Silva Neves

Therapist Directory Listing Category: Psychotherapists and Counsellors

About the Therapist

About the therapist:

I offer clinical supervision to psychotherapists, psychologists, counsellors and other mental health professionals.
I am a Course Director for CICS (Contemporary Institute of Clinical Sexology).
I am an editorial board member of the journal Sex and Relationship Therapy.
I am a Clinical Associate with Pink Therapy.
I am the author of Compulsive Sexual Behaviours, a Psycho-Sexual Treatment Guide for Clinicians (Routledge, 2021) and Sexology: The Basics (Routledge, 2022).
I speak internationally on the topics of sex and relationships, compulsive sexual behaviours, trauma and grief.

Sexual identity:

Gay
Queer

Gender identity: Male

Gender history: As assigned at birth

Non-monogamy: No

Intersex: No

Neurodivergent: No

Accredited GSRD Therapist: Advanced

Qualifications - Links to websites:

Post-graduate Diploma in Psychosexual and Relationship Therapy. Awarded with distinction: The London Diploma in Psychosexual and Relationship Therapy. Middlesex University.

Advanced Diploma in Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy. Awarded with distinction.

Diploma in Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy. Awarded with distinction.

Diploma in Clinical Supervision (CPPD).

Diploma in Eating Disorders Practitioner (NCFED).

Diploma in Obesity Interventions Practitioner (NCFED).

Online Counselling Certificate - Webcam and Voice. Awarded with Distinction (OCST).

Further trainings

Certificate in Transformative Couples Therapy. Encounter-centred approach.

Completed training in Somatic Trauma Therapy. (Babette Rothschild).

Completed EMDR training. EMDR Extra (Training accredited by EMDR Association UK & Ireland).

Qualifications - Additional:

Professional memberships:

Accredited member of COSRT (College Of Sexual and Relationship Therapists).

Accredited COSRT supervisor.

Full clinical registered member of UKCP (UK Council for Psychotherapy).

Advanced Accredited Gender, Sexuality and Relationship Diversities Therapist (Pink Therapy)

Member of the British Society for Sexual Medicine (BSSM)

Member of the European Society for Sexual Medicine (ESSM)

Member of the International Society for Sexual Medicine (ISSM)

Accredited member of the National Counselling Society (NCS)

Registered Member of BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy)

Member of NCIP (The National Council of Integrative Psychotherapists)

Member of EMDR Association UK & Ireland

Experience and approach:

My model of psychotherapy is integrative and humanistic. It means that I will use different approaches from different therapeutic models to suit your needs best. I integrate psychotherapeutic modalities such as: Gestalt, Psychodynamic, CBT, ACT, Transactional Analysis combined with specific psycho-sexological knowledge and diverse relationships.

I specialise in the treatment of compulsive sexual behaviours. I do not work with the "sex addiction" model. I employ a sex-positive and ethical approach informed by contemporary sexology.

I also specialise in GSRD Therapy.

Approaches: