London
Mode of Therapy
Telephone, on line, and face to face