Why choose CICS for your couple therapy training?

CICS is well known for our gender, sexuality and relationship diversity awareness and focus.

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Becoming and Being a Clinical Supervisor

CICS Director, Silva Neves, on his journey to becoming and being a Clinical Supervisor.

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Where did all the hair go?

‘I know you’re going to think I’ve lost the plot, but I decided after our last session to shave my fanny’.

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Why taking your Supervision Diploma with a Sex and Relationship Therapy school is a very good idea...

Why would you choose to study Clinical Supervision with a specialist sex and relationship therapy institute?

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The Advantages of Working with a Therapist in Training

There are many advantages to working with a therapist in training.

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A Letter to Trans Non-Binary People from Rhi Kemp-Davies, a non-binary sex therapist

This letter is addressed to people who don’t identify with the gender they were assigned at birth.

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A Letter to Women - From a Sex Therapist

This letter is addressed to people with vaginas who identify as women.

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A Letter to Men - From a Sex Therapist

Some things about sex that apply to people with penises.

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As a Sex and Relationship Therapy Trainer - What do I care about?

In a rare moment of peace and quiet, at the brink of a New Year, I am taking time to reflect on what I care about.

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A Note on Pornography

The topic of pornography is an emotive one, often bringing up binary thinking in conflicts rather than debates.

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Understanding ‘Sex Addiction’ and Sexual Compulsivity

Why the term ‘sex addiction’ is outdated and incorrect.

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New Online Psychosexual Therapy Course

Julie Sale introduces our new Online Certificate in Psychosexual Therapy

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Allowing Ourselves to Feel Proud

We have a strange relationship with the concept of pride in British culture.

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There’s no naughty list on cancelled Christmas, or is there?

Most of us have been socialised to receive ‘treats’ when we’re feeling down.

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Christmas, a time of joy…and betrayal

Christmas is for family connection, joyous festivities, and a break from our busy working lives.

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From Anxiety to Depression – Mental Health in the Coronavirus Pandemic

The risk of depression is very much a reality and, if we don’t respond quickly enough, despair and anger will also abound.

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Summarising the Sex and Porn Addiction Debate

It would be safe to say that the concepts of sex and porn addiction are controversial in the field of sexology.

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Can Using A Sex Toy Really Improve your Sexual Health?

Samantha Evans from Jo Divine asks if sex toys can improve sexual health.

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Domestic Violence and Abuse in the COVID-19 Lockdown

What actually counts as domestic violence and abuse? What can I do about it?

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The Government Banned Broccoli!

My dreams are insane at the moment. Last night I dreamt that the Government banned broccoli due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Our Cheese Has Moved!

‘When you see that you can find and enjoy new cheese, you change course’

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10 Reasons You and Your Clients Need To Know About ‘The Wheel of Consent’

Move beyond the surface level concept of consent being a clear ‘yes’ or ‘no’.

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Are you an Accidental Conversion Therapist?

None of us want to be very well-intentioned, accidental conversion therapists.

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Vaginismus Awareness Day - 15th September

Vaginismus is caused by a wide range of biological, psychological and social factors.

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Understanding compulsive sexual behaviours

My aim in writing this blog is to bring some clarity on the diagnosis of compulsive sexual behaviour disorder.

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'I had no idea that talking could fix my erection problems'

Andy talks about his referral to a sex & relationship therapy service.

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The Shadow Side of Giving and Receiving Gifts at Christmas

As Christmas approaches I have been reflecting on one of its central aspects – giving and receiving gifts.

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‘She Was Just So Beautiful!’

'She was just so beautiful!’ my client declares, more to herself than to me.

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A Day in The Life of a Sex Therapist

People are always curious and perhaps a little unsettled when I tell them that I am a sex therapist.

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Why CICS? Because...

“You study what?” This was the response from family in friends when I told them I was investigating programs of study as a Sexologist.

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Reflections of a Sex Therapist - Taking Issue With ‘Sexless Marriages’

I take issue with the very definition of a ‘sexless marriage’, both the ‘sexless’ and the ‘marriage’ parts.

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Reflections of a Sex Therapist in a Coffee Shop

I’m sitting here in my local coffee shop refining and developing materials for the CICS Diploma in Clinical Sexology, in anticipation of our next module.

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Happy to be called ‘she’

This is an issue that has come to prominence for me as I prepare my teaching module on Gender Diversity for the Cambridge Institute of Clinical Sexology.

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'I would rather not see a man..'

Kirstie McEwan, CICS Lead Tutor on Gender Diversity, reflects on why a therapist's gender seems to matter to clients.

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World Mental Health Day - First Aid for Relationships

In response to this year's World Mental Health Day theme, CICS Course Director, Julie Sale, writes on First Aid for Relationships.

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On Becoming a Sex and Relationship Therapist

Infertility was something that I had personally experienced so I fully understood the agony of desperately wanting a child and not being able to conceive.

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