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Jake Yearsley
- Location: Online, or from mid Devon.
- Offers online appointments: Yes
- Gender: Trans masculine
- Ethnicity: White, British
- Sexuality: Queer
- Registration number: BACP 00718728
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Practice description
I am a qualified Psychosynthesis Counsellor (pgDip), Psychosexual therapist (pgDip) and Supervisor (pgDip) with special focus on gender, sexual and relationship diversity.
Having a trans history myself (AFAB/ trans masculine), I understand the medical and legal process of gender reassignment. I am aware there is no homogenity of trans and non-binary identities, we all have different stories to tell. Through my experience and knowledge of the trans communities, I have an understanding of the wider social context that also impacts on the identity of gender and sexually diverse peoples.
I do not make assumptions about the client’s pronouns or sexuality and I do not assume the client’s intention of therapy is always about their gender or sexuality. I offer a respectful space where all computations of relationship styles, sexualities and gender identities are not seen as problematic. Apart from my private practice, I have worked with The Clare project, Brighton, LGBT Switchboard, Brighton and ‘All Sorts’ project for LGBTQ+ youth in Brighton.
I was also the lead tutor teaching Gender, Sex and Relationship Diversity to psychotherapist trainees at the Minster Centre, London for 10 years.
Therapy qualifications
Supervision training, Pg Dip, Contemporary institute for Clinical sexology (CICS) - 2024-2025
Psychosexual therapy, Pg Dip, Centre for Psychosexual Health – 2018
Somatic Trauma Therapy - Cambridge Body Psychotherapy Centre, Babette Rothschild – 2015
Emotional Freedom Training (level 2) - 2014.
Psychosynthesis Counselling – Pg Dip - Psychosynthesis Trust, UEA – 2014
Other therapy skills
I hold extensive trainings in trauma through NICAM, and PESI training centres
GSRD aware Trainer, Pink Therapy, 2019
Working Alongside Trans, Gender Diverse and Questioning people, Gendered Intelligence, 2018
Essentials in GSD - Pink Therapy, 2015
Pink Therapy trainings and conferences since 2015
General skills
My working background and experience has been very eclectic from many years working in the media and creative industries, to 10 years working as a gardener/horticulturalist.