Sex and Relationship Therapy

Nerida is a highly experienced and qualified clinical psychologist and sex therapist who provides evidence based sex and relationship therapy. 

Nerida provides sex therapy and couples counselling to assist you in improving your relationship by helping you understand what is causing conflict, teach you how to communicate effectively, and to build connection so you stop feeling like room mates. She can provide couples therapy to support you in rebuilding trust following infidelity or betrayal. Nerida can provide relationship therapy to help you prioritise your relationship so you feel happier and more connected as a couple. 

Nerida provides sex therapy to help you understand what has led you to experience a decline in libido or sexual functioning via a thorough assessment. She uses sex therapy education and interventions to increase libido, to reduce anxiety about sexual performance, to improve sexual functioning, and to reduce pain during sex. As a sex therapist, Nerida can support you to reduce hypersexual behaviours such as porn usage if this is a concern for you. Nerida can help you create a more satisfying and pleasurable sex life no matter your age, gender, or health status. 

Nerida can provide sex and relationship therapy to help you understand patterns in relationships and what has led you to choose certain partners or unhealthy relationships. As a sex therapist and couples counsellor, she can support you to reduce anxiety about dating and relationships and works with clients to form healthy relationships. Nerida can also help you to reduce ambivalence about your relationship if you are considering separation using evidence based relationship therapy interventions. 

Nerida provides sex therapy and relationship counselling to clients of all ages, genders, and sexual orientation. She works with clients in both monogamous and non monogamous relationships. Everyone is welcome 

• Low libido and mismatched libidos 
• Difficulty with reaching orgasm
• Pain during intercourse
• Premature ejaculation 
• Delayed ejaculation 
• Difficulty getting or maintaining an erection 
• Hypersexuality including concerns about pornograhy use 
• Maintaining intimacy whilst managing health issues and/or chronic pain 
• Maintaining intimacy in long term relationships and after having children
• Sexual need and fantasy discrepancies
• Consensual kinks and fetishes 
• Ethical non monogamy (including polyamory, swinging, open relationships etc.)
• Confusion and anxiety regarding sexual orientation 
• Dating and relationship anxiety 
• Anxiety and shame related to diagnosis of an STI
• Exploring unhelpful and unhealthy relationship patterns
• Communication issues 
• Infidelity and betrayal 

Services we do not provide: 

• Treatment of pornography use and arousal involving children and young people under the age of 18 
• Non consensual kinks such as Voyeurism, Frotteurism, Bestiality, and Exhibitionism 
• Reports for surgery or medical procedures
• Reports for court or legal proceedings 
• Crisis care