About me
Currently not accepting new clients at this time.
Hello. I am David.
I am a psychosexual and relationship therapist with a focus on trauma. I work online with individuals and couples who want to understand themselves more deeply and find a different way of relating to themselves and others.
My approach is grounded in presence and shaped around what brings you to therapy. We begin with what is difficult or unclear for you, and how it is affecting your life and relationships. From there, we take the time to understand what sits underneath, including emotional patterns, past experiences, and the ways you have learned to cope or protect yourself.
Alongside conversation, we pay attention to your internal experience, including emotions and bodily sensations. This helps you notice what is happening within you, rather than being driven by it, and to develop a different relationship with your experience.
As this understanding deepens, change tends to emerge from within, leading to a more grounded and flexible way of relating to yourself, to others, and to the situations you face.
I use an integrative approach, drawing from different therapeutic perspectives and adapting the process to you. Over the past 16 years, I have supported a wide range of people through one-to-one therapy, couples work, group facilitation, and workshops. Before training as a therapist, I was in social services, supporting vulnerable adults, families, and professionals. This continues to inform my practice, keeping my approach grounded and attentive to each person’s experience.
Training, qualifications & experience
I hold postgraduate diplomas in Psychosexual and Relationship Therapy, Conflict Resolution, and Process Group Work. I also have an MA in Social Work, a BA in Political Science, and a BA in Sociology.
I have completed advanced training in couples therapy and counselling skills, and my work is trauma-informed, supported by further specialist training in complex trauma.
Alongside my clinical training, I have explored the connection between sexuality, emotional life, and spirituality through studies in India and Europe, including work in Tantra and a year-long diploma in Sex, Emotional Intelligence and Spirituality.
I have also developed and delivered meditation courses and mindfulness workshops.
Member organisations
BACP is one of the UK’s leading professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy with around 60,000 members. The Association has several different categories of membership, including Student Member, Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP, Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Accred) and Senior Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Snr Acccred). Registered and accredited members are listed on the BACP Register, which shows that they have demonstrated BACP’s recommended standards for training, proficiency and ethical practice. The BACP Register was the first register of psychological therapists to be accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA). Accredited and senior accredited membership are voluntary categories for members who choose to undertake a rigorous application and assessment process to demonstrate additional standards around practice, training and supervision. Individual members will have completed an appropriate counselling or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but they won’t appear on the BACP Register until they've demonstrated that they meet the standards for registration. Student members are still in the process of completing their training. All members are bound by the BACP Ethical Framework and a Professional Conduct Procedure.
COSRT is the UK’s leading membership organisation for therapists specialising in sexual and relationship issues.
All members must abide by their Code of Ethics and the performance of accredited members is regularly monitored.
Accredited register membership
The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Fees
£95.00 - £140.00
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Individual £95. Couples £140
