Tania Glyde is a British

psychotherapist Psychotherapy (also psychological therapy, talk therapy, or talking therapy) is the use of psychological methods, particularly when based on regular personal interaction, to help a person change behavior, increase happiness, and overcome pro ...

and

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. They trained in integrative psychotherapy at th
Minster Centre

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, qualifying in 2013. Their work is trauma-informed and pluralistic, and they work mainly with Gender, Sex and Relationship Diverse (GSRD; previously known as

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) clients. For a Masters in Psychotherapy and Counselling from the

University of East London , mottoeng = Knowledge and the fulfilment of vows , established = 1898 – West Ham Technical Institute1952 – West Ham College of Technology1970 – North East London Polytechnic1989 – Polytechnic of East London ...

(2019) Glyde researched the experiences of

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and

menopausal Menopause, also known as the climacteric, is the time in women's lives when Menstruation, menstrual periods stop permanently, and they are no longer fertility, able to bear children. Menopause usually occurs between the age of 47 and 54. Medic ...

people, both in therapy and in the wider healthcare system in the UK. The resulting work, 'How can therapists best support their queer menopausal clients?’ is published in the

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journal Sexual & Relationship Therapy. They continue to promote awareness around LGBTQ+ approaches to menopause through social media, writing, and activism. They founded, with several colleagues, th
London Gender, Sex and Relationship Diversity Practice
in 2014, which consists of a group of therapists focusing on GSRD sex & relationships. They have a strong interest in

sexology Sexology is the scientific study of human sexuality, including human sexual interests, behaviors, and functions. The term ''sexology'' does not generally refer to the non-scientific study of sexuality, such as social criticism. Sexologists app ...

and trained as a

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sex educator. They were Time Out magazine's sex columnist from 2002 to 2004. Their journalism has been published in the Lancet and Lancet Psychiatry, notably 'Wanting to be normal', 'BDSM – Psychotherapy's grey area', and Chemsex Exposed'. They have been quoted in the media on the subject of LGBTQ+ approaches to menopause, in Diva magazine and

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.LGBTQ menopause experience https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/uk/health/a35227597/lgbtq-menopause-experience/ They attended

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, before studying at

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Bibliography

Cleaning Up – How I Gave Up Drinking and Lived (2008)ISBN 1852429496
Junk DNA (2000)ISBN 1899598197
Clever Girl (1995)ISBN 0330342592

References

External links

London Central Counselling
Tania Glyde's private practice.
The London GSRD Practice

Queermenopause.com
Tania Glyde's research website. {{DEFAULTSORT:Glyde, Tania Living people British short story writers British journalists 20th-century British short story writers Year of birth missing (living people)