Marie Wilkes

Marie Wilkes


Registered Member MBACP

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Phone number
07510970538

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Therapist - Bristol

Bristol BS8
073 688 40779
Sessions from £70.00

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About me and my therapy practice

I am able to offer you a confidential space in which you can share your experiences without fear of being either judged or misheard. I will be there to support you through any difficult feelings that may emerge and to stay with you as you make any decisions which you feel are right for you. I understand how life can cause increased levels of stress and anxiety and how sometimes relationships can come under extra strain from the demands of everyday living.

Managing sexually compulsive behaviour can have a significantly detrimental impact on all areas of someone's life. The ripple effects from addiction can affect everyone close to the person with compulsive behaviour. I can offer a structured level of support in a warm, non-shaming environment where we can work together towards long lasting behaviour changes.

Couples therapy and relationships therapy forms an important part of my practice with the focus being on the relationship between the individuals, effective communication, becoming more self aware of own patterns of behaviour, taking responsibility and improving intimacy.

Session costs range from £70 for individual sessions to £95 for couples therapy. Please contact me for more information.

Practice description

I can work with people who display sexually compulsive behaviour and partners of people who display sexually compulsive behaviour.

I can also work with people who would like to improve their relationship

I am an ATSAC member - The Association for the Treatment of Sexual Addiction and Compulsivity

I am a COSRT member - College of Sexual and Relationship Therapists

I trained to work specifically with sex addiction and sexually compulsive behaviour at the Laurel Centre.

As sexually compulsive behaviour is very specific per individual it is difficult to list a set of specific symptoms. However, in exploring your behaviour consider the following:-

Does your sexual behaviour have a negative impact on other areas of your life?

Does your behaviour contradict your personal values?

Have you tried to stop certain behaviors but so far have failed?

Are you secretive or fear being discovered?

Are your behaviours increasing in frequency in order to achieve the same level of fulfillment?

Do you turn to sexual behaviour to help you deal with difficult emotions?

I am couples trained through The Grove and am accredited at level 5 by COSRT.

Has your relationship become static over the years?

Do you feel that you are losing your connection?

Is communication difficult?

Has sex become much less frequent than you would like it to be?

Has the demands of life taken the joy away from your relationship?

Do you feel as if trust has been broken?

Do you feel as if you have lost your own identity?

Feel free to get in touch if any of these statements feels familiar to you

My first session

I'm here to support you through a very personal and sometimes difficult process which can be extremely powerful. If you feel we could be a good fit please get in touch. I offer a free 30min telephone informal chat to help you decide if you’d like further sessions.

This will be your opportunity to ask me any questions, and for us to get to know each other a little. You will be under absolutely no pressure to agree to future sessions after the call. The decision will be completely up to you.

Our first session, with your agreement, will revolve around working to become more comfortable with the process of counselling, looking at the counselling contract and explaining anything within the contract which may be unclear, agreeing on session times and regularity and covering any other questions you may have. Its completely normal to be nervous during the first session and to have lots of questions. Working online we will also cover the procedure should our connection keep dropping out.

I aim to offer a shame free, non-judgemental and supportive environment in which to do this.

What I can help with

Addictions, Anxiety, Depression, Obsessions, OCD, Relationships, Sex-related issues, Sexual identity, Sexuality, Stress, Substance Dependency

Types of therapy

CBT, Cognitive, Integrative, Person centred, Psychodynamic, Transactional analysis

Clients I work with

Adults, Couples, Groups, Older adults

How I deliver therapy

Long term sessions, Online therapy, Short term sessions, Telephone therapy

Languages spoken

English