Lotte van Kouwen

Lotte van Kouwen — Co-Director of HumanKind
HCPC Art Psychotherapist, Psychosexual & Relationship Psychotherapist (COSRT), EMDR Therapist
Clinical Supervisor | Placement Co-ordinator

Lotte van Kouwen is a registered Psychosexual and Relationship Psychotherapist (COSRT), HCPC-registered Art Psychotherapist, EMDR practitioner, and clinical supervisor. Her therapeutic work is informed by a depth-oriented, relational and Jungian approach, with a particular interest in symbolic expression, unconscious processes, and the integration of complex trauma through both verbal and non-verbal modalities.

With a grounding in psychoanalytic traditions, Lotte understands therapy as a co-created space where both client and therapist engage in a shared journey toward healing, meaning-making, and deeper self-awareness. Through this process, relational patterns, archetypal themes, and unconscious material can emerge, offering new ways of seeing and being.

Lotte has over 10 years experience working with individuals and couples navigating psychosexual, attachment, and relational difficulties. She has developed a specialism in working with people who have experienced sexual violence—both in childhood and adulthood—and offers long-term therapeutic work that honours the complexity of the healing process. She sees her clients weekly (minimum) or twice weekly.

Her practice is pluralistic and weaves together psychoanalytic thought (Jungian, Freudian and Object Relations theory), trauma-informed care, EMDR, and psychosexual psychotherapy. She believes that images, dreams, the body, and creative expression are vital in the exploration and transformation of our lives, offering access to deeper layers of the psyche and pathways toward meaning and integration.

Areas of Clinical Focus

- Complex and developmental trauma
-Sexual Trauma and childhood sexual abuse
- Bereavement and loss
- Relational dynamics and attachment wounding
- Infidelity, separation, and divorce
- Sexual compulsivity, lack of desire, and intimacy issues
- Anxiety, depression, and existential distress
- C-PTSD and single-event trauma
- Eating difficulties and embodiment issues
- Fertility, abortion, and reproductive loss

Availability & Fees


Individuals: from £100

Couples: from £130

Appointments available:

Tuesday (daytime)