Domestic violence is such an epidemic that at one point or another it is inevitable that as counsellors we will come into contact with a survivor. Th…

When sexual abuse/violence is experienced at any point in a survivors life, not many people are aware of how this may impact on the survivors sexuali…

For decades, male sexual abuse has remained hidden and taboo with many men living in silence, but over recent years it has entered the mainstream con…

In recent years, the media quite rightly, has highlighted historical childhood sexual abuse which has been raising awareness. The magnitude of offenc…

The news media in the UK are currently full of revelations about child sexual abuse in the world of football. Many men in their forties and fifties a…

Loss of desire can be so profound that it is as if it never existed. People who come to talk to me about their relationship tend to respond to my qu…

The talented footballer, Andy Woodward, has courageously disclosed his ordeal at the hands of his football coach. Since then, Paul Stewart, David Whi…

A recent survey by the office for national statistics published this month (August 2016) has shown that one in 14 adults have suffered some form of s…

The NSPCC report: how safe are our children (2015) highlights something of the prevalence and incidence of childhood sexual abuse. The report suggest…

Nearly half a million adults are sexually assaulted in England and Wales each year (rapecrisis.org.uk). Below is a poem illustrating the difficulties…

The recent report by Dame Janet Smith stated that the BBC repeatedly failed to stop ‘monstrous’ abuse by DJ Jimmy Savile and broadcaster Stuart Hall.…

When the physical, emotional and bodily remembered memories of sexual abuse are kept secret, a tension of conflict exists within the survivor. This i…