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About

Niki D

I have worked as a therapist for over 30 years in statutory and voluntary sectors and private practice. I work with individuals, relationships, and therapy groups.

I hold an MA in Existential Psychotherapy, am an advanced accredited GSRD therapist, a clinical associate with Pink Therapy, and have trained in somatic body therapy.

Continuing to enjoy offering therapeutic supervision to individuals and supervision groups and previously being a tutor and visiting lecturer on psychotherapy courses for 20 years. I have particular interest and experience working with GSRD (gender, sexual, and relationship diversity) in relationships and groups.

I am excited to be delivering the UK’s first in-depth open & polyamorous relationship therapy training this year with a colleague Alex Sanderson-Shortt. I have a chapter on open relationships ‘Loving Freedom – Opening a Dyad’, in Relationally Queer: A Pink Therapy Guide for Professionals 2023, edited by Silva Neves & Dominic Davies. I am currently working on a book on open and polyamorous relationships.

I am a bi+/queer cis woman with a preference for open relationships. You can read more about me and my approach on my website

In a mononormative culture, relationship commitment and relationship health are judged as sexual and romantic…