About Peter

My philosophy is rooted in the belief that sexual health, self-identity and wellbeing are basic human rights. I believe that everyone has the ability to lead a happy and fulfilling life, and that therapy can be a powerful tool for achieving this balance. For over 30 years my career and practice has been built around this believe.

I am a professionally qualified, registered and accredited* sex therapist, and a Registered Nurse. I have held senior level nursing posts in some of the largest sexual health services in the UK, and was Government Sexual Health Nurse Advisor, Department of Health (England) 2002-2011. I work to integrate compassion, a strong therapeutic relationship, and innovative interventions, alongside my clinical knowledge and skills. *Accreditation indicates seniority and denotes Therapists with high levels of expertise and experience.

Registered with the United Kingdom Nursing and Midwifery Council | Enhanced DBS status | Professional Liability Insurance | Registered with Information Commissioner's Office (UK). I work within the codes of ethics & professional standards set by the above professional bodies.

Professional Training & Qualifications

Professional & Academic

Registered Nurse Newcastle Upon Tyne 1988.
MSc Human Sexuality University of London [Dissertation: Sexual functioning in HIV seropositive men who have sex with men] 1996.
Psychosexual & Relationship Therapy (PRT) St George’s Hospital Medical School London 1996.
MSc Disaster Healthcare [dist] University of Glamorgan [Dissertation: Developing a sexual health strategy on the Falkland Islands] 2009.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) Level 2, Association for Psychological Therapies 2021.
Trauma-Focused ACT Dr Russ Harris. psychwire 2021.
Focused ACT for Brief Interventions Dr Patti Robinson & Dr Kirk Strosahl, praxiscet.c2022.
ACT as Brief Intervention Dr Russ Harris, psychwire 2022.
Internal Family Systems Introductory (IFS-Informed). Dr. Richard Schwartz and Senior IFS trainers, Toni Herbine-Blank and Pam Krause 2023.
Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing (EMDR) Standard Training Parts 1-4, Prof Paul W Miller Mirabilis Health Institute 2024.
EMDR for Attachment Injuries. Debra Wesselman, psychwire 2024

Specialist Training in Problem Sexual Behaviours

Diploma in Compulsive Sexual Behaviour (DipCSB) Contemporary Institute of Clinical Sexology (CICS) 2022.
Certificate of Study Treating Out-of-Control-Sexual-Behaviour (OCSB) Dough Braun-Harvey, Pink Therapy 2022.
Certificate of Completion Applying the Sexual Health Model to Treating OCSB Dough Braun-Harvey, Modern Sex Therapy Institute 2023.
Rethinking Sex Addiction – OCSB Assessment & Treatment Michael Vigorito, Sexual Health Alliance 2023.
Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) as a Treatment for Problematic Pornography Viewing Dr Cameron Staley, Society for the Advancement of Sexual Health (SSAH) 2023.
Compassion Focused-Risk Aware (COFRA) 121, a therapeutic rehabilitation programme to help men manage sexual risk and to live more pro-social, satisfying lives. StopSO 2024.
Certification in Problem Sexual Behaviours (CertPSB) Dr David Ley & Michael Vigorito, Sexual Health Alliance 2024.
Integrating Sexual Health into EMDR Therapy. Stephanie Baird. EMDRUK 2024.

Relevant Professional Development

Post-Registered Specialist Nursing Courses: ENB 134 Renal Nursing 1990 | ENB 998 Teaching & Assessing in Clinical Practice | ENB 934 Nursing HIV&AIDS 1993 | R71 Contraception & Sexual Health UK 2000.
Embracing All of You: Compassionate Inquiry Meets Internal Family Systems Dr Gabor Maté & Dr Richard C.Schwartz, Sounds True Foundation 2023.
Using Compassion Focused Therapy to Work with Shame Based Trauma Memories Dr Deborah Lee, CBT Reach 2023.
The Neurobiology of Attachment. Ruth Buczynski, PhD with Dan Siegel, MD; Pat Ogden, PhD; Ruth Lanius, MD, PhD; Allan Schore, PhD; Bessel van der Kolk, MD, National Institute for the Clinical Application of Behavioural Medicine 2024.

About Peter

Professional Training & Qualifications

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