ATSAC Annual Conference 2027
When: Friday 26th February 2027
Where: Online via Zoom
Plans are well underway for the ATSAC Annual Conference 2027, and we are excited to announce our programme of speakers and workshops for professionals working in the field of sex addiction and compulsive sexual behaviour.
We will be presenting 4 expert speakers, and 2 workshops, keeping you informed and engaged the whole day from 9.30am to 4.30pm
This year, we have chosen to hold the conference online, helping to make the event as accessible as possible to members and colleagues across the UK and beyond, regardless of location.
The conference will offer an opportunity to hear from experienced practitioners and specialists, explore current thinking and developments in the field, and connect with others working in this complex and evolving area of practice.
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ATSAC are proud to Announce the following speakers for our 2027 Conference:
Trudy Hannington
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Trudy Hannington
Trudy Hannington is a Senior Accredited Psychosexual and Relationship Therapist, Supervisor and Trainer, and Director of Leger Therapy Services Ltd. She has worked in sexual health for 30 years, specialising in psychosexual therapy since 2002.
Working in private practice with an NHS contract, Trudy collaborates closely with doctors in sexual medicine, integrating medical treatment and psychosexual therapy to support individuals and couples. Her specialist interests include erectile dysfunction, female sexual difficulties and menopause.
She originally trained in what was previously termed as sex addiction (compulsive sexual behaviour) with Thadeus Bichard in London.
Trudy is one of the founders of the Stopso organisation, remains as a trustee and sees offenders and their partners in her psychosexual therapy clinic.
A Fellow and former Chair of COSRT, Trudy presents nationally and internationally and regularly contributes to BSSM education. Her publications include contributions to the ABC of Sex, Testosterone Deficiency, the BSSM Women’s Health Book and the STOPSO book on working with partners of people who have committed sexual offences.
Wendy Nee
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Wendy Nee
Wendy Nee is a counsellor and psychotherapist who has worked in addiction and recovery since 2008. She runs a private practice working with clients affected by compulsive sexual behaviour disorder (CSBD) and problematic pornography use (PPU) and is a director of ATSAC.
Wendy is currently researching the barriers women face when seeking treatment for CSBD and PPU as part of her MSc in Addiction Psychology and Counselling, and she continues to explore this area beyond the course. Her talk, Making Treatment Accessible for Women with CSBD: What the Research Tells Us To Date, draws on that research to look at how women experience these difficulties and what stops them getting help.
She holds a Diploma in Psychodynamic Counselling, is a member of BACP and NCPS, and is an NLP Master Practitioner, registered trainer and StopSO trained therapist. Her earlier career began in front-line drug and alcohol services and her roles have been varied including Service Management, Director and she has sat on a few boards. She has also been a CCQ Registered Manager, setting up detox and rehabilitation units, and now offers consultancy services in compliance. She is now CEO of First People Housing CIC, which provides supported accommodation for men rebuilding their lives, and a director of The Hideout Collective CIC offering meaningful activity for those in recovery from addiction.
Professor Fiona Vera-Gray
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Professor Fiona Vera-Gray
Fiona Vera-Gray is a Professor of sexual violence and one of the UK’s leading academics working in the field of violence against women and girls.
She is Co-Director of the Child and Woman Abuse Studies Unit (CWASU) one of the oldest research units in the world on gender-based violence and a winner of the Queen Elizabeth prize in 2026, one of the highest honours for educational institutions in Britain.
Fiona has written and worked widely on sexual violence, publishing two books on public sexual harassment (2016) and women’s safety work (2018), and one on women’s relationships to pornography (2024).
Simon Wilson
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Simon Wilson
Simon Wilson is a UKCP-registered psychotherapist and COSRT-accredited clinical sexologist and relationship therapist, with specialist training and clinical experience in addiction, compulsive sexual behaviour, psychosexual therapy and complex mental health presentations.
Simon is the Founder and Director of the Institute of Psychosexual Psychotherapy and Chair of the board of trustees of the College of Sexual and Relationship Therapists (COSRT). His work combines clinical practice, professional training and the development of formulation-led approaches to complex sexual behaviour, forensic psychosexual therapy and trauma-informed treatment.
“Moving Beyond Labels”
Moving Beyond Labels: A Compulsive Sexual Spectrum Model (CSSM) of Out-of-Control Sexual Behaviour
Simon will introduce the provisional Compulsive Sexual Spectrum Model (CSSM).
This presentation introduces the provisional Compulsive Sexual Spectrum Model (CSSM), a framework for understanding different presentations of out-of-control sexual behaviour. It considers four broad, potentially overlapping presentations: addiction-related patterns, compulsive sexual behaviour, trauma-related patterns, and distress associated with shame or conflict with personal, cultural or religious values.
The model offers a provisional approach to clinical formulation. These presentations may overlap and change during therapy. The presentation will explore how a client’s history, the function of their sexual behaviour and the source of their distress may inform assessment and treatment. It will also consider the model’s limitations and the research needed to test its clinical usefulness.