Dr. John Dodd is CEO of COSRT, the UK professional body for psychosexual and relationship therapists, which sets ethical standards, maintains a professional register, delivers training, and publishes academic research in the field. He came to the role with a background in children's and cancer charities, which shaped his conviction that service users must come first in every organizational decision.
Since joining COSRT, Dr. Dodd has led the organization's first multi-year strategy built around measurable objectives, overhauled its ethical standards and complaints processes, and helped create the UK's first voluntary public register of qualified psychosexual and relationship therapists. He has also transformed how training is delivered, expanding from roughly ten in-person events a year to a library of more than twenty self-access courses alongside regular online seminars and conferences.
That shift broadened the organization's training reach severalfold within months. Dr. Dodd credits the progress to a leadership style built on empowering staff, removing internal barriers, and continually testing decisions against data and stakeholder feedback gathered through surveys and consultation.
