Cultural Diversity?

Diversity, often at the forefront of our thinking, as it needs to be. However, I have some concern that it is at times a narrow lens through which some look. A recognition and understanding of cultural diversityis essential to work well with relationships/couples and individuals and I suggest we need to broaden how we see … [Read more…]

Game of Woes?

“The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed.” C G Jung from Modern Man In Search Of A Soul, 1933 Here we have a fairly prominent TV presenter who owns his avid dislike for a woman in the public eye. If you believe … [Read more…]

The Hidden Minority

As we progress through some of the most significant Jewish holidays I am again drawn to the topic of the ‘hidden minority’. Jews of varying degrees of observance or orthodoxy are now increasingly seeking both individual and couples therapy – with both Jewish and non-Jewish therapists. For the first time, COSRT asked me to facilitate … [Read more…]

What means ‘Everybody’?

Today sees my third decade of involvement with COSRT, our chosen accrediting body – one of several – and I find myself reminiscing about the changes within the profession. “BASMT”, the British Association for Sex and Marital Therapy, has always been one of very few, if not the only specialist body for sex and relationships – as … [Read more…]

Psychosexual Therapy In A Multicultural World

I remember before starting the Psychosexual and Relationship Diploma and during the first lecture I questioned whether I was doing the right thing, and if coming from a different cultural and religious background would affect me fitting in with the rest of my colleagues or affect my framework. Graduallythis fear has diminished and I started … [Read more…]