Sexual Abuse therapists in Cheltenham, England
Browse Sexual Abuse therapists in Cheltenham, England, United Kingdom. Compare credentials, specialties and therapeutic approach. Contact a therapist to learn more.
Sexual Abuse
Jimi Katsis
Registered Psychotherapist, MA psych, Dip SW
Sexual abuse breaks something fundamental—your sense of safety in your own body, your ability to trust, your right to say no. The impact doesn't end when the abuse ends. It shows up in relationships, in how you feel about yourself, in anxiety or depression or dissociation that doesn't make sense until you connect it back.
Many survivors spend years not naming it as abuse, minimizing what happened, or believing they should be "over it" by now. There's no timeline for this. Your nervous system is still protecting you from something that felt life-threatening, even if rationally you know you're safe now.
We work carefully and at your pace. This isn't about forcing you to relive everything in graphic detail—that re-traumatizes, it doesn't heal. Instead, we work to help your nervous system understand that the threat is over, while processing what happened in a way that doesn't overwhelm you.
You're not broken. Your responses make complete sense given what you survived. Healing is possible, but it takes time, safety, and someone who understands trauma from the inside. If you're ready to explore this work, reach out. We'll start with a free consultation to see if I'm the right fit.
27 Years Experience
Online in Cheltenham, England (Online Only)
Sexual Abuse
Emma Poxon
Counsellor/Therapist, MA Person-Centred Experiential Counselling
Sexual abuse is an incredibly painful thing to experience, as your therapist I am here to be with you, reminding you that you are not alone. We can explore what you have experienced without fear of it being "too much". Therapy is a space wherein you can say and do anything, and I am here to be your support throughout this, allowing the pain to have a space to dissipate in. You are not a problem to be fixed, my aim as your therapist is to try to provide the right conditions to allow you to explore whatever you want to bring to therapy to support your growth. This isn't a therapeutic approach wherein I will set a treatment plan or tell you what to do. We will work together as a partnership rather than me taking away your autonomy. I absolutely love the work I do, it is the biggest privilege being let into people’s personal worlds and seeing the immense growth of my clients. I hope to hear from you soon!
7 Years Experience
Online in Cheltenham, England (Online Only)
Sexual Abuse
Chris Chicoteau
Counsellor/Therapist, Master of Counselling, IFS Level 2
Address the trauma associated with sexual abuse and reclaim your confidence in people and yourself.
16 Years Experience
Online in Cheltenham, England
Sexual Abuse
Dr Paul Garden
Psychologist, Doctorate in Psychology, DPsych, MSc with Distinction, BSc First Class Honours.
The trauma around having been sexually abused is often very subtle and insidious, felt in the background almost as if it belongs elsewhere. Its impact on your life can be far reaching. I have a particular interest in supporting people to come to terms with this impact, and to rebuild and move on with their lives.
11 Years Experience
Online in Cheltenham, England
Sexual Abuse
Saffron Marriner
Counsellor/Therapist, MBACP (Accred)
An integrative and trauma-informed approach is one of the most effective ways to support survivors with your healing process. This approach combines the empathic and person-centred principles of humanistic therapy with the sensitivity to trauma's impact on a survivor's mental, emotional and physical wellbeing. Counselling survivors of sexual abuse requires a compassionate, empathic and trauma-informed approach that prioritises your safety, autonomy and empowerment. By integrating humanistic principles with trauma-informed care, I provide a holistic and supportive environment that fosters healing and resilience. This approach not only addresses the immediate impact of sexual trauma but also empowers survivors to reclaim your sense of self and move forward with strength and hope.
22 Years Experience
Online in Cheltenham, England
Cheltenham is a Gloucestershire spa town known for its Regency architecture, the Cheltenham Festival horse racing meeting, a major literary festival, and as the home of GCHQ—the British intelligence and signals agency that employs thousands of highly vetted specialists in the area. The presence of GCHQ creates a distinctive and largely invisible mental health dynamic, as intelligence professionals face security restrictions that limit what they can discuss in therapy, and the stress of classified work and high-security employment creates specific confidentiality considerations for practitioners. Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services, and a well-developed private therapy sector serves the relatively affluent Cheltenham population. Common therapy concerns include high-security employment stress and confidentiality challenges, anxiety and relationship difficulties in a professional community under significant institutional pressure, and the more general concerns of an affluent market town with a strong sense of its own identity.
Sexual Abuse therapists in Cheltenham, England Statistics
Sexual Abuse therapists in Cheltenham, England average 16 years of experience and charge around ¤109 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The top treatment approaches are Integrative Therapy (59%), Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) (59%), and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) (49%).
Average years in practice
16 Years Experience
Average cost per session
¤109
Accept insurance
49%
Offer sliding scale
46%
Gender ID
| 65% |
Female |
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| 33% |
Male |
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| 2% |
Non-Binary |
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Session Type
| 71% |
In Person and Online |
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| 29% |
Online Only |
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Top Treatment Approaches
| 59% | Integrative Therapy |
| 59% | Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) |
| 49% | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) |
| 41% | Existential / Humanistic Therapy |
| 39% | Psychodynamic Therapy |
| 32% | Internal Family Systems (IFS) |
| 32% | Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) |
Ages Served
| 98% | Adult |
| 68% | Young Adult |
| 56% | Senior |
| 54% | Teen |
| 22% | Children |
Client Focus
| 76% | Women |
| 63% | Men |
| 61% | LGBTQ+ |
| 49% | Christian |
| 49% | Persons with Disabilities |