COSRT

SAVE THE DATE: December 10, 2026.

COSRT’s 50th Anniversary Conference: Defining the Future

Join practitioners, researchers, educators and allied professionals at Mary Ward House, London, or online on 10 December 2026.

The conference will celebrate 50 years of COSRT while exploring the knowledge, research, standards and partnerships shaping psychos*xual therapy and relationship therapy.

Speakers, programme information and booking details will be announced soon.

Fifty years ago, we began building professions. Today we define their future. Together.

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Mark World Sexual Health Day With Us.

Radical Body Compassion for Every Body: A Biopsychosocial Approach to Sexual Health

Friday 4 September 2026
2pm–4pm | Online | 2 CPD hours

Led by Dr Natasha Langan and Elizabeth Watkins Price, this interactive workshop will explore how social, cultural and relational experiences shape our relationships with our bodies and influence s*xual wellbeing, intimacy, desire and pleasure.

Participants will explore Radical Body Compassion, body liberation, trauma-informed mindful compassion and their application within psychos*xual and relationship therapy.

Book your place: https://www.cosrtlearn.org.uk/product/4-sep-26-radical-body-compassion-for-every-body-a-biopsychosocial-approach-to-s*xual-health/

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4 Sep 26: Radical Body Compassion for Every Body: A Biopsychosocial Approach to Sexual Health | COSRTlearn Mark World Sexual Health Day by exploring the World Association for Sexual Health's Every Body theme through a biopsychosocial lens on s*xual health and the role of mindful compassion practices in psychos*xual work.

New self access class now available on COSRTlearn

Working with Newly Formed Couples and Blended Families

Led by Professor Hannah Sherbersky, this practical three hour class supports therapists working with the complex relationships, competing loyalties and boundary dilemmas that can arise across blended families and multiple households.

Through short videos, case vignettes and guided exercises, participants will explore systemic tools, co parenting interventions, communication strategies, repair rituals and approaches to ethical and safeguarding considerations.

The class includes a practical toolkit for use in therapy and a 20 question multiple choice assessment.

Working with Newly Formed Couples and Blended Families | COSRTlearn This self-access class equips therapists to support newly formed couples and blended families using systemic tools, boundary-setting strategies, co-parenting interventions and guided exercises to navigate complex multi-household relationships confidently and ethically.

Join us on World Sexual Health Day 2026

Friday 4 September, 2pm–4pm, for:

Radical Body Compassion for Every Body: A Biopsychosocial Approach to Sexual Health

Inspired by the World Association for Sexual Health’s 2026 theme, Every Body, this two-hour online workshop will explore how physical, psychological, social and cultural experiences shape body image, intimacy, desire, pleasure and s*xual wellbeing.

Led by Dr Natasha Langan and Elizabeth Watkins Price, the session will introduce Radical Body Compassion and consider how mindfulness- and compassion-based practices can support psychos*xual assessment, formulation and therapeutic work.

The workshop includes guided reflection, an experiential trauma-informed practice, clinical discussion and a case study exploring the intersection of neurodivergence and women’s health.

Book your place through COSRTlearn.

4 Sep 26: Radical Body Compassion for Every Body: A Biopsychosocial Approach to Sexual Health | COSRTlearn Mark World Sexual Health Day by exploring the World Association for Sexual Health's Every Body theme through a biopsychosocial lens on s*xual health and the role of mindful compassion practices in psychos*xual work.

New self-access class: An Introduction to Forensic Contexts in Psychos*xual and Relationship Therapy

Psychos*xual and relationship therapists may encounter complex presentations where s*xual behaviour intersects with the law, safeguarding responsibilities and criminal justice processes.

Led by Simon Wilson this two-hour self-access class introduces the key legal, ethical and professional considerations practitioners need to work safely and confidently. It explores the boundaries between therapeutic practice and forensic assessment, supports safe clinical formulation, and helps therapists recognise when consultation, referral or multidisciplinary working is required.

An Introduction to Forensic Contexts in Psychos*xual and Relationship Therapy | COSRTlearn A self-access class exploring legal, ethical and safeguarding considerations in forensic psychos*xual practice, helping therapists understand professional boundaries, formulate safely and recognise when referral, consultation or multidisciplinary working is needed.

Infidelity and Feminist Couple Therapy: What the Research Tells Us

How might our understanding of infidelity change when gender, power and wider social influences are brought explicitly into the therapeutic picture?

Join psychotherapist and PhD Candidate Elena Harris for this free COSRT Research Learning Session exploring original qualitative research into how feminist couple therapists understand infidelity, power, gender and dominant social discourse — and what the findings may mean for clinical practice.

Reserved exclusively for COSRT Accredited and Senior Accredited Members.

Connecting research and practice

The COSRT Research Learning Session series forms part of COSRT’s wider commitment to promoting research and knowledge creation and helping practitioners engage directly with the evidence shaping psychos*xual and relationship therapy.

The series sits alongside COSRT’s work with Sexual and Relationship Therapy, its multidisciplinary journal published by Taylor & Francis.

Through these focused learning sessions, COSRT aims to create a space where members can engage directly with researchers, explore how studies have been designed and conducted, critically examine findings, and consider what emerging evidence may mean for clinical practice.

Book your place through COSRTlearn.

11 Aug 26: Infidelity, and Feminist Couple Therapy: What the Research Tells Us | COSRTlearn Explore original research into how feminist couple therapists understand the role of gender, power, and dominant discourse in infidelity, and what the findings may mean for clinical practice.

New Live Seminar
Narcissism, Intimacy and Relationships: Trauma-Informed Clinical Practice

Narcissistic relationship dynamics can profoundly affect intimacy, trust and relational safety.

Join Dr Sarah Ashton for a practical, trauma-informed exploration of how narcissistic personality characteristics may shape attachment, consent and relationship functioning, including coercive control, infidelity, compulsive s*xual behaviour and problematic po*******hy use.

Develop practical skills in assessment, formulation and therapeutic intervention, while exploring boundaries, countertransference and practitioner self-awareness.

Booking now open via COSRTlearn.

19 Nov 26: Narcissism, Intimacy and Relationships: Trauma-Informed Clinical Practice | COSRTlearn Develop practical tools for understanding and working with the complex impact of narcissistic relationship dynamics on intimacy and relational well-being.

New research published in Sexual and Relationship Therapy, COSRT’s official journal, explores the links between relationship quality, casual s*x, attitudes towards infidelity and gender.

The study suggests that lower relationship quality may increase the likelihood of engaging in casual s*x, which may in turn be associated with a greater risk of infidelity. It also found that men tended to report more favourable attitudes towards having multiple partners than women.

Read the article:
https://doi.org/10.1080/14681994.2026.2651359

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Editor-in-Chief Opportunity

Sexual and Relationship Therapy Journal is seeking a new Editor-in-Chief.

This is an exciting opportunity for an academic leader with expertise in psychos*xual and relationship therapy, s*xual health, psychology, public health, medicine or related fields to help shape the journal’s editorial vision and champion high-quality research.

Applications close 6 August 2026, with the appointment beginning in April 2027.

Find out more and apply below:

Editor-in-Chief needed for Sexual and Relationship Therapy Editor-in-Chief needed for Sexual and Relationship Therapy