Elisabeth Marriner, Individual, Relationship and Sex therapist,

About me

I am an individual psychodynamic psychotherapist, specialist couple psychotherapist and sex therapist. I work in private practice and as a visiting clinician at Tavistock Relationships. Feel free to call me for a brief chat about your particular situation.

My private practice is in a quiet, discreet and comfortable private practice room in Studland Street, Ravenscourt Park

I offer a safe place to think about what's been happening in your relationship with a view to improved understanding, sexual intimacy and communication with each other. My role is to ensure both feel heard, understood and not blamed.

I work with a range of sexual difficulties including loss of desire, painful sex, erectile and ejaculation difficulties, impact of menopause on sexual relationship, orgasm difficulties.

I have worked with same sex and heterosexual couples from a wide range of cultural, ethnic and religious backgrounds, a wide range of ages from the young and newly committed, couples in middle age and couples approaching retirement. I Work with anxiety issues and depression, issues associated with traumatic events, the impact of affairs, conflict and anger management within couples, separation and divorce, parenting/step parenting difficulties, sexual difficulties.

All work is confidential and subject to the strict ethical guidelines of FPC, BACP, COSRT and Tavistock Alumni.

An initial consultation for couple workis an opportunity for us to explore current difficulties, the history of your relationship and wider family issues on both sides as well as finding out about you as individuals. This will include your extended family histories and early experiences. This helps understanding underlying dynamics and improves communication between you.

I offer regular weekly 50 minute sessions. Sometimes things can feel easier after a few sessions and sometimes it can take a few months work.