Relationship psychologist and Top Sante magazine's agony aunt, Susan is a leading sex and sexuality expert. She’s author of 21 books on love and sex and appears regularly in national print and broadcast media.
Achievements
Agony aunt for Top Sante magazine.
Rewrote the classic erotic book The New Joy of Sex.
Writing published in 30 countries and 24 languages.
Specialities
Love relationships are my passion, and my aim in being part of Greatvine is to help and support you to achieve the best relationships you can.
Most recently, through my work on The New Joy of Sex, I've become one of the country's leading experts on sex and sexuality. You'll find my downloads in the ‘relationships’ and ‘sexuality’ sections of Greatvine.
In her own words
I'm a relationship psychologist, agony aunt and author, specialising in intimate relationships, love and sexuality.
I'm delighted to contribute my writing to Greatvine, and particularly excited about the downloads I've created for the ‘sexuality’ section.
I've been working in the relationships field since 1979 and have written 22 books on relationships, published in 33 countries and 24 languages, including two books for Relate and The New Joy of Sex.
In my role as an agony aunt for several publications and websites including Top Sante magazine, I've received up to 25,000 letters a year. I regularly comment for a range of national and international newspapers, magazines, television and radio programmes.
My academic involvement includes being the consumer correspondent for the Journal of Family Planning, and on the Advisory Board for Women's Health Concern. I'm also a member of the College of Sexual and Relationship Therapists, the Royal Society of Medicine and the British Society for Sexual Medicine.
My work is known worldwide and I've worked in places as far flung as Brussels, Istanbul, Montreal and Reykjavik!
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Susan's qualifications
1988 Trainer/ Teacher Trainer of Co- Counselling
Co-Counselling
1985 MA NLP
Society of NLP
1984 Diploma NLP
UK Centre for NLP
1972 Certificate of Education (Hons)
University of Liverpool
1971 B.A. (Hons) Psychology
University of Liverpool
Susan's experience
Agony Aunt
Various
1994 - Present
I have had advice and agony aunt columns in a number of publications - at present I am Agony Aunt for That's Life magazine and Couples Counsellor for DatingDirect.com. I also provide patient advice on three medico-sexual websites dealing with erectile dysfunction, pre-menstrual syndrome and cervical cancer. Over the course of each year, I receive up to 25,000 letters through my combined columns.
Commentator
Various
1990 - Present
I often comment for the national and international media - talking or writing about my psychological insights on key news items or social developments.
I also comment on behalf of Relate and several other charities dealing with relationship or sexual problems.
You may have read my views recently in: The Times; Sunday Times; Observer; Express; Daily Mail; London Evening Standard; You magazine; Chicago Herald Tribune; Ottawa Sun; Glamour magazine; Cosmopolitan (UK, US); FHM (UK, US); Men's Health (UK, US); New Woman (UK, Aus).
Broadcaster
Various
1990 - Present
I often appear on television and radio, analysing the psychology behind key news items or social developments and presenting my own particular brand of comment and advice.
You may also have seen or heard me lately on: BBC Breakfast News; BBC News 24; Big Brother's Little Brother; Woman's Hour; Chris Evans's Show; Jeremy Vine Show; Radio Five Live; BBC Asian Network; BBC World Service: Talk Sport.
From Summer 2006 to Spring 2008, I co-hosted "Sort Your Life Out", an advice hour for Heart FM; the programme literally changed listeners' lives! My most recent television appearance was as on-screen and consultant psychologist on Celebrity Wife Swap, aired on E4.
Expert Psychologist
Various
1988 - Present
The more academic side of what I do is focused around my background in psychology; I use my expertise to advise in the fields of relationships, sexuality, and medico-sexuality.
I write papers for a range of academic journals; in particular, I am Consumer Correspondent for the Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care.
I regularly present to conferences around the world. My most recent guest appearances include: speaking on the psychological implications of cervical cancer at the Royal Society of Medicine, and arguing the effectiveness of sex education at a debate held by the British Association of Sexual and Relationship Therapy.
I also sit on the following advisory boards: Editorial Committee Journal of Family Planning; Primary Care Erectile Dysfunction Society; National Association for Premenstrual Syndrome; Jo's Trust; the Levitra Global Advisory Board on Erectile Dysfunction.
I am an associate member of the Royal Society of Medicine and a member of the British Association of Sexual and Marital Therapists and the Association of Family Therapists.
Author
Various
1987 - Present
I am the author of 21 books on love and sex, published in 31 counties and 22 languages; three of
my books have been written for Relate and The Samaritans, with whom I work closely. My most recent book, published in September 2008, is a reinvention of the seminal sex book, The Joy of Sex.
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