Dr Nate Speare (Online Therapy)

Hello, my name is Dr Nate Speare (he/him). I am a UKCP-registered psychotherapist offering online LGBTQ+ affirmative psychotherapy. As a Queer therapist, I recognise the importance of working in ways that feel emotionally safe, culturally informed, and affirming of complexity and difference. My practice is grounded in anti-oppressive, trauma-informed, and culturally sensitive ways of working.

I aim to provide a reflective and collaborative space where you can think openly about your experiences, relationships, sexuality, identity, and emotional life. I believe the therapeutic relationship itself can become an important place to explore patterns of intimacy, shame, self-protection, vulnerability, or disconnection that may emerge both within therapy and elsewhere in life.

I have extensive experience working with sexuality and intimacy, psychosexual concerns, sexual health and HIV, compulsive sexual behaviour, drug and alcohol issues, and the long-term impact of trauma and difficult early relational experiences.

Alongside private practice, I currently work psychotherapeutically within specialist NHS mental health services and have a longstanding background in NHS sexual health. I originally qualified with the BACP in 2013, became UKCP registered in 2024, and have also completed a Doctorate in Counselling Psychology and Psychotherapy.

Starting therapy can feel vulnerable, particularly if you have struggled to feel understood elsewhere. I aim to offer a compassionate, thoughtful, and non-judgemental space where we can explore what feels difficult at a pace that feels manageable. You are welcome to reach out if this way of working resonates with you.