Basic Data
| Name | Peter Carter |
| Psychosexual and Relationship Therapist Registered Member Level | Accredited |
| Relationship Therapist Registered Member Level | Not on this COSRT Register |
| Registration Number | 4168 |
| Town/City | Newcastle / Online UK |
| County/Area | Tyne & Wear / Online UK |
| Location | Newcastle upon Tyne NE1, UK |
| Location 2 | London WC1X, UK |
| Location 3 | Cardiff city centre, Cardiff, UK |
| Virtual Online Sessions | Yes |
| Country | England |
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| Website |
Therapists Profile
| Languages Spoken | English |
| Psychosexual Therapy Qualifications | Academic Qualifications : Registered Nurse Newcastle Upon Tyne 1988 | MSc Human Sexuality University of London 1996 | Psychosexual & Relationship Therapy (PRT) St George’s Hospital Medical School London 1994-1996 | MSc Disaster Healthcare [dist] University of Glamorgan 2009.
Specialist Problem Sexual Behaviour Training : Diploma in Compulsive Sexual Behaviour (DipCSB) Contemporary Institute of Clinical Sexology 2022 | Certificate of Study Treating Out-of-Control-Sexual-Behaviour (OCSB) Dough Braun-Harvey Pink Therapy Nov 2022 | Certificate of Completion Applying the Sexual Health Model to Treating OCSB Dough Braun-Harvey Modern Sex Therapy Institute Jan 2023 | Rethinking Sex Addiction – OCSB Assessment & Treatment Michael Vigorito Sexual Health Alliance May 2023 | Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) as a Treatment for Problematic Pornography Viewing Dr Cameron Staley Society for the Advancement of Sexual Health (SSAH)May 2023 | **Certification in Problem Sexual Behaviours (CertPSB) Dr David Ley & Michael Vigorito Sexual Health Alliance (9 month programme commencing Aug 2023-Apr 2024)**
Relevant Professional Development : Post-Registered Specialist Nursing ENB 134 Renal Nursing 1990 | ENB 998 Teaching & Assessing in Clinical Practice | ENB 934 Nursing HIV&AIDS 1993 | R71 Contraception&Sexual Health UK 2000 | Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) Level 2 Association for Psychological Therapies 2021 | Trauma-Focused ACT psychwire 2021 | Focused ACT for Brief Interventions praxiscet 2022. | ACT as Brief Intervention psychwire 2022 | Embracing All of You: Compassionate Inquiry Meets Internal Family Systems with Dr Gabor Maté and Dr Richard C.Schwartz Sounds True Foundation 2023 | Using Compassion Focused Therapy to Work with Shame Based Trauma Memories with Dr Deborah Lee CBT Reach 2023 |Foundations of Internal Family Systems (IFS). Six month Intensive Online Course IFS Institute 2023. |
| Biography | My carer and practice are built around men’s sexual health. I am a UK professionally qualified, registered and accredited* sex therapist specialising in treating problem sexual behaviours. I work to integrate compassion, a strong therapeutic relationship, and innovative interventions, alongside clinical knowledge and skills. I have held senior level posts in some othe largest sexual health services in the UK, and worked as Government Nurse Advisor, Sexual Health & HIV Department of Health (England) 2002-2011. Registered with the United Kingdom Nursing and Midwifery Council / Enhanced DBS status / Professional Liability Insurance / Registered with Information Commissioner’s Office (UK). I work within the codes of ethics & professional standards set by the above professional bodies.
*Accreditation indicates seniority and denotes Therapists with high levels of expertise and experience. |
| Types of Therapy Used | I am a sex-positive, integrative therapist using different elements of intervention to best meet your needs. Working as a team, you are the expert on you. I offer compassionate, evidence-based care, tailored to your needs, to help you see things already there. I approach the work of therapy using acceptance commitment therapy (ACT), a scientifically validated treatment that puts your values at the centre of therapy. This ACT approach is supported and informed by my professional training in evidence-based sexology, psychosexual psychotherapy, Trauma-Focused ACT (TFACT), Focused ACT for Brief Interventions (FACT) and Internal Family Systems (IFS-Informed). |
| Issues Dealt With | Problem sexual behaviours (PSB), including problematic sex/porn use ('sex/porn addiction'), compulsive sexual behaviours, sex-drug behaviours (chemsex), moral/ethical conflicts with self or others. |
| Type of Client | My career and practice are built around men’s sexual health, self-identity, and well-being. I offer individual therapy only. Group therapy for problem sexual behaviours commencing summer 2024. |
| Rates and Discounts | Available from my website at https://www.petercarter.uk |
| Supervisor | No |