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Specialist therapy for emotional health and the patterns that shape your life.

Psychosexual, relationship, and trauma-informed therapy for individuals and couples - online and in London.

Specialist therapy for emotional health and the patterns that shape your life.

Psychosexual, relationship, and trauma-informed therapy for individuals and couples - online and in London.

Specialist therapy for emotional health and the patterns that shape your life.

Psychosexual, relationship, and trauma-informed therapy for individuals and couples - online and in London.

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The Aurelin Practice

The Aurelin Practice is a specialist psychotherapy service offering evidence-informed support for individuals and couples seeking clarity around intimacy, sexuality, and relational functioning. The practice integrates psychosexual therapy, relationship therapy, trauma-informed care, and contemporary psychological approaches into a coherent, grounded therapeutic process.

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Clients attend for a wide range of reasons - sexual functioning concerns, relational strain, trauma, identity questions, or a desire to understand longstanding emotional patterns. Clients are supported with precision, care, and a commitment to evidence-informed practice.

The focus is on understanding patterns, increasing emotional capacity, and supporting meaningful, sustainable change in relational and sexual wellbeing.

About the Founder

Gloria Sankey is a psychosexual and relationship psychotherapist specialising in the assessment and treatment of difficulties related to intimacy, sexuality, and relational dynamics.

Gloria is registered with the College of Sexual and Relationship Therapists (COSRT) and accredited by the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society (NCPS). She holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Psychosexual and Relationship Therapy and is completing the Advanced Diploma in Relationship Therapy with NAOS.

Alongside her clinical training, Gloria brings a rich academic foundation, having earned a First-Class BA (Hons) in Finance and an MSc in Corporate Governance. This background informs her nuanced understanding of the emotional and relational impact of high‑pressure professional environments, and the ways organisational demands, responsibility, and identity intersect with psychological wellbeing.

With more than 25 years of professional experience across the NHS, private healthcare, and the third sector, Gloria offers a depth of perspective shaped by work within the Psychosexual Units at Croydon Hospital and South West London Sexual Health Service, as well as extensive practice in community and private settings.

Her work is integrative, drawing from psychodynamic, attachment-based, cognitive behavioural, somatic, and specialist psychosexual models. She supports clients in understanding how developmental experiences, belief systems, and relational patterns shape their current emotional and sexual wellbeing.

Gloria’s clinical interests include sexual functioning difficulties, compulsive sexual behaviours, pornography-related concerns, sexual trauma, identity and self-esteem issues, and the relational dynamics of polyamory and consensual non-monogamy.

Clinical Scope

The practice works at the intersection of psychosexual health, relational dynamics, and emotional regulation, with a focus on the underlying processes that shape intimacy, attachment, and psychological wellbeing. This also includes specialist therapeutic work around trauma, loss, and the enduring impact of unresolved emotional experiences on identity, connection, and the capacity to sustain healthy, resilient relationships.

Our Approach

Therapy at The Aurelin Practice is grounded on clinical clarity, contemporary psychological theory, and a specialist understanding of intimacy, sexuality, and relational dynamics. The work integrates psychodynamic, attachment-based, cognitive-behavioural, somatic, and specialist psychosexual interventions. It is structured, collaborative, and paced to support depth without overwhelm.

An Integrative Therapeutic Framework

Gloria draws from a range of evidenceinformed modalities, including:

Psychodynamic and relational psychotherapy

Exploring how early experiences and relational templates shape current patterns

Attachment-based approaches

Understanding how clients connect, respond, and relate.

Cognitive behavioural techniques

Identifying and shifting unhelpful beliefs and behaviours.

Somatic and mindfulness based strategies

Supporting regulation and embodied awareness.

Specialist psychosexual interventions

Including Sensate Focus and structured behavioural exercises.

These approaches are combined thoughtfully, depending on each client’s goals, history, and capacity.

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Trauma-Informed Practice

The work prioritises:

• Psychological safety

• Stabilisation

• Pacing

• Nervous system awareness

• Avoiding overwhelm

This ensures clients can explore difficult material without destabilisation.

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Inclusivity

The practice is inclusive of all genders, sexualities, relationship structures, and consensual sexual practices. Clients are supported without judgement and within a framework that respects autonomy, diversity, and lived experience.

Collaborative and Transparent

Therapy is shaped around your goals and context. Gloria offers clinical guidance while supporting your autonomy, ensuring the work remains focused, purposeful, and relevant.

Depth With Precision

Exploration is grounded in clear psychological concepts and connected to the client’s lived experience. The aim is not abstract insight, but meaningful, sustainable change in emotional and relational functioning.

Professional Standards

Gloria works in accordance with COSRT and NCPS ethical frameworks, engages in regular clinical supervision, and undertakes ongoing professional development to maintain high standards of specialist practice.

Clinical Boundaries

The practice does not provide:

• Crisis intervention

• Medicolegal reports

• Treatment for severe mental health conditions requiring multidisciplinary or psychiatric care

Where appropriate, clients may be signposted to alternative services.

Services

Psychosexual Therapy

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Couples Therapy

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Individual Psychotherapy

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Trauma & Grief Support

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Online Therapy

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In Person Therapy

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Who We Work With

The Aurelin Practice supports individuals and couples seeking clarity, stability, and deeper understanding in their emotional, sexual, and relational lives.

Individuals

Support for sexual functioning concerns, trauma, attachment patterns, emotional regulation, identity, anxiety around intimacy, and recurring relational patterns.

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Couples

Support with communication, conflict cycles, intimacy challenges, desire discrepancies, infidelity, rebuilding trust, CNM/polyamory, and the impact of stress or trauma.

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Clients Exploring Sexuality or Identity

Support with sexual identity, gender exploration, kink/BDSM, fetish interests, and sexual shame.

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Clients Navigating Trauma or Grief

Support with sexual trauma, relational trauma, childhood emotional wounds, bereavement, and loss of identity or safety.

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Sexual Functioning Difficulties

Support with desire, arousal, orgasmic difficulties, erectile or ejaculation concerns, painful sex, compulsive behaviours, and pornographyrelated concerns.

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High Performance Professionals

Support with emotional strain, relational impact of highpressure roles, and difficulty sustaining intimacy.

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Fees & Availability

Therapy at The Aurelin Practice is structured, consistent, and grounded in clinical clarity. Fees reflect the specialist nature of the work and the time reserved exclusively for each client.