Helpful Organisations

There are other sources of help, many of which can be accessed without GP referral. These include private clinics and non-medical psychosexual therapists. Some have centres in and around Edinburgh where there are experienced psychosexual therapists as well as relationship counsellors. A list of some services in the area is given below, all of these will request some form of payment; the not-for profit organisations have a means-tested approach to payment.

College of Sexual and Relationships Therapy (COSRT)

UK-wide organisation holding contact details for private sexual and relationship therapists who are registered with and regulated by COSRT.

Relationships Scotland

Offer relationship counselling and psychosexual therapy at centres across Scotland.

The Association of Sex Addiction and Compulsivity

A not-for-profit organisation that provides information and support on sex and porn addiction and compulsivity.

The Reward Foundation 

Organisation providing free, independent information about porn addiction prevention and recovery strategies

Bright Light Relationship Counselling

Provider of relationship counselling in Scotland, offering a range of services throughout the Lothians.

The Spark Counselling

Offer counselling and psychosexual therapy at branches across Scotland including Edinburgh.