Simon Wilson, MA, PG Cert Clin Sup, Reg UKCP, UKAHPP Higher Accred, AccCOSRT, AccCOSRT(Sup)

Clinical Practice

I am a UKCP-registered Psychotherapist and COSRT-accredited Clinical Sexologist, as well as an accredited supervisor and Founder and Course Director of the Institute of Psychosexual Psychotherapy. 

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My general practice support clients with commonly experienced difficulties such as anxiety, depression, work and relational stress. I offer both longer-term, open-ended psychotherapy for work at depth, as well as shorter, focused interventions (typically 10–12 sessions) for specific presentations such as psychosexual dysfunction, phobias, or social anxiety.

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Complex and Sensitive Presentations

Having held management positions in a psychiatric hospital and worked in probation and prison services, I often support more specialist, complex and enduring patient presentations. For example, substance misuse, psychological trauma, complex PTSD, attachment disorder, personality disorder, high conflict couples and complex or compulsive sexual behaviour. Some of my work sits within a forensic context, involving complex and sensitive behavioural presentations where careful assessment, discretion, and clinical judgement are essential.

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High-Profile and High-Responsibility Roles

My clinical background includes work within private and international residential programmes, supporting individuals in highly confidential settings where discretion, intensity, and individualised care are central. with clients experiencing the pressures associated with high-profile or high-responsibility roles, including those in the media and entertainment industries, professional sport, and senior leadership positions. This work often focuses on maintaining privacy, managing performance demands, and navigating the psychological impact of visibility, responsibility, and significant success or transition.

Approach

My approach is integrative and formulation-led, drawing on psychodynamic, attachment-based, humanistic, and behavioural modelsL including training in Gestalt, Transpersonal, Couple Psychoanalytic, Group Analytic, CBT and DBT models of therapy. I have vast experience of facilitation in group work using Gestalt, Group Analytic, Psychosocial and Psycho-educational approaches. 

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​Training and Professional Roles

In addition to clinical practice, lecturing and teaching, I am a Trustee of COSRT and I am active in research and ongoing training of qualified professionals in advanced practice. Including being part of the leadership team for the Sexology and Psychotherapy Applied Research Centre (SPARC).