Sex Arousal & Ageing 18th 19th April 2026 IN PERSON – EALING, WEST LONDON

SEX AROUSAL AND AGEING
for couple therapists and for
therapists who usually work one to one and
want to explore more about working with couples

IN PERSON & FACE TO FACE
WORKSHOP OVER 2 DAYS
in Ealing, WEST london, UK
WE ARE RUNNING ONE IN PERSON VERSION
OF EACH OF THE SIX MODULES

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DATES:  Saturday 18th & Sunday 19th April 2026

TIMES:  9.45am-5.15pm (BST) Saturday
                  9.30am-5.00pm (BST) Sunday

LOCATION: IN PERSON FACE TO FACE : THE BENEDICTINE INSTITUTE, OVERTON HOUSE, 74 CASTLEBAR ROAD, EALING, LONDON, W5 2DD  (FOR VENUE DETAILS CLICK HERE)

TRAINER: Bernd Leygraf scroll down to see more about the trainer

COST:      £270 if booked by 18th February 2026,
                   £290 if booked by 18th March 2026,
                   £320 Full Price

Refreshments and food: Lunch is not included in this price. Please bring a packed lunch with you.  Tea and coffee will be provided.

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If your booking is accepted that means there was space for you.  If it is full, email sambaker.pa@gmail.com to join the ‘reserve list’.  Then, if anyone drops out we will notify you, if there is a ‘last minute’ place  for you.  We will also let you know when we plan a new date.

BREAKS
Generally, each day will include two breaks of about fifteen minutes each, and a five minute break.

PRE WORKSHOP PREPARATION
There is one exercise of approximately 15-20 minutes that you will be required to complete before the start of the workshop. There is no other homework for this course.

CONTENT OF THE COURSE:

By the end of this course you will have

  • Thought about sexual drive, desire, arousal and orgasm
  • Looked at anatomy of cis men, cis women, people who are intersex and transgender
  • Considered the sexual excitation centre (turn-ons) and the sexual inhibition centre (turn offs)
  • Understood how context affects sexual functioning
  • Looked at childhood development and sexual scripts
  • Learnt about the ageing process with regards to sexual functioning
  • Considered what is within the scope of a couples therapist, and what issues would need referring to a psychosexual therapist
  • Practiced role play situations discussing sex, sexuality or ageing

Please note:  the content of this course is of a sexual nature and many of the images shown are very explicit.  However, all content is relevant to the course.

ABOUT THE TRAINER: Bernd Leygraf

Consultant Psychotherapist co-founded a number of organisations (London Men’s Forum, UK Standing Conference on Sexual Abuse of Men, the Centre for Personal and Professional Development, the Whittington Hospital Psychotherapy Clinic, the Hungarian Gestalt Association, NAOS Institute). He co-authored with Judi Keshet-Orr the first MSc in Humanistic Psychotherapy and the first Masters programme in Psychosexual & Relationship Therapy in the UK. He also authored or co-authored, as well as led, several masters programmes in the UK, primarily at South Bank University, Middlesex University, Westminster and the University of Surrey. He was external examiner to various universities in the UK.

A former Chair of the Professional Standards and Accreditation Board at the European Association for Counselling, and Ethics Committee of COSRT, Bernd works currently with trainees, from over 40 countries. He is familiar with and interested in working with issues of cultural difference.  His principal influences in sexological and couples work are David Schnarch, Joseph Zinker, Ellen Bader, Judith Hemming, Joan Lachkar, Judi Keshet-Orr and, as ever, his clients. 

In 2023 Bernd was given the Liz McElligot Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Profession of Psychosexual and Relationship Therapy and for the support and guidance he has provided to the field.

Bernd is proud to have supported – alongside Judi – a significant number of sex and couples therapists in shaping their own professional identities and careers – both in the UK and further afield; some even have moved into offering specialist sex addiction clinics; others are now trainers in this field in their own right. 

Bernd is delighted to be (founder and) Honorary Member of the Hungarian Gestalt Association. Clinically speaking Bernd focuses on working with celebrity clients, and on men in leadership, both nationally and globally.

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BREAKS : Generally, each day will include two breaks of about fifteen minutes each, and a five minute break.

PRE WORKSHOP PREPARATION : 
There is one exercise of approximately 15-20 minutes that you will be required to complete before the start of the workshop. There is no other homework for this course.

MAXIMUM NUMBERS : This workshop will have a maximum of 23 participants

APPROVED FOR CPD : This course has been approved by NCIP-  National Council Of Integrative Psychotherapists.  This course will give you 14 hours CPD

SLIDES AND EXERCISES : The handouts and exercises will be sent to you by email, one week before the workshop. We will ask you to PRINT THESE OUT before the workshop. If you have a problem printing them, we can print them and post them to you.  There will be a charge for this service of £12 in the UK£15 in Europe.   Please give us at least 2 weeks notice if you need this, as we may not be able to do this at short notice.  Please don’t read the handouts and exercises in advance.  We ask this because there may be things that, as a ‘therapist’ you won’t know about your ‘client’, and knowing this will lessen the impact of the exercise. 

SECOND SET OF HANDOUTS : After the workshop you will be asked to fill in a feedback form.  Completing this feedback form will give you a link to further handouts. Please write this link and password down, as you will need these to access the webpage where this comprehensive set of handouts are stored.  These handouts are available for you to download a copy onto your own desktop. You must complete the download within two weeks of the end of the workshop.  We ask you not to share any of the slides, exercises or handouts with other professionals who have not attended the workshop.  But you are welcome to share the occasional handout or page with clients.

EQUIPMENT YOU WILL NEED : You will need access to a printer to print the handouts (Please see Slides and Exercises above).

SIX MODULES ON HOW TO WORK WITH COUPLES : 
This course is part of the six module workshop organised by Juliet Grayson, for people who want to learn about working with couples or enhance their current skills.  For more info about the other modules go to https://therapyandcounselling.co.uk/certificate-in-working-with-couples/

Therapists Insurance: By booking on this workshop you confirm that you have sufficient insurance to offer therapy to the public. (We are required by the NCIP, who accredit this workshop, to ask you to confirm this).  If there is any discrepancy please let us know by contacting jonstow.cyh@gmail.com

CANCELLATIONS : Any request to change (eg defer to alternative dates) or cancel your place at a workshop, that is made at less than 21 days before the course start date will be charged in full.  Any cancellation / amendments / requests to defer before 21 days, will be subject to a 12.5% handling charge.

FOR MORE INFO : Look at https://therapyandcounselling.co.uk/certificate-in-working-with-couples/ or email: sambaker.pa@gmail.com or call Juliet Grayson on 01291 638805

CPD FORM : A Certificate of Attendance form for Continuous Professional Development will be sent by email once you have filled in the feedback form.  Please let us know when you book your 6th workshop in the Working With Couples series.  We will ask you to return the 5 certificates from the other workshops, and we will prepare a smart Certificate in Couples Therapy that you can hang on your wall.

FINAL CERTIFICATE : When you have completed all 6 workshops you can apply to have a smart Certificate in Couples Therapy to hang on your wall.  To claim this: please let us know when you book your 6th workshop in the Working With Couples series.  We will ask you to return the 5 certificates from the other workshops.  For more info see here: https://therapyandcounselling.co.uk/final-certificate

 

 

Organised by Inter-action Training Ltd