About Peter Carter

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• Registered Nurse Newcastle Upon Tyne 1988. 
• 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
• MSc Human Sexuality University of London [Dissertation: Sexual Functioning In HIV Seropositive Men Who Have Sex With Men (MSM)] 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. 
• Diploma in Compulsive Sexual Behaviour (DipCSB) Contemporary Institute of Clinical Sexology (CICS) 2022. 
• Certified Problem Sexual Behaviour Therapist, by Sexual Health Alliance 2024.
• Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing (EMDR) Standard Training Parts 1-4, Prof Paul W Miller Mirabilis Health Institute 2024.

Therapeutic Modalities (typically short-course duration):

• 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.
• 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. 
• Embracing All of You: Compassionate Inquiry Meets Internal Family Systems Dr Gabor Maté & Dr Richard C.Schwartz. Sounds True Foundation 2023.
• Internal Family Systems Introductory (IFS-Informed). Dr. Richard Schwartz and Senior IFS trainers, Toni Herbine-Blank and Pam Krause 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.
• EMDR for Attachment Injuries. Debra Wesselman, psychwire 2024 .Integrating Sexual Health into EMDR Therapy. Stephanie Baird. EMDRUK 2024.

Continuous Professional Development (typically 2-3 hour duration):

• 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.
• EMDR: Beyond trauma - from sexual abuse & violence, into optimum sex life. Silva Neves. 2025.
• Shame Containment Theory. The Shame Training Company 2025.
• EMDR for the Treatment of Addiction and Compulsions (Buzzkill™ protocol). Gerard Ilaria. Trauma Therapist Institute 2026.
• How Shame Containment Theory Can Change Your Practice. Lisa Etherson. 2026.
• Working With Embodied Fantasises. Dr Eli Joubert. COSRT. 2026.

Publications:

• The Provision of Psychosexual Services by Genitourinary Medicine (GUM) Clinics in the United Kingdom. Keane FEA, Carter P. Goldmeier D. Harris JRW. International Journal of STD & AIDS 1997;8:402-404.
• The Prevalence of Psychosexual Dysfunction in new Heterosexual Attendees to a Central London GUM Clinic. Goldmeier D. Keane FEA. Carter P. et al. International Journal of STD & AIDS 1997;8:303-306.
• Surfing with Spirochaetes: An ongoing syphilis outbreak in Brighton. Poulton M. Dean GL. Williams DI. Carter P. et al. Sex Transm Infect. 2001 Oct;77(5);319-321.
• HIV testing for patients attending general medical services; concise guidelines. Rogstad KE. Carter P. Hart G et al Clin Med. 2004 Mar-Apr;4(2):136-9.
• National Chlamydia Screening Programme (NCSP) in England. Core Requirements. Carter P. LaMontagne DS. On behalf of the National Chlamydia Screening Steering Group. Department of Health.  1st Edition. April 2003 and 2nd Edition, July 2004.
• National Chlamydia Screening Steering Group. First steps. Annual report of the National Chlamydia Screening Programme in England, 2003/04. London: Department of Health, November 2004.
• Establishing the National Chlamydia Screening Programme in England: results from the first full year of screening. LaMontagne DS. Fenton KA. Randall S. Anderson S. Carter P. Sex Transm Infect. 2004 Oct;80(5):335-41.
• United Kingdom National Guidelines on HIV Testing 2006. Rogstad KE. Palfreeman K. Rooney G. Hart G. Lowbury R. Mortimer P. Carter P. Jarrett S. Stewart E. Summerside J. British Association for Sexual Health and HIV. June 2006. www.bashh.org/guidelines.asp.
• B safe, B sorted: results of a hepatitis B vaccination outreach programme. Warwick Z. Dean G. Carter P. International Journal of STD AIDS. 2007 May;18(5):335-7.
• Sexual Health Needs Assessments (SHNA). A ‘How to Guide’. Hulton L. Brandon G. Carter P. Commissioned by the Department of Health (England). 2007. 

Conference Posters:

• Why Do Transsexuals Present to GUM Physicians? Keane FEA, Carter P. Goldmeier D. Harris JRW. (MSSVD, Vienna 1995).
• Surfing with Spirochaetes: An ongoing syphilis outbreak in Brighton. Poulton M. Williams DI. Carter P. et al. (MSSVD, Belfast 2001).
• The Mile High Club: Just how risky? Poulton M. Carter P. Williams DI. Fisher MJ. (MSSVD, Belfast 2001).
• Increasing the role of primary care in providing GUM services and involving users in planning service delivery: contradictory or compatible directives? Fisher M. Carter P. Nettleton J. et al. (MSSVD, Oslo 2002).
• The Joy of Text! Dean GL. Carter P. Williams DI. Fisher MJ. (MSSVD, Oslo 2002).
• STI Screening in HIV Positive Patients: Closing the Loop Rather Than Avoiding It! de Burg-Thomas A. Poulton M. Carter P. Dean GL. et al. (MSSVD, Oslo 2002).
• Where do HIV positive patients want their sexual health care? Carter P. Poulton M. Williams DI. Dean GL. Fisher MJ. (MSSVD, Oslo 2002).
• Efficacy of HB-vax II 40 in HIV positive hepatitis B vaccination non responders. Watson C, Carter P, Fisher MJ. (BASHH, Leeds 2003).
• Hepatitis B vaccination in an outreach setting – successful roll out of the ‘Sorted’ campaign. Warwick Z. Carter P. Dean G. (BASHH, Bath 2004).
• The United Nations Division for the Advancement of Women: Working for Women, Peace, and Security. Carter P. (Climate Change: A Disaster Conference. Hämeenlinna, Finland 2008).