Our Faculty

Bernd Leygraf co-founded a number of organisations (London Men’s Forum, UK Standing Conference on Sexual Abuse of Men, the Centre for Personal and Professional Development, the Whittington Hospital Psychotherapy Clinic, the Hungarian Gestalt Association, NAOS Institute). He co-authored with Judi Keshet-Orr the first MSc in Humanistic Psychotherapy and the first Masters programme in Psychosexual & Relationship Therapy in the UK. He also authored or co-authored, as well as led, several masters programmes in the UK, primarily at South Bank University, Middlesex University, Westminster and the University of Surrey. He was external examiner to various universities in the UK.

A former Chair of the Professional Standards and Accreditation Board at the European Association for Counselling, and Ethics Committee of COSRT, Bernd works currently with trainees, from over 40 countries. he is familiar with and interested in working with issues of cultural difference. At this moment Bernd is working on a book titled: Developing Cultural Sensitivity in Psychosexual Therapy: Global Perspectives, that will be published in 2026

Bernd is proud to have supported – alongside Judi Keshet-Orr – a significant number of sex and couples therapists in shaping their own professional identities and careers, both in the UK and further afield. Some of them have moved into offering specialist sex addiction clinics; others are now trainers in this field in their own right.Clinically speaking, from 2017 Bernd focuses on working with celebrity clients and on men in leadership, both nationally and globally.

Justyna is a COSRT-accredited psychosexual and relationship psychotherapist and the founder of JKL Therapy Centre. She specialises in working with individuals, couples, and diverse relationships facing a range of psychosexual and relationship challenges, including intimacy difficulties, sexual dysfunctions, infidelity, and trauma.

Originally from Eastern Europe, she brings a deep understanding of how cultural backgrounds shape relationships and sexuality. She works relationally, integrating trauma-informed approaches with a focus on neurodivergence and intersectional identities.

She has extensive experience in sexual health, having served as Lead Sexual Health & HIV Adviser in the NHS and as a psychosexual therapist in hospital and community settings. She is also a clinical supervisor.

Dermot is an accredited psychotherapist specialising in relationship and psychosexual therapy. Dermot has specialist training in child and adolescent psychotherapy and works in private practice in Dublin, Ireland. He is a supervisor and trainer.

Dermot He holds an MA in Creative Psychotherapy, a diploma in Creative Supervision, the London Diploma in Psychosexual and Relationship Therapy, and an Advanced Diploma in Relationship Psychotherapy.

Dermot has experience working in education at the primary, secondary and third levels, and he has worked in education in Ireland and the UK.

Previously, Dermot was on a child safeguarding advisory panel for a roman catholic church religious order in Ireland, advising on child safeguarding policy and case management. As an extension of this safeguarding role, Dermot has worked therapeutically with those who sexually offend against children.