Bernd Leygraf

MSc. FCOSRT, FNCP / FNCS, COSRT (Acc), UKCP, BACP

Private Practitioner · The Naos Institute

Psychosexual & Advanced Relationship Therapy

Bernd Leygraf is a pioneering Consultant Psychotherapist, educator, and organizational leader with over four decades of experience crossing clinical and cultural boundaries. He began his career in the Sacred Ministry in Germany and trained as a pastoral counselor under Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, before becoming the first and only NHS Consultant Psychotherapist in his specialized field. A central architect of modern relationship therapy education in the UK, Leygraf co-founded Europe’s largest psychosexual clinic, developed Britain’s first Master’s programs in sex and relationship therapy, and co-founded the Naos Institute, a nationally accredited advanced training provider. His cross-cultural work spans the globe, including establishing a clinic in Sri Lanka, leading the first Gestalt training in Eastern Europe, and teaching professionals across Africa, India, Southeast Asia, and the Middle East. Today, Leygraf maintains an active private couples practice in London and online, while mentoring a global network of practitioners across 40 countries. His integrative approach reframes diversity, conflict, and symptoms as vital opportunities for transformation and human growth rather than problems to be solved. At this stage of his career, Leygraf focuses on cross-generational partnership and resource sharing. His current ambition is to establish the Naos Institute as a premier global hub for the education of sex and relationship therapists, uniting diverse cultural traditions to shape a genuinely global future for the discipline—a vision reflected in his upcoming book, Global Perspectives on Sex Therapy.