HIV & AIDS

LGBTQ+

HIV & AIDS

Your sexual health & wellbeing

Whilst the effective treatment for HIV has progressed enormously over the years since the 1980s, there is still considerable misunderstanding, ignorance and stigma attached to the risk of contracting HIV and what it is to live with HIV.

I can help inform you about the nature of HIV and other STIs. If you are HIV negative, I can help you understand your sexual behaviour and the risks you may be taking. PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis) and U=U (Undetectable = Untransmittable) have changed the way we think about sex and sexual risk, but it’s important to really understand what we want for ourselves and our partners and to see how sex can allow us to fully express our true desires.

If you are HIV positive, I can help you come to terms in living with HIV, how you see yourself and how you feel others perceive you.

I can help with the anger, guilt and shame that can often accompany a positive diagnosis and help you make choices when it comes to disclosure, lifestyle and issues around regularly taking antiretroviral medication.

  • Worried about becoming HIV+ or contracting other STIs
  • Trying to come to terms with what it means to be HIV+
  • Negative and thinking about taking PrEP
  • Positive and thinking about risk and U=U
  • Unsure about whether or not to start taking HIV medication
  • Concerned about your health and wellbeing
  • Confused about whether to disclose your HIV status and to whom
  • Taking too many sexual risks
Stephen Hanscomb Therapy