Fr**** Posted May 31, 2022 Posted May 31, 2022 Hello everyone, just wanted to get some tips and advice on how would one become a sex coach or advisor in the UK, I believe currently that there isn't any degree or certificate that is required for the job but I want to know how will I go about finding Training or courses to help me achieve this career change Looking forward to hearing back from you lot I've always been someone that my friends and work colleagues have felt comfortable to talk to about relationship and sex and I believe I give adequate advise but I will always like to be better and make sure that the info that I am telling people is accurate and backed up by facts
ey**** Posted May 31, 2022 Posted May 31, 2022 yeah - so this is another kinda quack job where you don't actually need any form of qualifications and you can, I mean - today if you wanted, set yourself out as being as a sex coach to say about training or courses this depends a lot on what you already know or think you know - compared to whatever you don't know. This is something kinda difficult for strangers on a forum to answer as you know what is in your head and we don't. Like a lot of jobs like this, you're probably going to need to learn about marketing and also taxation - to advertise your services and to account for any *** in and out. But while friends or colleagues might seem somewhat comfortable asking for your advice - how would you feel about strangers? What sort of advice would you give or problems to overcome? What can you offer as a paid service that people cannot just ask on the internet?
Deleted Member Posted May 31, 2022 Posted May 31, 2022 If you want to help people with more than just sex tips & actually help deal with sexual issues & problems look in to Psychosexual Therapy courses
Deleted Member Posted May 31, 2022 Posted May 31, 2022 Yes you will need qualifications or may find yourself in a bit of trouble
on**** Posted May 31, 2022 Posted May 31, 2022 I'd suggest contacting COSRT who are a UK professional body for psychosexual and relationship therapy. Even if you aren't thinking of the therapy side of things, I think it would be important to have had training in therapy/counselling because the people who would potentially come to you may have a wide range of reasons. They may have had something happen to them in the past which is affecting them now, they may have physical or psychological health conditions which prevent them say from maintaining an erection, as well as any number of situations where you would be coming into contact with a *** adult. You need to know the correct way to advise such cases, know which cases need to speak to someone other than yourself, for example a doctor may be more appropriate. You need to have a firm grasp of safeguarding regulations, and be aware you may have people who are underage looking for advice. Will you provide a service for them? Will you provide a chaperone? Set and setting, where will you provide the service? Will you be able to provide up to date criminal record check for yourself?
McGraw Posted May 31, 2022 Posted May 31, 2022 (edited) I’m being deadly serious here. If I ever felt the need to access such services the first thing I’d do is my own ‘fit and proper person test’ and want to see the DBS/police disclosure certificate. I’d also want to see some professional qualifications from a reputable institution on the wall otherwise I’d walk. If you think you have the right stuff and could provide that service to a standard that it’s worth your while then all the best to you but I would need so much more than ‘my mates and colleagues come to me with their problems’ before paying someone to listen and assist with those aspects of my life and I’d also want a fairly robust data protection statement and policy. Edited May 31, 2022 by McGraw
Martin_S1969 Posted May 31, 2022 Posted May 31, 2022 You need qualifications for this there’s already quite a few that do this! I know a girl called Alie who is very well known in the field but it taken a good ten plus years to get where she’s now as an advisor for a famous Netflix series! Plus has her own Podcast show! It also helps to have a journalist or Psychiatrist background as well as others in the field know to you, also to help and direct the way forward.
DeviantInside Posted May 31, 2022 Posted May 31, 2022 As stated by others here although technically it’s not a licensed field, meaning anyone CAN set up as a sex coach if you want to be a good one and be affiliated with professional bodies you will need to get proper credentials, you would also struggle to get insurance without doing so, and yes insurance and an understanding of the relevant laws that apply (including GFPR etc) are pretty much a necessity, as well as a DBS check, which would probably have to be done through a recognised professional organisation. I faced a similar issue when training to be a hypnotherapist. I could have set up straight away, or gone on a weekend course, but I wouldn’t have had the knowledge of how the brain works, the neuroscience behind the process, the guidance on how to formulate a therapy plan, supervision for everything I did, understanding of how to approach different things I may face, or the 200+ hours of practical experience I accumulated during my training, and also the feedback of other students and the things they learnt during their own therapy sessions. And that is quite aside from the support and information provided for building your own practice etc. So my starting point was to narrow down what I wanted. I wanted evidence and science based courses. I wanted recognised credentials. I wanted to be able to have affiliation to recognised bodies. So my first point of reference was to go to the nhs website and look at what they recognised in terms of qualifications. Then from there I looked for places that offered those near to where I live. And looked for the one that best suited me. In your case what the nhs website says about it is: “How can I find a sex therapist? If you have a sexual problem, it's a good idea to see a GP first as they can check for any physical causes. The GP can refer you to a sex therapist if they think it will help you. However, sex therapy is not available on the NHS in all areas, and an NHS clinic may only offer a limited number of therapy sessions. You can also find a sex therapist privately, which you'll need to pay for. It's important to see a qualified registered therapist. Look for one who is a member of the College of Sexual and Relationship Therapists (COSRT) or the Institute of Psychosexual Medicine. Organisations such as Relate also offer sex therapy for a fee.” So, as others have already said, that should probably be your first point of call/research.
Fr**** Posted May 31, 2022 Author Posted May 31, 2022 Much appreciation to everyone that has replied with their advice. I really appreciate everything you had suggested, I wanted to make it abit more clear that this isn't something that I want to do over night and I understand that it will take a very long time(5-15years at least), I am currently considering doing the psychology and counseling online degree at the open university, I've done psychology as a GCSE and A-levels and done really well in it. This course will take at least 6 years to complete, my issue with this is that I will only be a studying to be a psychologist/ counselor how would I then go about becoming a sex coach?
Fr**** Posted May 31, 2022 Author Posted May 31, 2022 Thanks again, I now know that I will need to complete a psychosexual therapy courses after my degree to be officially recognised by a governing body, this is info I didn't know before hand and trying to search the endless ads and useless website on Google was doing my nut it
DeviantInside Posted May 31, 2022 Posted May 31, 2022 6 minutes ago, gottagetit said: Much appreciation to everyone that has replied with their advice. I really appreciate everything you had suggested, I wanted to make it abit more clear that this isn't something that I want to do over night and I understand that it will take a very long time(5-15years at least), I am currently considering doing the psychology and counseling online degree at the open university, I've done psychology as a GCSE and A-levels and done really well in it. This course will take at least 6 years to complete, my issue with this is that I will only be a studying to be a psychologist/ counselor how would I then go about becoming a sex coach? That’s a great way to start and give you a solid grounding for everything to follow. Specialisation would follow on from that narrowing down your field to becoming a qualified relationship counsellor. This is something you would be able to discuss with your degree tutors and they would be able to guide you far better than I can. Then I know Relate offer a course on psychosexual therapy that is accredited by COSRT for example.
on**** Posted May 31, 2022 Posted May 31, 2022 5 minutes ago, gottagetit said: my issue with this is that I will only be a studying to be a psychologist/ counselor how would I then go about becoming a sex coach? First point of call would be to contact the two places mentioned above by Deviant Inside as they would be able to advise you on the correct pathway to follow. And good luck!@DeviantInside
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