Contemporary Institute of Clinical Sexology - CICS

General, psychosexual and relationship therapy courses for professionals seeking to learn anti-oppressive and pluralistic approaches to psychotherapy with an integrated qualification pathway to the specialism of clinical sexology.

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CICS – Contemporary Therapy Training with Purpose

The Contemporary Institute of Clinical Sexology (CICS) was founded in 2016 to provide inclusive, research-informed training for professionals in psychosexual and relationship therapy. In 2025 we launched our general counselling qualification course to offer a fully integrated pathway from general counsellor to specialist psychosexual and relationship psychotherapist.

We see psychosexual and relationship therapy as essential to the broader field of psychotherapy. It gives us a lens to examine power, identity and dominant social narratives, and how these shape our clients’ lives and relationships.

We equip therapists with the knowledge, skills and ethical grounding to support people of all identities through complex, relational and intimate issues.

Our unique training approach allows us to offer inclusive, anti-oppressive education that prepares therapists to work ethically, relationally and reflexively while acknowledging and addressing social injustice.

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CICS Guiding Principles

Inclusivity

We are committed to creating safe, welcoming spaces for learners of all identities. Inclusivity drives our education and clinical practices, ensuring everyone feels seen and supported.

Relational Warmth

We believe in fostering relationships built on trust, empathy, and genuine care. Relational warmth lies at the heart of our teaching approach, supporting both students and their clients to thrive.

Uncompromising Quality

We are dedicated to delivering the highest standards of training and education. With expert faculty and evidence-based curricula, CICS ensures our graduates meet and exceed professional expectations.

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Why train with CICS?

Our qualifying courses are all designed to meet the Partnership of Counselling and Psychotherapy Bodies Scope of Practice and Education for Counselling and Psychotherapy (SCoPEd) framework, securing our graduates careers at all levels of the counselling and psychotherapy profession.
We have course accreditations with COSRT, NCPS and UKCP, covering all of your professional development stages.
You can train with CICS to be a general counsellor, a specialist psychosexual and relationship therapist, or a psychosexual and relationship psychotherapist, pausing at each stage and restarting if and when you want to progress your career further.
Our school is a member of the Coalition for Inclusion and Anti-Oppressive Practice and we are fully committed to teaching anti-oppressive psychotherapy approaches.
We teach a pluralistic approach to psychotherapy, giving you clinical flexibility in contemporary evidence based practice.

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What do others say about CICS?

"CICS is a Pink Therapy endorsed training in Clinical Sexology. We feel it's a safe place for our community to train."
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Dominic Davies

Pink Therapy
Founder

"I’m ridiculously proud to be a part of CICS’s legacy and am excited to see the change we will create!"
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Rhi Kemp-Davies

CICS Graduate Clinical Sexologist

"Highest quality, cutting edge, deeply relevant - the gold standard in sex and relationship therapy training. I am always learning from CICS."

Pamela Gawler-Wright

Director BeeLeaf Institute

Contemporary Institute of Clinical Sexology - CICS

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