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Andrew Balfour

Chief Executive Officer, Psychoanalytic Programme Lead and Head of Trainings
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Meet Andrew Balfour

Biography

Andrew Balfour is Chief Executive of Tavistock Relationships. He originally trained as a clinical psychologist at University College London and then as an Adult Psychotherapist at the Tavistock & Portman NHS Trust, whilst in a staff post there. He subsequently trained as a Couple Psychotherapist at Tavistock Relationships, where for more than 10 years he was Clinical Director before becoming Chief Executive in 2016. He has many years’ experience of working psychotherapeutically with couples, developing new projects and conducting research. He has published numerous papers in the field and has taught and lectured widely both in Britain and abroad. His most recent book is; ‘Engaging Couples - New Directions in Therapeutic Work with Families’. Edited by Andrew Balfour, Christopher Clulow, and Kate Thompson. (Routledge, 2019).

Andrew Davidson

Joint Programme Head of Diploma in Psychosexual Therapy
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Meet Andrew Davidson

Andrew Davidson
Joint Programme Head of Diploma in Psychosexual Therapy

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Joint Lead for the Psychosexual Diploma

Biography

Andrew is a psychosexual and relationship psychotherapist and has worked with couples for over 20 years. He is registered with the College of Sexual and Relationship Therapists (COSRT) and the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). Andrew is jointly responsible for the Diploma in Psychosexual Therapy and teaches on the Psychosexual Certificate in Psychosexual Studies. Andrew originally completed his clinical training at Relate. He also worked for Relate National for several years, where he managed and coordinated the clinical training. In 2013, he completed an MA in Relationship Therapy at the Relate Institute. He then furthered his skill set by completing an MSc in Psychosexual and Relationship Therapy in 2018 at Tavistock Relationships. He also worked at an NHS Psychosexual Service in Bedford and has continued his clinical work as a visiting clinician at TR. Andrew has also worked in the corporate world designing psychological and educational training programmes for various blue chips organisations. Some of these companies include British Airways, Heathrow Airport, Zurich Insurance, Network Rail, BT, and BP, to name but a few. Andrew has been in private practice since moving to a small town near Milton Keynes in 2013. He has a particular interest in the effects of male low sexual desire on couple relationships.