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WHY Would you and your partner like to improve your sex life?
WHO/WHAT Couples with low/no sexual desire or frequency, and/or desire discrepancy (in which one partner is more interested in sex than the other) who are interested in enhancing their sexual relationship and ready to embark on a journey to enhance their sexual experiences and relationships. The process will involve online group therapy over 16 hours, i.e 2 hours once a week. There will be 4 or 5 couples in
the group. We welcome couples of any age (18+), gender, sexual orientation or relationship structure.
The content of the group is based on the work of the Optimal Sexual Experiences Research Team of the University of Ottawa, including elements and facilitating factors of optimal sexual experiences as well as research on group couples therapy. The groups are part of a research project studying the effectiveness of group therapy in enhancing sexual relationships. Your participation in the research project (which is
optional) consists of completing short questionnaires at multiple time points.
WHEN Tuesday mornings from 10am-12 noon GMT (16 hours over a period of 8 weeks), plus a 6 month follow-up session. The start date will depend on when we have gathered the right number of couples to begin a group.
Polly McAfee is a psychosexual and relationship therapist in private practice online and in Devon, UK. She is also lead trainer on the Certificate in
Psychosexual Therapy with The Grove Training, and guest tutor on the Certificate in Couples and Relationship Therapy, likewise with The Grove. She is co-author with Cabby Laffy of LoveSex & Relationships: a manual for sexual education (Routledge 2023). Polly trained in group facilitation with the Institute of Group Analysis and Nick Totton, and conceived and led her own Women’s Sexuality Groups for many years. Polly is delighted to be taking part in this ground-breaking research, as she believes groupwork has the potential to be even more transformational than individual and couple therapy.
Duane Yon is a COSRT registered psychosexual and relationship therapist and BACP Accredited Therapist in private practice online and in South-West London. He is also a facilitator/trainer on the Certificate in Psychosexual Therapy and on the Certificate in Couples and Relationship Therapy with The Grove. As a psychodynamic and intercultural counsellor since 2007, Duane has experience of working in short, medium and long-term settings in primary, statutory and private environments. Duane is excited to work with diverse relationships in a group setting and he is proud to connect with Optimal Sexual Experiences research to provide inclusive, cost-effective approaches to human connection and intimacy.
YOUR COMMITMENT
Attendance in this group requires a commitment to homeplay with your partner. You should allow at least two hours a week. You are free to withdraw from the research and/or the groups at any time, and to participate under a pseudonynm if you prefer. Cost is £1800/couple; we are happy to negotiate payment plans and/or discounts if this is a barrier to participation.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
To arrange an initial assessment and see if these groups would be a good fit for you, please contact:
pollymcafee@gmail.com / +44 7870 643260 or duane@heretoconnect.com / +44 7977062312
After initial contact by phone or email we will arrange to meet you for an assessment. Your initial session will allow us to meet and get to know each other and begin to explore the concerns you want to bring to therapy. This will help you decide if we feel like the right people for you and we will also assess if we are the right people to meet your needs.
We will agree when and how often we will meet, we normally offer 1 or 2 weekly sessions of 50 minutes each. Together we will review on a regular basis how the therapy is progressing to check that your needs are being met.
We have experience working within the NHS, public and voluntary sectors, as well as running busy private practices. We work within a diverse cultural community with a range of different people from many walks of life, backgrounds and circumstances.
Duane
079 770 62312
Terry
079 691 73750
Tooting SW17
Widely accessible to transport links to South West London
*By appointment only *
