CICS - Contemporary Institute of Clinical Sexology
@cics-institute.bsky.social
Psychosexual and relationship therapy courses for psychologists, counsellors, sexual health professionals, medical doctors and professionals seeking to specialise in sexology. theinstituteofsexology.org
Meet the Tutors for our Diploma in Pluralistic Psychotherapy - They bring a power aware, inclusive, and anti-oppressive lens to their teaching.
We're so proud to have them lead this course.
🔗 Learn more & apply: Link in bio.
#PluralisticPsychotherapy #AntiOppressivePractice #Neurodiversity
We're so proud to have them lead this course.
🔗 Learn more & apply: Link in bio.
#PluralisticPsychotherapy #AntiOppressivePractice #Neurodiversity
December 5, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Meet the Tutors for our Diploma in Pluralistic Psychotherapy - They bring a power aware, inclusive, and anti-oppressive lens to their teaching.
We're so proud to have them lead this course.
🔗 Learn more & apply: Link in bio.
#PluralisticPsychotherapy #AntiOppressivePractice #Neurodiversity
We're so proud to have them lead this course.
🔗 Learn more & apply: Link in bio.
#PluralisticPsychotherapy #AntiOppressivePractice #Neurodiversity
Does it matter what a therapist wears?
Julie Sale & Marcelline Menyié team up to explore this ethical question. It’s about transference vs. authenticity, and why what you wear is never neutral.
What you wear is an extension of identity.
🔗 Link in bio.
#TherapistAttire #ClinicalEthics #CICS
Julie Sale & Marcelline Menyié team up to explore this ethical question. It’s about transference vs. authenticity, and why what you wear is never neutral.
What you wear is an extension of identity.
🔗 Link in bio.
#TherapistAttire #ClinicalEthics #CICS
December 3, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Does it matter what a therapist wears?
Julie Sale & Marcelline Menyié team up to explore this ethical question. It’s about transference vs. authenticity, and why what you wear is never neutral.
What you wear is an extension of identity.
🔗 Link in bio.
#TherapistAttire #ClinicalEthics #CICS
Julie Sale & Marcelline Menyié team up to explore this ethical question. It’s about transference vs. authenticity, and why what you wear is never neutral.
What you wear is an extension of identity.
🔗 Link in bio.
#TherapistAttire #ClinicalEthics #CICS
This letter from non-binary sex therapist Rhi Kemp-Davies is a celebration of trans and non-binary sexuality. It addresses the unique barriers, the power of self-definition, and the absolute right to joyful, affirming sexual lives.
Read the full letter, link in bio.
#NonBinary
Read the full letter, link in bio.
#NonBinary
December 1, 2025 at 10:01 AM
This letter from non-binary sex therapist Rhi Kemp-Davies is a celebration of trans and non-binary sexuality. It addresses the unique barriers, the power of self-definition, and the absolute right to joyful, affirming sexual lives.
Read the full letter, link in bio.
#NonBinary
Read the full letter, link in bio.
#NonBinary
2026 Diploma in Pluralistic Psychotherapy: Core training + COSRT Specialised Pathway. Master Clinical Agility, Ethical Reflexivity, and Anti-Oppressive Practice.
Fidelity is to the client, not the model.
🔗 Apply for 2026. Link in bio!
#Pluralism #COSRT #TherapyTraining #CICS
Fidelity is to the client, not the model.
🔗 Apply for 2026. Link in bio!
#Pluralism #COSRT #TherapyTraining #CICS
November 29, 2025 at 2:06 PM
2026 Diploma in Pluralistic Psychotherapy: Core training + COSRT Specialised Pathway. Master Clinical Agility, Ethical Reflexivity, and Anti-Oppressive Practice.
Fidelity is to the client, not the model.
🔗 Apply for 2026. Link in bio!
#Pluralism #COSRT #TherapyTraining #CICS
Fidelity is to the client, not the model.
🔗 Apply for 2026. Link in bio!
#Pluralism #COSRT #TherapyTraining #CICS
Are we running ahead of the client? 🤔
The pressure to "fix" or find solutions can make us sprint past where the client actually is. Ethical practice means respecting their pace. Slowness is a clinical tool.
#TherapeuticPace #ClinicalEthics #Psychotherapy #CICS
The pressure to "fix" or find solutions can make us sprint past where the client actually is. Ethical practice means respecting their pace. Slowness is a clinical tool.
#TherapeuticPace #ClinicalEthics #Psychotherapy #CICS
November 26, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Are we running ahead of the client? 🤔
The pressure to "fix" or find solutions can make us sprint past where the client actually is. Ethical practice means respecting their pace. Slowness is a clinical tool.
#TherapeuticPace #ClinicalEthics #Psychotherapy #CICS
The pressure to "fix" or find solutions can make us sprint past where the client actually is. Ethical practice means respecting their pace. Slowness is a clinical tool.
#TherapeuticPace #ClinicalEthics #Psychotherapy #CICS
A message for every woman navigating body image, orgasm gap fatigue, or the expectation to be a responsive partner. This letter is about reclaiming your pleasure, prioritising your needs, and honouring your own complex desire.
Read the full letter now, link in bio.
#LetterToWomen #FemaleDesire
Read the full letter now, link in bio.
#LetterToWomen #FemaleDesire
November 24, 2025 at 10:01 AM
A message for every woman navigating body image, orgasm gap fatigue, or the expectation to be a responsive partner. This letter is about reclaiming your pleasure, prioritising your needs, and honouring your own complex desire.
Read the full letter now, link in bio.
#LetterToWomen #FemaleDesire
Read the full letter now, link in bio.
#LetterToWomen #FemaleDesire
What's the hardest word to say in the room? 🤐
Ethical practice demands that we name and address systemic issues like "power", and "privilege". We train therapists to develop the courage to speak the unspeakable.
#AntiOppressivePractice #ClinicalEthics #TherapistTraining #CICS (300 characters)
Ethical practice demands that we name and address systemic issues like "power", and "privilege". We train therapists to develop the courage to speak the unspeakable.
#AntiOppressivePractice #ClinicalEthics #TherapistTraining #CICS (300 characters)
November 19, 2025 at 10:01 AM
What's the hardest word to say in the room? 🤐
Ethical practice demands that we name and address systemic issues like "power", and "privilege". We train therapists to develop the courage to speak the unspeakable.
#AntiOppressivePractice #ClinicalEthics #TherapistTraining #CICS (300 characters)
Ethical practice demands that we name and address systemic issues like "power", and "privilege". We train therapists to develop the courage to speak the unspeakable.
#AntiOppressivePractice #ClinicalEthics #TherapistTraining #CICS (300 characters)
The pressure to "perform" is an epidemic. A letter to every man who has felt that weight, who has been told his value lies in his strength, drive, or arousal. Read a full, honest conversation about vulnerability, genuine connection, and redefining what it means to be sexual, via the link in our bio.
November 17, 2025 at 10:01 AM
The pressure to "perform" is an epidemic. A letter to every man who has felt that weight, who has been told his value lies in his strength, drive, or arousal. Read a full, honest conversation about vulnerability, genuine connection, and redefining what it means to be sexual, via the link in our bio.
Your next question should be to your CV: Are you ready to evolve?🤔
CICS offers specialist Diplomas and Certificates designed to make you a truly contemporary practitioner. Find the course that fits your professional evolution and apply today!
🔗 Link in bio to explore courses and apply.
CICS offers specialist Diplomas and Certificates designed to make you a truly contemporary practitioner. Find the course that fits your professional evolution and apply today!
🔗 Link in bio to explore courses and apply.
November 12, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Your next question should be to your CV: Are you ready to evolve?🤔
CICS offers specialist Diplomas and Certificates designed to make you a truly contemporary practitioner. Find the course that fits your professional evolution and apply today!
🔗 Link in bio to explore courses and apply.
CICS offers specialist Diplomas and Certificates designed to make you a truly contemporary practitioner. Find the course that fits your professional evolution and apply today!
🔗 Link in bio to explore courses and apply.
Advanced therapeutic practice isn't about memory; it's about developing the agility & depth to interrogate complexity. We train practitioners who can look beyond the surface, challenging assumptions & finding individualised solutions.
Browse our latest courses, via the link in bio
#AdvancedPractice
Browse our latest courses, via the link in bio
#AdvancedPractice
November 10, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Advanced therapeutic practice isn't about memory; it's about developing the agility & depth to interrogate complexity. We train practitioners who can look beyond the surface, challenging assumptions & finding individualised solutions.
Browse our latest courses, via the link in bio
#AdvancedPractice
Browse our latest courses, via the link in bio
#AdvancedPractice
The Bio-Psycho-Social Model: Why your health is more than 'in your head.' 🧠❤️🌍
This essential framework proves mental and physical wellness is influenced by biology, psychology & social.
#BPSModel #PsychosexualTherapy #SocialScripts #CICS
This essential framework proves mental and physical wellness is influenced by biology, psychology & social.
#BPSModel #PsychosexualTherapy #SocialScripts #CICS
November 7, 2025 at 10:07 AM
The Bio-Psycho-Social Model: Why your health is more than 'in your head.' 🧠❤️🌍
This essential framework proves mental and physical wellness is influenced by biology, psychology & social.
#BPSModel #PsychosexualTherapy #SocialScripts #CICS
This essential framework proves mental and physical wellness is influenced by biology, psychology & social.
#BPSModel #PsychosexualTherapy #SocialScripts #CICS
Are you opening the space for clients to share their experiences of racism?
Many aren't, & it impacts the depth of the work. Senior COSRT Therapist Natasha Anderson created a FREE course teach you how to navigate with skill & sensitivity.
Enrol via the link in our bio!
#AntiRacism #TherapySkills
Many aren't, & it impacts the depth of the work. Senior COSRT Therapist Natasha Anderson created a FREE course teach you how to navigate with skill & sensitivity.
Enrol via the link in our bio!
#AntiRacism #TherapySkills
November 5, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Are you opening the space for clients to share their experiences of racism?
Many aren't, & it impacts the depth of the work. Senior COSRT Therapist Natasha Anderson created a FREE course teach you how to navigate with skill & sensitivity.
Enrol via the link in our bio!
#AntiRacism #TherapySkills
Many aren't, & it impacts the depth of the work. Senior COSRT Therapist Natasha Anderson created a FREE course teach you how to navigate with skill & sensitivity.
Enrol via the link in our bio!
#AntiRacism #TherapySkills
What's the 'magic' ingredient for all relationships? ✨
It's not about agreeing - it's about making the effort to validate and respect their perspective; unless that view crosses a boundary and indicates an unsafe relationship.
This applies to couples, poly partnerships, friends & family.
It's not about agreeing - it's about making the effort to validate and respect their perspective; unless that view crosses a boundary and indicates an unsafe relationship.
This applies to couples, poly partnerships, friends & family.
November 3, 2025 at 10:02 AM
What's the 'magic' ingredient for all relationships? ✨
It's not about agreeing - it's about making the effort to validate and respect their perspective; unless that view crosses a boundary and indicates an unsafe relationship.
This applies to couples, poly partnerships, friends & family.
It's not about agreeing - it's about making the effort to validate and respect their perspective; unless that view crosses a boundary and indicates an unsafe relationship.
This applies to couples, poly partnerships, friends & family.
Meet Beck Harrison (they/them), our GSRD Lead! 🏳️🌈
Beck leads our teaching on GSRD for our Diploma. They specialise in gender expansive and multi-partnered clients.
Built on anti-oppressive practice, Beck ensures safe learning.
#GSRD #NonMonogamy #CICS
Beck leads our teaching on GSRD for our Diploma. They specialise in gender expansive and multi-partnered clients.
Built on anti-oppressive practice, Beck ensures safe learning.
#GSRD #NonMonogamy #CICS
October 31, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Meet Beck Harrison (they/them), our GSRD Lead! 🏳️🌈
Beck leads our teaching on GSRD for our Diploma. They specialise in gender expansive and multi-partnered clients.
Built on anti-oppressive practice, Beck ensures safe learning.
#GSRD #NonMonogamy #CICS
Beck leads our teaching on GSRD for our Diploma. They specialise in gender expansive and multi-partnered clients.
Built on anti-oppressive practice, Beck ensures safe learning.
#GSRD #NonMonogamy #CICS
Are you bored?
Qualified and experienced therapists: If you're running out of high-quality CPD options, you might be interested in the CICS Advanced Diploma in Psychosexual & Relationship Psychotherapy.
This is not a basic course - we're taking a deep dive.
🔗 Link in bio.
Qualified and experienced therapists: If you're running out of high-quality CPD options, you might be interested in the CICS Advanced Diploma in Psychosexual & Relationship Psychotherapy.
This is not a basic course - we're taking a deep dive.
🔗 Link in bio.
October 29, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Are you bored?
Qualified and experienced therapists: If you're running out of high-quality CPD options, you might be interested in the CICS Advanced Diploma in Psychosexual & Relationship Psychotherapy.
This is not a basic course - we're taking a deep dive.
🔗 Link in bio.
Qualified and experienced therapists: If you're running out of high-quality CPD options, you might be interested in the CICS Advanced Diploma in Psychosexual & Relationship Psychotherapy.
This is not a basic course - we're taking a deep dive.
🔗 Link in bio.
Is your therapy fit for the 21st century? 🤔
Pluralistic Psychotherapy isn't just a choice - it's the ethical mandate for contemporary practice, demanding a flexible approach to complexity.
🔗 Link in bio.
#PluralisticPsychotherapy #TherapistTraining
Pluralistic Psychotherapy isn't just a choice - it's the ethical mandate for contemporary practice, demanding a flexible approach to complexity.
🔗 Link in bio.
#PluralisticPsychotherapy #TherapistTraining
October 27, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Is your therapy fit for the 21st century? 🤔
Pluralistic Psychotherapy isn't just a choice - it's the ethical mandate for contemporary practice, demanding a flexible approach to complexity.
🔗 Link in bio.
#PluralisticPsychotherapy #TherapistTraining
Pluralistic Psychotherapy isn't just a choice - it's the ethical mandate for contemporary practice, demanding a flexible approach to complexity.
🔗 Link in bio.
#PluralisticPsychotherapy #TherapistTraining
Affordable, specialist sex & relationship therapy? Yes! 🤝
Meet Sex Therapy Herts - the clinical arm of CICS. We offer confidential support online & in Letchworth.
Fees start from just £15/session with our team.
Specialist help for low desire, painful sex, kinks, relationship issues, & more.
Meet Sex Therapy Herts - the clinical arm of CICS. We offer confidential support online & in Letchworth.
Fees start from just £15/session with our team.
Specialist help for low desire, painful sex, kinks, relationship issues, & more.
October 24, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Affordable, specialist sex & relationship therapy? Yes! 🤝
Meet Sex Therapy Herts - the clinical arm of CICS. We offer confidential support online & in Letchworth.
Fees start from just £15/session with our team.
Specialist help for low desire, painful sex, kinks, relationship issues, & more.
Meet Sex Therapy Herts - the clinical arm of CICS. We offer confidential support online & in Letchworth.
Fees start from just £15/session with our team.
Specialist help for low desire, painful sex, kinks, relationship issues, & more.
Our experts, Julie Sale and Ryan Campinho Valadas, are quoted in the latest BACP Therapy Today journal in a powerful article by Alix Fox.
This is essential reading for practitioners navigating this challenging topic.
🔗 https://tinyurl.com/cics-bcap
#BACP #TherapyToday #PornographyUse #SexTherapy
This is essential reading for practitioners navigating this challenging topic.
🔗 https://tinyurl.com/cics-bcap
#BACP #TherapyToday #PornographyUse #SexTherapy
October 23, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Our experts, Julie Sale and Ryan Campinho Valadas, are quoted in the latest BACP Therapy Today journal in a powerful article by Alix Fox.
This is essential reading for practitioners navigating this challenging topic.
🔗 https://tinyurl.com/cics-bcap
#BACP #TherapyToday #PornographyUse #SexTherapy
This is essential reading for practitioners navigating this challenging topic.
🔗 https://tinyurl.com/cics-bcap
#BACP #TherapyToday #PornographyUse #SexTherapy
As psychosexual therapists, we know how much those impossible beauty standards wreck sexual confidence and intimate connection.
Be kind to the body you *have*, not the one you want. ❤️
Tell us something you love about yours! 👇
#BodyPositivity #SexualConfidence #SelfLove #PsychosexualTherapy
Be kind to the body you *have*, not the one you want. ❤️
Tell us something you love about yours! 👇
#BodyPositivity #SexualConfidence #SelfLove #PsychosexualTherapy
October 22, 2025 at 10:11 AM
As psychosexual therapists, we know how much those impossible beauty standards wreck sexual confidence and intimate connection.
Be kind to the body you *have*, not the one you want. ❤️
Tell us something you love about yours! 👇
#BodyPositivity #SexualConfidence #SelfLove #PsychosexualTherapy
Be kind to the body you *have*, not the one you want. ❤️
Tell us something you love about yours! 👇
#BodyPositivity #SexualConfidence #SelfLove #PsychosexualTherapy
Meet Michelle Donald, our Lead Tutor on Disability!
She's a Senior Accredited Psychosexual Therapist specialising in sexual issues related to Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) and intimate relationships. Michelle's passion is making sexual services accessible to all disabilities.
#DisabilityLead #SCI #CICS
She's a Senior Accredited Psychosexual Therapist specialising in sexual issues related to Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) and intimate relationships. Michelle's passion is making sexual services accessible to all disabilities.
#DisabilityLead #SCI #CICS
October 20, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Meet Michelle Donald, our Lead Tutor on Disability!
She's a Senior Accredited Psychosexual Therapist specialising in sexual issues related to Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) and intimate relationships. Michelle's passion is making sexual services accessible to all disabilities.
#DisabilityLead #SCI #CICS
She's a Senior Accredited Psychosexual Therapist specialising in sexual issues related to Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) and intimate relationships. Michelle's passion is making sexual services accessible to all disabilities.
#DisabilityLead #SCI #CICS
Are your clients confusing sexual desire and arousal?
We often hear these terms used interchangeably, but they are critically different:
Desire: Means wanting sex/sexual contact (a cognitive state).
Arousal: Means the physiological response to sexual thoughts/touch (a body state).
We often hear these terms used interchangeably, but they are critically different:
Desire: Means wanting sex/sexual contact (a cognitive state).
Arousal: Means the physiological response to sexual thoughts/touch (a body state).
October 17, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Are your clients confusing sexual desire and arousal?
We often hear these terms used interchangeably, but they are critically different:
Desire: Means wanting sex/sexual contact (a cognitive state).
Arousal: Means the physiological response to sexual thoughts/touch (a body state).
We often hear these terms used interchangeably, but they are critically different:
Desire: Means wanting sex/sexual contact (a cognitive state).
Arousal: Means the physiological response to sexual thoughts/touch (a body state).
CICS Professional Certificate in Psychosexual Therapy: Specialist training for qualified practitioners. 💡
Master key topics: Kink & Sexual Compulsivity, Queer Sex, and Desire Discrepancy.
6 months. Fully online. COSRT Accredited.
https://tinyurl.com/cics-cert-pt
#PsychosexualTherapy #CICS
Master key topics: Kink & Sexual Compulsivity, Queer Sex, and Desire Discrepancy.
6 months. Fully online. COSRT Accredited.
https://tinyurl.com/cics-cert-pt
#PsychosexualTherapy #CICS
October 15, 2025 at 9:30 AM
CICS Professional Certificate in Psychosexual Therapy: Specialist training for qualified practitioners. 💡
Master key topics: Kink & Sexual Compulsivity, Queer Sex, and Desire Discrepancy.
6 months. Fully online. COSRT Accredited.
https://tinyurl.com/cics-cert-pt
#PsychosexualTherapy #CICS
Master key topics: Kink & Sexual Compulsivity, Queer Sex, and Desire Discrepancy.
6 months. Fully online. COSRT Accredited.
https://tinyurl.com/cics-cert-pt
#PsychosexualTherapy #CICS
What is Pluralistic Psychotherapy? The client knows best! 🧠
It rejects "one-size-fits-all." We collaborate to find the goals and methods that work for your clients from a diverse toolbox.
It's flexible, inclusive, and puts them in the driver's seat. 🚗
#PluralisticPsychotherapy #ClientCentered #CICS
It rejects "one-size-fits-all." We collaborate to find the goals and methods that work for your clients from a diverse toolbox.
It's flexible, inclusive, and puts them in the driver's seat. 🚗
#PluralisticPsychotherapy #ClientCentered #CICS
October 13, 2025 at 9:01 AM
What is Pluralistic Psychotherapy? The client knows best! 🧠
It rejects "one-size-fits-all." We collaborate to find the goals and methods that work for your clients from a diverse toolbox.
It's flexible, inclusive, and puts them in the driver's seat. 🚗
#PluralisticPsychotherapy #ClientCentered #CICS
It rejects "one-size-fits-all." We collaborate to find the goals and methods that work for your clients from a diverse toolbox.
It's flexible, inclusive, and puts them in the driver's seat. 🚗
#PluralisticPsychotherapy #ClientCentered #CICS
Is "libido" limiting our understanding of sex?
The word libido fails to capture the infinite galaxy of aspects that contribute to sexual interest - like eroticism, expression, & sensuality.
It also wrongly presumes a sex drive is "natural", alienating people who don't experience one.
The word libido fails to capture the infinite galaxy of aspects that contribute to sexual interest - like eroticism, expression, & sensuality.
It also wrongly presumes a sex drive is "natural", alienating people who don't experience one.
October 10, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Is "libido" limiting our understanding of sex?
The word libido fails to capture the infinite galaxy of aspects that contribute to sexual interest - like eroticism, expression, & sensuality.
It also wrongly presumes a sex drive is "natural", alienating people who don't experience one.
The word libido fails to capture the infinite galaxy of aspects that contribute to sexual interest - like eroticism, expression, & sensuality.
It also wrongly presumes a sex drive is "natural", alienating people who don't experience one.
Meet John Reilly-Dixon! 🧑🎓
He's an academic/clinician co-leading our Advanced Diploma. His PhD research is focused on non-binary client therapy practice. 💡
Learn from the cutting edge!
#AdvancedDiploma #NonBinaryTherapy #CICS
He's an academic/clinician co-leading our Advanced Diploma. His PhD research is focused on non-binary client therapy practice. 💡
Learn from the cutting edge!
#AdvancedDiploma #NonBinaryTherapy #CICS
October 8, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Meet John Reilly-Dixon! 🧑🎓
He's an academic/clinician co-leading our Advanced Diploma. His PhD research is focused on non-binary client therapy practice. 💡
Learn from the cutting edge!
#AdvancedDiploma #NonBinaryTherapy #CICS
He's an academic/clinician co-leading our Advanced Diploma. His PhD research is focused on non-binary client therapy practice. 💡
Learn from the cutting edge!
#AdvancedDiploma #NonBinaryTherapy #CICS