Therapists and Counsellors Directory
Rachel McDonald
- Location: Oxford and Faringdon (Oxfordshire)
- Offers online appointments: Yes
- Gender: Non binary
- Sexuality: Queer
- False Under Sixteen
- False Sixteen to Eighteen
- True Over Eighteen
- False Families
Practice description
I welcome people of all gender identities, sexual practices and orientations, and relationship structures, and I am kink-knowledgeable.
I offer psychotherapy to individuals, working with a wide range of issues, including trauma, abuse, anxiety, self-harm, dissociation, OCD, the impact of mental and physical health problems, and struggling to find meaning in life. Therapy is also a wonderful opportunity to explore ourselves, resulting in a better quality of life and more affirming connections of all kinds.
I have a particular interest in working with sex and also offer psychosexual therapy (also known as sex therapy) to individuals, couples and polycules, working with all kinds of sexual issues, including difficulties with sex related to trauma or dysphoria, discrepancy of desire or other sexual issues within relationships, erectile problems, premature ejaculation, pelvic pain, vaginismus, orgasm problems, and low desire.
I work gently and compassionately with my clients to build trust and create a space which feels safe enough to explore whatever you need to bring to our sessions.
Therapy qualifications
PGCert Psychodynamic Counselling
PGDip Psychodynamic Practice
Working towards a Diploma in Psychosexual Therapy
General skills
Trauma, sexual violence, intimate partner violence, sex therapy