Your body, your space .
Psychosexual & Intimacy Therapy in Loughborough, and online across the UK.
Sex and intimacy touch almost every part of who we are, yet they're often the hardest things to talk about, even with a doctor, a partner, or someone we trust. Charnwood Intimacy offers a private, non-judgemental space to work through the sexual and relational difficulties that are affecting your life.
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Is psychosexual therapy for me?
People come to sex therapy, also called psychosexual therapy, for all sorts of reasons. Sometimes there's a clear issue, and other times it's just a sense that something isn't quite right. Here are some of the things we often hear:
- I experience pain during sex and I've been told nothing is physically wrong
- I've lost interest in sex and I don't know why
- I feel so anxious about sex that I avoid it altogether
- My relationship is suffering because of a sexual difficulty
- I've never really enjoyed sex and I'm starting to wonder if something is wrong
- Sex has changed since I had a baby, went through menopause, or became unwell
- I want to talk about something that happened to me and how it's affecting me now
- I feel ashamed of my desires and don't know who to talk to
- My partner and I want to work through this together but don't know where to start
- I just want to feel normal again
How can therapy help?
Ways we can work together
- Understand the physical, emotional and relational factors behind your difficulties
- Reduce anxiety and self-consciousness around sex and intimacy
- Process past experiences at a pace that feels safe
- Reconnect with your body and your own desires
- Communicate more openly with a partner about needs, boundaries and concerns
- Develop a more accepting, compassionate relationship with your sexuality
- Feel less alone with experiences that are rarely spoken about
Why Charnwood Intimacy?
A space made for these conversations
A specialist space
A dedicated home for psychosexual and intimacy therapy, with room to talk about the things that are often hardest to say anywhere else.
Part of Charnwood Counselling
The same warm team and calm, private rooms at The Old Arts College that Charnwood Counselling clients already know.
In person or online
Sessions in the heart of Loughborough or online anywhere in the UK, whichever feels more comfortable for you.
What we help with
What we can work through together
Psychosexual therapy is a specialist form of talking therapy focused on sexual health, intimacy and the relational side of sexual experience.
Low Desire & Mismatched Libido
Losing interest in sex, or wanting it more or less than your partner.
Read more →Painful Sex & Vaginismus
Pain, tightness or difficulty with penetration that keeps happening.
Read more →Erectile Dysfunction & Performance Anxiety
Erections, ejaculation and performance worries that feed on themselves.
Read more →Sexual Trauma
The lasting impact of sexual abuse, assault or coercion.
Read more →Compulsive Sexual Behaviour & Porn Use
When sexual thoughts, urges or porn use feel out of your control.
Read more →Couples & Intimacy Therapy
Rebuilding connection, trust and communication together.
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Meet your therapist
Jo Wiseman
Jo Wiseman is a warm, down-to-earth psychotherapist and the founder of Charnwood Counselling. She's currently completing her specialist training in psychosexual and relationship therapy, and brings the same grounded, non-judgemental presence to this work that she brings to everything else.
More about your therapist →Our space
Charnwood Intimacy at The Old Arts College, Loughborough
Charnwood Intimacy is based in the same warm, private space as Charnwood Counselling: the second floor of The Old Arts College in the heart of Loughborough, above Public and Plants. The room is fully accessible, and there's excellent coffee nearby if you'd like time to reflect after your session. Sessions are also available online for clients anywhere in the UK, which many people find helps them feel more able to open up.
More about our space
Pricing and session details
Pricing and how to book
Sessions last 50 minutes. As Jo is currently completing her specialist training, introductory session rates apply during this period, in person in Loughborough or online.
How to book
Ready when you are
Booking is simple: let us know when you're available and we'll find a time that works for us both. Or get in touch to talk it through first if you're not sure where to start.