“Sexual Compulsivity”, “Sexual Addictions”, or “Hypersexuality”? An Overview of Contrasting Perspectives

UKCP-registered Systemic Psychotherapist and Supervisor, and COSRT-accredited Psychosexual Therapist and Supervisor. She has worked in psychiatric hospitals, psychosexual clinics, and private practice. She has held senior academic posts at Kensington Consultation Centre, Central School of Counselling and Therapy; Relate; Porterbrook Clinic at Sheffield; and Institute of Family Therapy in London. In 2014 she was awarded fellowship from the Sheffield Society for the Study of Sexuality and Relationships for her contribution to sexology. She has published chapters and articles in peer-reviewed journals on the subject of systemic and psychosexual therapy. Her book Working with Sexual Issues in Psychotherapy; A Practical Guide Using a Systemic Social Constructionist Framework, was published by Palgrave MacMillan in 2017. Her research interests include discourse analysis, narrative analysis and case study. She is Head of Programmes for Psychotherapy and Counselling, and Professor in Psychotherapy at Regent's University London.