Silva Neves
@SilvaNeves3
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Award-winning psychosexual & relationship psychotherapist 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️. Author. Speaker. Media. AccCOSRT. UKCP.
London, England
Joined August 2012
My new book is here! 🎉💚🌈 Sexual Diversity is a book for psychotherapists, psychologists and other mental health professionals about understanding the vast diversity of people’s sexual and erotic landscape. You can buy the book here 👇 https://t.co/wSjxPtN0Sb
@KarnacBooks
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“Penile enhancement surgery is a highly risky procedure. There is no standard surgical technique, and much of the performed procedures are experimental with minimal objective pre- and postoperative data.”
sexandpsychology.com
Penis size is a common body concern among men. While most guys report being satisfied with the size of their genitals, a sizable minority say they’re unhappy. For example, in a survey of 4,198 US men...
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More data supporting porn literacy over bans or abstinence. 14-17 year old, gay/bi men mainly view porn when horny (96.1%), but report learning about acts in which they already had interest, and about the type of partner they find attractive (Stout et al., 2025).
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It’s always a joy to be invited to teach at the ESSM School and Advanced School in Budapest. Today, I delivered two workshops: 🏳️🌈 Working with LGBTQ+ people ✅ Navigating consent Tomorrow I’ll be teaching on the diverse landscapes of relationships! ❤️🧡💛💚🩵💙 @essm_tweets
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It was lovely to catch up with colleague and friend Dr Brendan James while in Manchester! We share a passion for queer mental health! ❤️🌈
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In a study of adults who regularly watch porn, 69% of women and 40% of men said that they enjoyed at least some aggressive content, with women reporting greater arousal than men in response to "harder" forms of aggression, such as choking.
psypost.org
Aggression in pornography is often seen as a product of male desire. A new study challenges this idea, finding that many viewers, especially women, are drawn to scenes that mix dominance, pleasure,...
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It was fantastic meeting David Ley in London! His book “The Myth of Sex Addiction” was pivotal in transforming my career. Great timing to meet in the week of the publication of the Sexual and Relationship Therapy journal position statement on “sex/porn addiction”.
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The gonorrhea vaccine is now available on the NHS. Go and get it for extra protection. @56deanstreet #sexualhealth #LGBTQ
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“Faith based anti porn app” illegally uses content from a female activist for abuse survivors. I wish this wasn’t par for course.
nzherald.co.nz
The app Unchaind has been running the Young NZer of the Year’s videos for two months.
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And here is the position statement from the Sexual and Relationship Therapy journal: https://t.co/p7JqeNHhaB
tandfonline.com
Published in Sexual and Relationship Therapy (Ahead of Print, 2025)
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And here is the position statement from the Center for Positive Sexuality (CPS), The Alternative Sexualities Health Research Alliance (TASHRA), and the National Coalition for Sexual Freedom (NCSF): https://t.co/JZMAKvrdhn
academia.edu
Academia.edu is a platform for academics to share research papers.
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Of course, we are not the only one who made such statement. Other organisations who celebrate s*xual freedom and s*x-positivity have made statements before us. Here is the position statement from AASECT: https://t.co/Hutbovt0eg
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This is a truly important moment for protecting the public against unethical and pathologising practices, and also protecting the profession against disrepute.
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I’m so grateful and touched to see so many colleagues all around the world sending their congratulations and supporting the Sexual and Relationship Therapy journal statement on “s*x/p*rn addiction”.
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Even in Japan, compulsive sexual behaviors are secondary symptoms to depression and anxiety…Factors associated with compulsive sexual behavior in a national probability web-based aged 18-59 years sample from Japan: a cross-sectional survey
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Compulsive sexual behavior disorder (CSBD) involves persistent, repetitive sexual behaviors that continue despite efforts to stop, leading to significant distress or impairment in personal, family,...
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It was an absolute pleasure to meet Dr Mauricio Alvarez. Dr Alvarez and I are aligned in our clinical approaches as well as our life philosophy. We continually learn from each other through meaningful conversations 💖
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It’s always a pleasure to offer clinical supervision to an international group of therapists for IOSS. The topic today was problematic porn use. We had very interesting in-depth conversations! 💚 #therapy #sextherapy
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You can choose a sex-positive therapist from this website: https://t.co/UoHALsVrEW
sexpositivityuk.com
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A genuinely sex-positive therapist will not collude with the fake narrative of “porn addiction” but will help you with the underlying emotional issues. And then, you could still enjoy watching porn, within full awareness, and as part of a balanced life.
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People who have emotional struggles might watch porn compulsively to soothe their pain. And some might eat food compulsively for the same reasons. It is not an addiction, it is a coping strategy.
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