Kink-Aware Therapy Therapists in Brighton & Hove

What is Kink-Aware Therapy?

Kink-aware therapy is a specialized form of counselling that provides a safe, non-judgmental space for individuals who engage in alternative sexual practices, such as BDSM, kink, or other consensual non-normative sexual behaviors. Many individuals in these communities face stigma or misunderstanding, which can affect their emotional well-being and relationships.

The Role of Kink-Aware Therapy

Kink-aware therapy helps individuals and couples explore their sexual identities and relationships without fear of judgment. Counsellors trained in kink-aware therapy understand the unique challenges that individuals in the kink community may face, providing support and guidance in navigating these challenges while promoting emotional health and relationship satisfaction.

Improving Communication and Boundaries

Therapy focuses on improving communication within relationships, helping partners discuss their needs, desires, and boundaries openly and respectfully. Counselling helps individuals create healthy, consensual relationships that foster trust and understanding.

Addressing Relationship and Identity Issues

Kink-aware therapy also helps individuals address any relationship or identity issues they may be facing, such as shame, guilt, or fear of judgment. Therapy offers a space for individuals to explore their identities and develop greater self-acceptance.

  • Providing non-judgmental support
  • Improving communication and boundaries
  • Addressing relationship challenges
  • Promoting emotional health and self-acceptance

Kink-Aware Therapy specialists based in Brighton & Hove

All therapists listed are verified and based in Brighton & Hove.

Cerrie Lantrua Brighton

Cerrie Lantrua

Counsellor

Clients often tell me how much they value having a space where they feel understood, where they don’t have to explain their neurodivergence or justify their experiences.I am neurodivergent myself, and I’m open about that. It’s not something I see as a limitation, but as something that shapes how I understand, relate, and connect. Alongside my training and experience, this gives me a way of seeing things that often helps clients feel recognised in ways they may not have experienced before.I’m naturally creative and tend to think outside the box, which allows me to consider different perspectives and gently step into what it might be like to be you, not from a place of judgement, but from a genuine willingness to understand.At the same time, I don’t assume your experience is the same as anyone else’s. No two people are the same. A big part of what I offer is taking the time to learn what you need, how you experience things, and what support feels right for you.You are the expert on yourself. My role isn’t to tell you what to do or who to be, but to walk alongside you as you begin to understand yourself more fully.I aim to create a space where you feel safe enough to be real. Where you don’t have to mask, filter, or find the “right” way to say things. A space where you can feel seen, heard, and genuinely understood. 

BACPRegistered

Jaz Stroe Brighton

Jaz Stroe

Therapist / Counsellor

A Registered Member of the BACP, I've trained extensively in psychodynamic psychotherapy and counselling, working with the past, memories, dreams and the unconscious. I also volunteer with two leading mental health organisations and benefit from bi-weekly supervision to deepen my knowledge and approach.I’m also a third-culture person. I grew up in the UK with mixed Romanian and Serbian heritage. I know what it's like to perform versions of yourself while quietly feeling like someone else. Cultural identity, migration, belonging and othering are all woven into my psychology and therapeutic practice.I aim to maintain a genuinely inclusive space across culture, identity, sexual orientation, relationship structure, faith, and background. I don't work from a single script of what a person, a relationship, or a life should look like. I work within an ethic of non-harm, to self and to others, and I ask the same of the therapeutic space we share.Ultimately, I came into this work wanting to understand and aid my own mental wellbeing. I've had personal therapy for over a decade. I can only take you as far as I've gone myself, and I've gone deep. In other words, you're in safe hands, and you will be held week after week, for as long as you keep showing up.

BACPRegistered

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