Overview

Psychosexual clinic

The psychosexual clinic provides help for individuals and couples with sexual problems.

You will need a referral from your GP or health professional.

At the clinic you will see a doctor or counsellor with a special interest in psychosexual issues. Depending on your problem, you may have a physical examination, counselling, or medical treatment.

We help people with sexual problems such as:

difficulty with erections or ejaculation
difficulties with orgasm
painful sex
vaginismus
low sexual desire

We provide counselling for couples who are experiencing sexual problems. If you are in a relationship and you are unhappy about your sex life, we're happy to help you.

Our counselling is a combination of behavioural exercises, CBT (cognitive behavioural therapy), psychodynamic counselling and client-led counselling.

On occasion, we might suggest medical treatment and, very rarely, surgery which would be provided by other specialists at Guy’s and St Thomas’ hospitals.

Our service is popular with trainee doctors and counsellors. If you prefer not to have a trainee present during your consultation, please let reception know and we can ask them to step outside.

You may be seen more quickly at the service if you have an appointment with a trainee doctor or counsellor.