Who are you?

The College of Sexual and Relationship Therapists (COSRT) is the UK's leading membership organisation for therapists specialising in sexual and relationship issues.

Founded more than 30 years ago (and originally called the British Association for Sexual and Relationship Therapy), we now have a membership of over 800, of which the majority are professional therapists. Our members come from a range of different backgrounds and disciplines and can be found anywhere in the country.

COSRT supports its members through conferences, seminars, professional networking opportunities, a regular newsletter and our own international, peer-reviewed journal. We provide a ‘find a therapist’ service for members of the public who feel they need professional support with their relationship issues. Finally, we set and maintain standards for the profession through our accreditation of members, approval of training courses and our Code of Ethics.

COSRT is run by a very small team of staff, whose work is supported by member volunteers and run by our professional standards and other committees. We were well ahead of the current fashion for ‘virtual offices’ and meetings held electronically – COSRT has no permanent office space and all our team members work from their own homes.

Describe a typical client/user

There's probably no such thing as a typical COSRT member. Our members practise couple, relationship or …