About

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My Approach to Therapy

I believe that healing is not linear.

It unfolds in layers, often moving through periods of insight, challenge, change, and growth. There is no single “right” way to heal, and no one therapeutic approach that fits everyone.

My aim is to create a therapeutic space free from expectations about how we should live, love, relate, or identify.

I offer a warm, collaborative, and affirming environment for queer, trans, non-binary, LGBTQIA+, and gender, sex, and relationship diverse (GSRD) individuals and relationships.

Every session is tailored to your needs and pace.

Depending on what feels most supportive, our work may integrate:

• Somatic Experiencing®
• Pluralistic sex and relationship therapy
• Internal Family Systems (IFS)-informed work
• Mindfulness-based practices
• Trauma-informed therapeutic approaches
• Embodied and body-oriented practices

The aim is not simply to understand your experiences intellectually. We can also explore how emotions, relationships, stress, and past experiences are reflected in the body.

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Sex & Relationship Therapy

As a sex therapist and relationship therapist in Barcelona, I work with individuals and couples around a wide range of concerns related to sexuality, intimacy, relationships, and emotional wellbeing.

This may include:

• Sexual desire and desire differences
• Sexual difficulties and intimacy concerns
• Anxiety, shame, or disconnection around sexuality
• Communication and relationship difficulties
• Attachment and relationship patterns
• Intimacy after difficult experiences
• Gender and sexual identity exploration
• LGBTQIA+/GSRD-related concerns
• Open, polyamorous, and consensually non-monogamous relationships
• Relationship transitions and endings

You don’t need to have a diagnosis or know exactly what is wrong before beginning therapy.

Sometimes it is enough to know that something isn’t working in the way you’d like.

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Somatic Experiencing® & Body-Oriented Therapy

I am trained in Somatic Experiencing®, a body-oriented approach developed by Dr. Peter Levine that focuses on present-moment bodily sensations, nervous-system responses, and internal resources.

Somatic work can be particularly helpful when you understand something intellectually but still notice that your body responds differently.

Together, we may explore sensations, emotions, impulses, boundaries, movement, and nervous-system responses at a pace that feels manageable.

Somatic therapy can be integrated into broader therapeutic work rather than used as a fixed protocol.

I offer Somatic Experiencing therapy in Barcelona and online, where appropriate.

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A Welcoming and Inclusive Therapy Space

I believe therapy should make room for the diversity of human experiences rather than ask people to fit into a predefined idea of how relationships, sexuality, gender, or identity should look.

My practice is LGBTQIA+ and GSRD affirming.

I work with people of different genders, sexual orientations, bodies, relationship structures, and cultural backgrounds.

This includes queer, trans, non-binary, and relationship-diverse clients, as well as people exploring questions about identity, sexuality, intimacy, and relationships.

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Training & Professional Development

My training includes Somatic Experiencing, clinical sexology, relationship therapy, counselling skills, Internal Family Systems, mindfulness, embodiment, and body-oriented practices.

Clinical & Therapeutic Training

• Somatic Experiencing Practitioner Training — 2023–2025, SE Spain & SE Turkey
• Clinical Sexology and Relationship Therapy Diploma Course — 2024–2026, Contemporary Institute of Clinical Sexology
• Foundation Certificate in Counselling Skills and Practice — September 2023–June 2024, Contemporary Institute of Clinical Sexology
• Further Strategies for Healing Sexual Trauma and Sexuality — Ariel Gieretto, February 2026
• Essential Strategies for Working with Sexual Trauma and Sexuality — Ariel Gieretto, 2023
• Relational Responses in Survival: Fawn, Appease and Please — Shideh Lennon, November 2025
• Chronic Pain and Symptoms — Peter Levine, November 2024
• Loss, Grief and Healthy Boundaries — Meggie Klein, 2023
• SE Playshop — Maggie Kline, 2023
• Basic Principles of Somatic Experiencing — 2022
• Internal Family Systems Foundations — 2021
• Level 2 Embodiment Teacher Training Course — Julie Martin, 2021–2022
• 500+ Hour Yoga Therapy Training — Yoga Vahini, India, 2016
• 200-Hour Teacher Training Course — Rishikesh Yog Peeth, India, 2015
• Fundamentals of Sound Therapy — Soundala Therapy, 2016
• Sound and Gong Therapy — Tone of Life, 2016

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Therapy in Barcelona and Online

I offer:

Sex therapy · Relationship therapy · Somatic therapy · LGBTQIA+/GSRD-affirming therapy

Sessions are available in person in Barcelona and online, depending on your needs and circumstances.

Fees

Individual therapy — €65 per session

Relationship therapy — €85 per session

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Who I Work With

I work with:

• Individuals
• Couples and partners
• LGBTQIA+ clients
• Queer, trans, and non-binary clients
• GSRD and relationship-diverse clients
• People exploring sexuality, intimacy, and identity
• People experiencing relationship difficulties
• People looking for a somatic or body-oriented approach to therapy

If you’ve been feeling disconnected from yourself, struggling in relationships, carrying the weight of past experiences, or exploring questions around sexuality, identity, or emotional patterns, therapy can provide a space to explore what is happening.

You don’t need to arrive with all the answers.

We can start with what is happening for you now.

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Begin Therapy

If you’d like to learn more about my approach or explore whether therapy may be a good fit for you, you’re welcome to get in touch.

In-person therapy in Barcelona · Online therapy · Individual & relationship therapy

📩 burak@burakbilen.com