When sex or connection feels hard — but you still care deeply about your relationship
Many of the couples I work with are in long-term relationships where there is care and commitment, yet closeness has become difficult, pressured, or absent. Often, what shows up around sex is part of a wider relational pattern — including how you each experience connection, safety, and emotional closeness.
Together, we explore relational dynamics and the patterns beneath the surface that may be shaping your experience of intimacy — including the impact of trauma, life transitions, or differences in how you each relate and connect. We may also explore what helps you feel safer and more at ease in connection.
My work is not about fixing or forcing, but about helping you build a relationship where connection feels safer, more attuned, and more authentic.
My Approach
I offer specialist relationship and intimacy-focused therapy for individuals and couples. I have particular experience supporting people experiencing sexual difficulties — including difficulties with desire, penetration, painful sex, orgasm and sexual function — as well as couples where differences in desire, communication or connection are affecting their relationship.
I have also developed particular experience in working with neurodivergent individuals and couples, exploring how differences in communication, sensory experience, overwhelm, masking and regulation can shape sex, intimacy and relationships.
My work is grounded in Relational Life Therapy, and I have trained in this approach with its founder, Terry Real. RLT is a direct and relational approach that focuses on understanding the patterns that keep us stuck, developing greater awareness and accountability, and creating meaningful change.
Alongside this, my specialist training in Clinical Sexology enables me to work with both the sexual and relational aspects of the difficulties you may be experiencing. I draw on a range of therapeutic tools and approaches, tailoring our work to your individual circumstances and needs.
What Is Therapy Like?
Sex and relationship therapy is a space to explore what’s happening for you, your relationship and your experience of intimacy. While there is often a focus or direction to our work, I don’t believe therapy has to follow a rigid formula. We can respond to what emerges, while keeping sight of the difficulties that brought you here and what you hope might change.
We might explore relational patterns, sexual experiences, communication, nervous system responses, sensory needs or the wider circumstances affecting your capacity for intimacy. My approach is flexible and responsive, balancing deeper exploration with practical conversations about what might help you move forward.
How Long Does Therapy Take?
There’s no set timeline for therapy, and there’s no requirement to commit to a certain number of sessions. We work together for as long as it feels useful and appropriate.
Some people come with a specific issue they want to work through over a relatively short period, while others benefit from longer-term therapy as they explore more complex or longstanding difficulties.
Fees
I offer weekly 50-minute sessions.
Couples: £170 per session
Individual therapy: £120 per session
I also offer professional case consultations, as well as short-term or single therapy sessions if there’s a particular issue you’d like to explore. Please book a consultation to find out more and see whether this approach might work for you.