Psychosexual, Couples Therapy Chichester by Barbora

Sex plays a significant role in determining who we are and how we feel about ourselves, it can be a source of pain or of pleasure. Psychosexual therapy is focussed on shifting your experience to become one of pleasure and connection, in a safe and non-judgmental space, to restore and build peace and confidence, and to regain the relationship and sexual, intimate connection you long for.

Intimacy, relationships and trauma are among the most private parts of life, and the hardest to speak about. When something feels stuck or painful in these areas, it touches every other part of how we live.

This is the kind of work I specialise in. I am Barbora, a COSRT-registered therapist with over ten years of clinical experience helping individuals and couples who are struggling with sex, desire, closeness, conflict, betrayal or the lasting effects of trauma.

“The quality of your relationships determines the quality of your life.”

— Esther Perel

Are You Struggling With...

Tense Communication

Tense communication Recurring conflict, feeling unheard, or the sense that the same argument keeps happening. Couples often arrive more hurt by the loneliness between them than by the conflict itself.

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Loss of Intimacy

Loss of intimacy Loss of desire, painful sex, performance anxiety, or simply a quiet drift from the closeness you once had. These difficulties are common, treatable, and rarely about a lack of love.

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Trauma & Disconnection

Trauma and disconnection The lasting imprint of difficult or overwhelming experiences — held in the body, the nervous system, and the patterns of feeling and relating that form around them. With or without a formal diagnosis, healing is possible.

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When closeness feels difficult, relationships can begin to feel confusing, distant or painful. You may long for connection, yet find it hard to feel safe, open or understood. Wherever you are in this, you do not have to figure it out alone.

How I Can Support You

Many people come to me having carried something heavy and internal for a long time, uncertain whether what they feel is normal, uncertain whether help exists, or whether they deserve it.

I offer a space where none of that has to be performed or explained away. Whether you come with a specific concern or simply a sense that something feels stuck, we begin from where you are. The areas I work with most often are below.

Anxiety around sexuality, relationships and intimacy
Conflict resolution, addressing ongoing disputes, misunderstandings and emotional disconnects
Rebuilding trust and intimacy after relationship breakdown, infidelity or betrayal
Healing from sexual trauma, including experiences of rape, sexual abuse or assault
Improving couples communication to resolve conflicts and enhance emotional connection
Concerns around sexual identity, orientation or gender

Sexual addictions, including pornography and other compulsive behaviours
Navigating difficulties with arousal, orgasm, premature ejaculation or erectile dysfunction
Supporting individuals experiencing vaginismus, endometriosis or dyspareunia (pain during sex)
Addressing loss of desire or significant changes in sexual interest
Managing the emotional and sexual challenges associated with a cancer diagnosis or other life-altering health issues

I work with adults of all backgrounds, sexual orientations, gender identities and relationship structures. Whatever you bring, you will not be alone with it anymore. Being truly heard, often for the first time, is itself part of how healing begins. I look forward to meeting you.

About Me

Barbora Koblizkova

COSRT-registered Psychosexual, Couples and Trauma Therapist

Chichester & Online

I trained in London, Denmark and Prague across more than a decade, and I hold registration with the College of Sexual and Relationship Therapists (COSRT), the UK’s specialist body for psychosexual and relationship work. My approach to couples therapy and marriage counselling draws on the relational work of Esther Perel and on attachment theory. In psychosexual and trauma work, I draw on the Conscious Sexuality model, Interpersonal Neurobiology (Dan Siegel), Polyvagal Theory (Stephen Porges), and the body-based therapies of Bessel van der Kolk and Pat Ogden.

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Healing Beyond Just Talking

My work is integrative and trauma-informed. That means we do not only talk about what has happened, we also attend to how it lives in your body, your nervous system, and your patterns of relating.

I believe deeply in the mind and body’s natural ability to heal. My role is not to fix you; it is to walk alongside you as you reconnect with yourself, your relationships, and your sense of wholeness.

Sessions are paced and consent-led. Nothing is rushed, nothing is prescribed, and nothing you bring will be judged. Change that lasts tends to come from understanding paired with a felt sense of safety, not from advice or formulas.

Sessions in practice: appointments are 55 minutes long, with longer 90-minute sessions available where helpful, particularly for couples or focused trauma work. Most clients meet weekly at first, moving to fortnightly as the work develops. I see individuals and couples in person at my private therapy room in Chichester, West Sussex, and online via secure video for clients across the UK and Europe. Everything you share is held in strict confidence. Full fees, availability and booking are on the Contact page.

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What becomes possible

The aim of therapy is not only to relieve what is painful, it is also to make space for what is possible. In the safety of a therapeutic relationship, over time, many people begin to:

Develop greater emotional regulation and a felt sense of grounding in the body
Understand the relational patterns shaped by past experiences
Reconnect with their own voice and desires, and communicate their needs and boundaries with greater clarity and confidence
Rebuild trust and a felt sense of safety, both within themselves and with others

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Psychosexual, Couples & Trauma Therapy in Chichester

In-person therapy in Chichester, West Sussex, and online across the UK, Ireland and Europe.