Counsellor & Psychosexual Therapist
Rachel Daya Gold
She/her
"I'll support you to find your way back to pleasure. It may not look the way you thought it should, but it can become something even better."
WHO I help
For people carrying private worries about intimacy.
Rachel works mainly with couples, as well as women and men navigating questions about intimacy, sexuality, relationships, fertility, menopause, and the changing realities of life. Some arrive because sex has become difficult, painful, disappointing, or absent. Others come because they want to understand themselves better, rebuild confidence, or explore a part of their lives they've never felt able to talk about openly.
Many of the people she meets have been carrying these concerns for years. On the surface, everything looks fine. Their relationship may appear stable. Their family life may seem successful. But underneath there's often shame, self-doubt, grief, frustration, or a quiet sense that something important has been lost. They worry they're the only ones struggling while everyone else seems to have it figured out.
Rachel also specialises in supporting women through fertility challenges, pregnancy, early parenthood, perimenopause, and menopause. She understands how deeply these transitions affect identity, relationships, confidence, desire, and emotional wellbeing. Her clients often arrive feeling isolated by experiences that are far more common than they've been led to believe.
"Most people think everyone else is doing sex better than they are. The truth is, so many people are carrying the same worries and never talking about them."
how i work
Straight-talking support for conversations you've never had before.
Rachel creates a space where people can talk openly about things they've never said out loud before. Clients often tell her they're surprised by how quickly they relax. She brings warmth, humour, honesty, and an ease with conversations that many people have spent years avoiding.
Her approach blends counselling, CBT, somatic therapy, yoga nidra, visualisation, and decades of experience supporting women, couples, and families. Rather than treating one person as the problem, she works to understand the bigger picture and help people make sense of what's happening beneath the surface.
The work usually begins with understanding what's really going on, setting a clear direction, and taking practical steps forward. For some people, a single conversation creates clarity. Others stay longer as confidence grows, communication improves, and new possibilities begin to emerge. The goal isn't perfection. It's helping people feel more connected to themselves, their bodies, their relationships, and their capacity for pleasure.
"If there's a will, there's usually a way. It might not be quick, but I've seen people find their way back to each other more times than I can count."
It's nice to meet you!
Dog walks. Bridgerton. Long-distance hikes with her teenager.
Rachel's path into psychosexual therapy began through her work in maternity and postnatal care, where she saw first-hand how intimacy struggles could quietly affect relationships and families. Her own experiences of healing and maintaining intimacy over a long marriage deepened that interest and shaped the way she works today.
Outside of work she's happiest by the sea, watching period dramas, exploring beautiful places, or tackling long-distance walking routes across the UK with her youngest child. She's also fascinated by intimacy choreography and the many ways people learn to connect with one another.
Specialisms
Trauma & PTSD
Relationships
Life transitions
Identity
Low self-worth
Domestic abuse
Parenting
Perimenopause
Spiritual Wellbeing
Sex & Intimacy
Session information
Please contact Rachel directly for current fees and pricing options.
Both in-person and online
rachelgold.co.uk
Rachel@rachelgold.co.uk
