Truth and Taboo: Supporting Couples After Sexual Harm Emerges

Facilitator: Juliet Grayson – UKCP Accredited Psychosexual Therapist and Supervisor.

Workshop Overview

This interactive workshop is designed for therapists and counsellors working with couples where one partner has committed a sexual offence. Participants will gain practical tools to navigate:

• Fractured trust and relational repair
• Intimacy, sexual difficulties, and consent challenges
• Disclosure dilemmas: children, family, and community
• Navigating external systems: probation, safeguarding, and societal judgment
• Managing shame, guilt, and moral injury
• Therapist self-awareness: boundaries, collusion, and over-identification

Learning Objectives

By the end of the workshop, participants will have considered how to:

• Support both partners in rebuilding trust and managing emotional complexity
• Facilitate safe dialogue around intimacy, disclosure, and boundaries
• Apply strategies to contain shame, fear, and anger
• Navigate external systems ethically while maintaining therapeutic integrity
• Use case vignettes, role-plays, and exercises to enhance practical skills