May El-Hosseiny

“Building Healthy Relationships is an essential component of human well-being. Understanding yourself, your needs, and your desires is the key to understanding others and building healthy connections.”

Personal Experience & Biography

May El-Hosseiny is a CDA Licensed Counselor and Certified Psychosexual Therapist, holding an MSc in Applied Psychology from Middlesex University. She earned her professional certification in psychosexual therapy from the Contemporary Institute of Clinical Sexology (CICS), UK. May is passionate and experienced in addressing sexual and reproductive health and rights matters in Arabic, in many capacities. Over the past nine years, May has worked with leading local, regional, and international organizations, focusing on sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) across Egypt and the Middle East.

May specializes in supporting individuals and couples struggling with their relationships and developing healthy connections with others, as well as providing psychosexual therapy, sex education. While her approach is scientific and right-based, May deeply understands and respects local cultures and personal beliefs and is experienced in working within the Arab and Middle Eastern communities and contexts, dedicated to creating a safe, welcoming space for clients from diverse backgrounds.

In Addition to being a Couples Counselor and Psychosexual therapist, May identifies herself as a sexual and reproductive health advocate. She believes in the importance of raising awareness and advancing comprehensive sexuality education in Arabic, striving to make a positive impact across the region.

As a trainer, she provided training courses and workshops on raising awareness of SRHR and responding to inquiries and consultations related to these topics, for a wide range of audiences and professionals in Egypt, Yemen, Libya, Jordan, Iraq, Palestine, and Tunisia.

She is also a member of the International Society of Sexual Medicine (ISSM) and the Middle East Society of Sexual Medicine (MESSM).

May is continuously seeking to leverage her academic knowledge and professional expertise in psychology, relationships, and sexuality to help individuals, couples, and families across the region enhance their understanding of healthy relationship dynamics and enjoy happier, more fulfilling lives.