About Peter Carter

I am a professionally qualified & accredited* sex therapist, certified problem sexual behaviour therapist**, and Registered Nurse with over 30 years experience.

My philosophy is rooted in the belief that sexual health is a basic human right. I work to integrate compassion, a strong therapeutic relationship, and innovative interventions, alongside clinical knowledge and skills.

I have held senior level nursing posts in some of the largest sexual health & HIV services in the UK since 1993, and was Nurse Advisor Sexual Health & HIV to the Department of Health (England) 2002-2011.

Accredited with the College of Sexual and Relationship Therapists (AccCOSRT) | 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.

*Accreditation indicates seniority and denotes Therapists with high levels of expertise and experience.

** Certified by the Sexual Health Alliance, USA.

Professional Training & Qualifications

Professional | Academic | Therapeutic Approaches

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 2022.
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 PSB

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.
Certified Problem Sexual Behaiour Therapsit, by Sexual Health Alliance 2024.
Integrating Sexual Health into EMDR Therapy. Stephanie Baird. EMDRUK 2024.
EMDR: Beyond trauma - from sexual abuse & violence, into optimum sex life. Silva Neves. 2025

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.
An Introduction to Shame Containment Theory Through a Psychosexual Lens. Lisa Etherson. College of Sexual and Relationship Therapists 2024.
Shame Containment Theory. The Shame Training Company 2025.

About Peter Carter

Professional Training & Qualifications

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