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East Midlands Campus – Nottingham
Starts Sunday 17 January 2027
Monthly teaching: Sundays, 9.30am-5.30pm.
Triumph Road Jubilee Conference Centre
University of Nottingham, Jubilee Campus
Nottingham NG7 2TU
COSRT Level 7 Accredited Professional Qualification
Level 7 Diploma in Psychosexual and Relationship Psychotherapy
A qualifying, post-graduate specialist training for qualified talk therapists. Applications are open for the January 2027 Nottingham and Greenwich cohorts.
2 yearsPart-time specialist training
20 modulesAcross two academic years
150 hoursSupervised clinical placement
Two campusesNottingham and Greenwich
January 2027Applications now open
A qualifying COSRT-accredited diploma
The diploma is accredited by COSRT at Level 7 as a professional qualification in psychosexual and relationship therapy.
Successful graduation confers the right to register with COSRT on both the Psychosexual and Relationship Therapy (PRT) Register and the Relationship Therapy (RT) Register, and to practise as a psychosexual and relationship therapist.
Confirm the course on COSRT’s official Level 7 course listing.
Read COSRT’s accreditation announcement, which records its assessment of the course content, teaching framework and live teaching.
Choose your 2027 campus
Both cohorts follow the same accredited curriculum, assessment framework and clinical-placement requirements. The difference is the location and day of the monthly in-person teaching.
London Campus – Greenwich
Starts Saturday 30 January 2027
Monthly teaching: Saturdays, 9.30am-5.30pm.
The Deborah Ubee Trust
20 Egerton Drive
Greenwich, London SE10
Tuesday-evening supervision and reflective groups
Each cohort attends a separate online Tuesday-evening session each month, 5.30pm-8.30pm. Nottingham and Greenwich students remain in their own cohort groups for two hours of group supervision and case discussion, followed by one hour of facilitated reflective group process. Module 6 is a three-day in-person intensive incorporating skills implementation and clinical-placement sign-off.
What you will study
The curriculum integrates contemporary sexology, relationship psychotherapy, biomedical understanding and reflective clinical practice. It is pluralistic in philosophy and integrative in application.
Year 1 – Psychosexual practice
- Induction and introduction to psychosexual therapy
- Assessment, formulation and treatment planning
- Sexual medicine, biology and pathophysiology
- Sexual function difficulties across male/AMAB and female/AFAB presentations
- Equality, diversity, GSRD, kink and unusual sexual practices
- Domestic abuse and forensic presentations
- Mental health, pharmacology, disability, culture and religion
- Sex across the lifespan
Year 2 – Relationship practice
- Fundamentals of intimate-partner psychotherapy
- CBT, solution-focused, psychodynamic, attachment, humanistic, systemic and integrative approaches
- Neurodivergence, sex and relationships
- Affairs, betrayal and conflict
- Paths and barriers to parenthood
- Compulsive sexual behaviour and chemsex
- Trauma-informed psychosexual practice
- Emerging perspectives and final clinical assessment
Clinical placement and supervision
Students complete a 150-hour supervised clinical placement working with relevant psychosexual and relationship presentations. At least 70% of the supervised clinical practice must be delivered in person.
- Placements must be approved by the Course Director and meet IoPP and COSRT requirements.
- Clinical supervision is required at a minimum ratio of one hour for every six clinical hours.
- International placements may be considered where the setting, professional framework, insurance and supervision arrangements meet course and COSRT requirements.
Who can apply?
This is advanced specialist training for people who are already qualified to practise as talk therapists. Applicants should:
- Hold a recognised counselling, psychotherapy, practitioner psychology, psychiatry or equivalent talk-therapy qualification.
- Hold current registration that confers the right to practise with an appropriate UK professional body or statutory regulator, such as BACP, NCPS, UKCP, HCPC, BABCP, COSCA, ACC or UKAHPP, or an accepted international equivalent.
- Be prepared for Level 7 academic work, reflective learning, personal development and supervised complex clinical practice.
- Have appropriate professional indemnity arrangements through an employer, clinical service or individual policy, as relevant to their practice.
International applicants are welcome. Any request for an online attendance arrangement must be discussed with IoPP before enrolment so that eligibility, professional-practice arrangements and any applicable COSRT requirements can be confirmed.
Assessment and professional development
Assessment
Students complete six written submissions, two clinical case presentations and a professional portfolio demonstrating the integration of academic, clinical and reflective learning.
Personal and professional development
Students complete at least 50 hours of personal development over the programme, including a minimum of 20 hours of individual personal therapy. Facilitated reflective group work forms part of the course.
What our students say
Students describe a rigorous, clinically relevant programme delivered within a thoughtful and supportive learning community.
“The training I have received through the Institute of Psychosexual Psychotherapy has been of an exceptionally high standard. The teaching is academically rigorous, clinically relevant, and underpinned by a deep understanding of the complexities of psychosexual work.”
AdrianaMedical Doctor
“I really appreciate how thoughtfully designed and professionally delivered the programme is. I’m grateful and proud to be part of such a supportive and professional community.”
MinaMidwife, Counsellor & PhD Candidate
“This has been one of my most fun, rewarding and enriching learning experiences ever. It is not just the quality of the course content and resources, but also the helpful, warm and accommodating learning environment.”
HalimaPsychologist & SexologistApply for the January 2027 intake
Choose the Nottingham Sunday cohort or the Greenwich Saturday cohort in the application form. You may also email IoPP to request a Word version of the application form.