Qualifying Psychosexual and Relationship Therapy Training

For many years we, at Naos, have been collaborating with the London Diploma (www.psychosexualtraining.org.uk) in Psychosexual and Relationship Therapy (PRT) of which  NAOS director Bernd Leygraf has been course director – alongside Judi Keshett-Or.

This training, certified as “the leading training provider for the profession” is about to close its doors with final intakes in 2025.

From 2026 NAOS will continue Bernd’s work at the London Diploma and further develop its own Psychosexual and Relationship Therapy course with a stronger emphasis on:

• International expertise rather than only UK (a relative small pool of practitioners)
• Academic, clinical, lived experience excellence
• Psychotherapy and particularly intimate systems

The training, two years, part-time in duration, shall be accredited with COSRT, the main specialist PRT body in the UK. It comprises one year with a focus on Relationship Therapy, followed by a second year leaning more into PRT that way enabling graduates to join RT and PRT registers upon completion of the training.

Bernd Leygraf will guide this programme, with  David Piner and Dermot Kelly.

Recruitment process 2025, for the first intake 2026

Applicants may apply at any time, from June 2025 onwards (see the application form here). Two references are required.

Applicants need to have a full qualification in counselling, psychotherapy or psychology and show and ability to work at level 7

Attendance pattern in 2026/2027

Year 1: 10 weekends  (once a month)

Year 2: Sundays in room plus Monday evening (once a month) on zoom