Dr Bradley Starkey
About the Therapist
In terms of theoretical orientation I am trained in person-centred counselling, I have also completed additional specialist training to work with clients presenting with CSBD (compulsive sexual behaviour disorder), and I have also trained as a 5Rhythms movement meditation teacher. Working together, I support and empower my clients to find out what it is that they need.
One of the principle aims is to create a safe, permissive and reliable space where you will not feel shamed or judged for sharing whatever is on your mind. In nature, seeds only grow when the conditions are right and in counselling the absence of threat contributes to creating a condition of safety which is conducive to the growth of the human psyche.
I will respect your right to share as little or as much as your feel comfortable with, so that together we can work out what you might be looking for from counselling, what you might need and what the best way forward for you might be. I will not ‘make you’ do anything or put any pressure or demands upon you but will support you, and sometimes challenge you, to identify what it is that you need.
- Gay
CPCAB Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling Link to professional body: https://www.bacp.co.uk/therapists/378069/bradley-starkey/faversham-me13
Award | Awarding body | Year of award |
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Level 3 Certificate in Counselling Studies | CPCAB | 2016 |
Level 2 Certificate in Counselling Skills | CPCAB | 2015 |
Accredited 5Rhythms Teacher Training | 5RTA | 2014 |
Certificate in Psychosynthesis (Essentials) | Psychosynthesis and Education Trust | 2002 |
Not enough?
The feeling of not being enough lurks in the background of a whole range of presenting issues such as low self-esteem, low mood, depression, relationship problems, lack of confidence, lack of certainty, lack direction in life, lack of purpose, anxiety, career problems, body image problems, addictions and obsessions, feeling lost etc. With my counselling support, clients are able to explore where such negative and limiting beliefs have come from and they work towards growing a more generous, life enhancing and affirmative view of themselves.
Counselling for Compulsive Sexual Behaviour
Sometimes people attempt to cover up thoughts and feelings of not being enough, and/or to distract themselves from difficult feelings such as boredom, loneliness, overwhelm or stress. One of the methods of doing this is through the use of sex and porn. Maybe we all do this to some extent. However, used over time as a means of self soothing and/or as a way of regulating emotion, sex and the watching of pornography can become compulsive whereby instead of it being something pleasurable and enjoyable, it becomes something that people can easily become enslaved by. It used to be thought that compulsive behaviours were a result of past trauma or attachment issues (difficulties in forming relationships) but increasingly evidence is suggesting that whilst past trauma and attachment issues can certainly contribute to the development of compulsive behaviour, people are increasingly becoming reliant on porn purely because nowadays it is a much more accessible go-to. Since 2007, with the introduction of the i-phone and broadband, there has been an explosion in the amount of pornography online and access to porn has never been easier. And whilst compulsive porn use can affect people of all ages, evidence suggests that it is increasingly becoming a problem for young people. What used to be classed as hard-core porn, and even illegal porn, is now so readily accessible: just a click or two away, and this material is negatively impacting upon the way that young people are coming to view relationships, sexuality, emotions and their bodies.
If the use of sex and pornography has got to the point in your life where it has become compulsive – where, despite your best efforts you are unable to stop thinking about it or to stop acting out sexually, if it has started to have an impact on your partner, family, work, finances and/or health, then help is available. It is possible to recover. It is possible to take steps forwards that are in alignment with your authentic goals and values in life.
Take action and get in touch now. I look forward to hearing from you.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Art therapy
- Body psychotherapy
- Compassion-focused therapy
- Dance movement psychotherapy
- Humanistic
- Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS)
- Person-Centred
- Psychosynthesis
- Solution Focused Brief Therapy
- Transpersonal
- BDSM | Kink
- Bi- | Pansexual
- Consensual non-monogamy
- Gay
- Lesbian
- Queer
- Questioning
- Survivors of attempted conversion therapy
- Trans
- One to one
- No adaptation
- Adults
- Seniors (60+)
- Young adults (16-24)
- Online
- In Person
£55 - £75 per 50 minute session. Reduced fee is for counselling students (if required). Incentives for block booking (if required).
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