Samantha Baradhi BSc (Hons) Psych, DipPST, MBPsS.
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357 King Street Broughty Ferry Dundee Angus DD5 2HA View map |
35A Union Street Aberdeen AB11 5BN View map |
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01382 774200
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Profile
I am a psychosexual therapist who specialises in treating both couples and individuals struggling with a range of sexual difficulties. I am fully qualified, supervised by a COSRT accredited supervisor, and I abide by the ethics and principles of the College of Sexual and Relationship Therapists (COSRT) as a General Member.
I work from a private practice within an established clinic in the centre of Broughty Ferry, just outside Dundee, and also from a practice in the centre of Aberdeen where I can offer flexible appointment times including evenings and weekends. I use a combination of cognitive-behavioural, psychodynamic and systemic theory and techniques.
Sexual difficulties can affect anybody at any stage of life causing distress, anxiety and relationship problems. Psychosexual therapy has been shown to be very successful at treating such difficulties and this can help improve the quality of the couple relationship.
Typical problems for men include: lack of sexual desire, difficulty getting or maintaining an erection, rapid ejaculation and difficulty reaching orgasm.
Similarly for women problems may include: lack of sexual desire, problems with lubrication and maintaining arousal, pain on intercourse, vaginisimus and difficulty reaching orgasm.
You do not have to be in a current relationship to benefit from psychosexual therapy, but if you are currently in a relationship you will benefit most from coming along together. The first step is an assessment where we can meet and talk through the problems you are experiencing before deciding the best way forward.
It is a talking therapy where both the physical and psychological aspects of the sexual difficulty will be considered, however, you will be given tasks to do in the privacy of your own home. These 'homework' sessions are an important part of the programme and are designed specifically to alleviate anxiety, build confidence and to help bring about change.
Seeking help with a sexual problem can be hard to do. It can seem much easier to ignore it and hope it will resolve itself. Sometimes it may, but in those cases where it does not there is professional help available. "I wish we had done this sooner" is a phrase I hear often.
Training, Qualifications & Experience
Qualifications:
BSc (Hons) Degree in Psychology (Goldsmiths College, University of London) 1998.
Diploma in Psychosexual Therapy (Relate) 2005.
Certificate in Psychodynamic Couple Counselling (London Marriage Guidance) 2002.
Further Training:
Systemic Couple Counselling (Relate).
Sexual and Relationship Psychotherapy-!st year of PGDip completed (Porterbrook NHS Clinic, Sheffield).
Memberships:
General Member of the College of Sexual and Relationship Therapists (COSRT).
Graduate Member of The British Psychological Society (MBPsS).
Following my degree in Psychology I worked as an Assistant Psychologist where I gained clinical training and experience in using Rational-Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT) and Cognitive-Behaviour Therapy (CBT). I spent a further 5 years involved in research within Psychology whilst at the same time I began my training working with couples at London Marriage Guidance. It was here that I was introduced to psychosexual therapy and I had an affinity with it from the beginning.
Having decided to concentrate on a career in sexual and relationship therapy I then went on to study firstly with Relate and then with the Porterbrook NHS Clinic in Sheffield, focusing solely on psychosexual therapy whilst gaining extensive experience working at three Relate Centres (London, Cambridge and Essex), in co-therapy at the Porterbrook NHS Clinic and in private practice in Harlow, Essex.
I qualified as a psychosexual therapist in 2005. I then moved to Scotland early in 2007 and started my private practice here in Broughty Ferry soon afterwards. My practice in Aberdeen started in April 2012.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Fees
Fees are £40 per hourly session in Dundee.
Fees are £45 per hourly session in Aberdeen due to travel costs.
Reduced fees are available for those who are unemployed or unwaged.