Julie is our Clinical Director and Director of the Contemporary Institute of Clinical Sexology. She is a UKCP Registered and Accredited general psychotherapist, COSRT Senior Accredited Sex and Relationship Therapist and COSRT Accredited Clinical Supervisor. Julie has extensive experience working with sex and relationship themes both in the NHS and in private practice. Julie is a Pink Therapy endorsed GSRD Aware Trainer.
Lorraine McGinlay is an Accredited member of BACP and COSRT and a Clinical Supervisor. Lorraine supports our service in the role of Clinical Supervisor. Lorraine was elected on to the board of trustees for COSRT in 2014 and is currently their longest serving trustee.
Lorraine has volunteered her time to support a wide range of disability organisations including Hertfordshire Action of Disability (HAD) and the MS Therapy Centre in which she previously held the position of Chair and was instrumental in modernising the centre and creating a broader spectrum of accessibility. She has been a key speaker at a wide range of local and national events which have included mental health, disability and sexual therapy. As well as a volunteer she fundraises for various charities including Cancer Hair Care, a local charity helping people deal with hair loss due to chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
Kathy holds a combined role in our team, both supporting Sex Therapy Herts as our Practice Manager and supporting CICS as Course Administrator. She has spent her working life in mental health, initially as an NHS administrator at Fairfield Hospital and latterly as Practice Manager for Local Counselling Centre. Kathy brings with her an in-depth knowledge of different healthcare models and healthcare providers. A naturally warm and empathic person, Kathy has enormous skill at helping our clients access the appropriate help they need.
If you have an enquiry about accessing psychosexual or relationship therapy, please contact Kathy on kathy@contemporarypsychotherapy.co.uk
As well as being a COSRT Accredited Sex and Relationship Therapist, Krystal is also a qualified nurse and is registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) and the Royal College of Nursing (RCN). Krystal is the Director of Local Counselling Centre (LCC), a high quality, accessible counselling service to local communities in Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire.
