Friday 6th February 2026 In person at etc Venues, Marble Arch, 86 Edgware Rd, London W2 2EAWe are holding the conference in person in 2026 So you will still get to see our amazing speakers and meet other members and interested parties.
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Tanya ThomasTanya Thomas is a Neurotherapist and founder of OscilHealth.care, providing neuroscience-informed assessment and therapeutic support for clients and clinicians. She offers Oscil-Assessments to assist other therapists in understanding their clients’ neurocognitive profiles. An associate of the True Bearing Academy (Dr. Brown, US), Tanya uses psychotherapy-informed methods alongside evidence-based neurofeedback and neuromeditation in her work with compulsive sexual behaviour, neurodivergence, and trauma. She is a member of the BACP and ISNR
Julie SaleJulie is the Founder and Principal of the Contemporary Institute of Clinical Sexology, a specialist independent training organisation providing qualification pathways to Registration with the College of Sexual and Relationship Therapists (COSRT). Julie is a UKCP Registered Psychotherapist, a Senior Accredited Psychosexual and Relationship Therapist and an Accredited Clinical Supervisor. Julie is passionate about inclusive anti-oppressive training and therapy provision and serves as a member of the National Coalition for Inclusion and Anti-Oppressive Practice.
Ruth DalyRuth is a Sex and Relationship Therapist specialising in trauma, neurodivergence, and Gender, Sexual, and Relationship Diversity (GSRD). Their work is grounded in ethical depth, offering therapy, supervision, and training that are affirming, reflective, and accessible. Ruth’s practice has been shaped by curiosity and attention to what often goes unspoken. Working as a therapist, they noticed how erotic and sexual themes were frequently whispered or self-silenced, a pattern familiar from their work with GSRD and neurodiversity. Clinical sexology training revealed the nuanced layers of CSB work: collaboration, a compassionate stance toward shame, and valuing agency and over conformity. These principles mirrored what Ruth valued in neurodivergent-affirming practice. Ruth holds Advanced Accreditation with Pink Therapy and provides supervision to therapists and organisations. Their approach is collaborative and embodied, focusing on transparency, balance, and growth. Ruth seeks to deepen understanding rather than define difference, creating spaces where safety and exploration coexist.
Delivering the exciting presentations below:
Beyond Talk: Brain-Based Approaches for Compulsivity in RecoveryTanya’s presentation highlights how neurofeedback and neuromeditation offer an entirely different route into compulsivity recovery — by training the brain directly rather than relying solely on cognitive or emotional insight. These approaches use real-time EEG feedback to strengthen neural pathways responsible for inhibition, attention, reward regulation, and state stability — capacities that are often impaired in individuals with long-term compulsive patterns, especially when neurodivergent traits are present. Unlike traditional talk therapy, which can struggle to shift entrenched physiological and reward-based patterns, neurofeedback targets the underlying dysregulation itself. Clinically, this translates into measurable improvements in reducing over-arousal, quieting intrusive/ruminative activity, stabilising trauma-driven brain states, and interrupting dopamine-seeking cycles that maintain compulsive behaviours. Neuromeditation further enhances this process by training specific neural states linked to compassion, presence, and self-regulation. Tanya will also outline how clinicians can incorporate these tools into their practice — either by undertaking formal training through the True Bearing Academy or by outsourcing sessions — much like EMDR became widely adopted once therapists recognised the need for interventions that work beyond the cognitive layer.
Putting ‘Sex’ into ‘Sex Addiction Therapy’Professionals working in the fields of sex addiction and compulsive sexual behaviours have varied core trainings, perspectives, formulations and treatment approaches, rightly reflective of the multiple ways this presentation is experienced by clients. A core defining theme however is sex. In this presentation Julie will advocate for the importance of any treatment approach centralising a therapeutic and inclusive understanding of sex and sexual behaviours in our ‘sex addiction’ work.
Rethinking Regulation: Deepening Compulsive Sexual Behaviour Practice Through a Neurodivergent LensCompulsive Sexual Behaviour (CSB) therapy offers a detailed map of regulation, desire and control. When viewed through a neurodivergent lens, that map becomes more textured and relational. This presentation explores how sensory, cognitive and emotional experiences of regulation shape the meaning of compulsive behaviour, and how neurodivergent perspectives can deepen CSB practice by widening understanding rather than centring difference. Through clinical experience and supervision, it considers the relief that comes through regulating behaviours, the impact of regulation scarcity, and how this shapes cycles of compulsion and restraint. It also explores how fear, misunderstanding and uncertainty emerge within therapy and supervision, and how these moments can be navigated through attunement, transparency and collaboration. The presentation emphasises ethical practice and accessibility as pathways to richer CSB work, allowing practitioners to hold a respectful space for hurt and barriers, while also creating safety for joy to emerge and be fully felt. The aim is to invite curiosity, compassion and flexibility when supporting clients navigating the layered terrain of compulsion, regulation and neurodivergence.
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