Sex Therapist in Guildford

Dr Ellie Birtley is a sex therapist based in Midhurst, near Guildford, who is focused on improving your sexual and relationship wellbeing.

Sex and sexual concerns or problems can feel difficult and embarrassing for people to talk about at times. Whether this is with a partner or someone else close to you, it may feel overly personal or a challenging subject to bring up. Speaking with a therapist – someone who is separate from your daily life – can be the first step on the road to alleviating the stress created around whatever issue you may be experiencing, and it can be much easier to open up in a safe space. Within this safe space, we can work together to lessen any anxiety surrounding the issues.

I can employ a variety of both physical and psychological treatments, depending on the condition or problem, to treat or help manage what may be causing anxieties during, or through, sex. In some cases, combinations of physical and psychological treatments may be a successful method of treatment.

Being a medically qualified professional, I can work closely with your GP (with your consent of course and no matter if they are in Guildford or in one of the surrounding areas) if tests or investigations are required to fully assess your problem and make an accurate diagnosis. Additionally, due to my medical qualification, I can also prescribe treatments, such as tablets, injections, and/or pumps for erectile difficulties.

Furthermore, as an experienced sex therapist, I can deploy an integrated approach, meaning that I can help provide therapy using numerous approaches and techniques. These can be:

• Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT) – this forms the core of my approach
• Systemic Therapy
• Psychodynamic Therapy
• Medical Therapies

I am also an accredited member of the College of Sexual and Relationship Therapists (COSRT) and if you would like to learn more about this accreditation of the above approaches, please click here.

If you are concerned about any issues you may be experiencing regarding sex or relationships and you are in the Guildford area, please contact Dr Ellie Birtley Psychosexual Therapist today.