Bear Phillips
BP
Life Coaches
Bear Phillips
71a St James's St, Brighton BN2 1PJ
# Bear Phillips - Intimacy and Relationship Coach
Bear Phillips is an intimacy and relationship coach based in Brighton specialising in trauma-informed healing, embodiment, and pleasure-centred work. He supports individuals across all genders, orientations, and relationship structures—from singles and couples to polyamorous arrangements—to develop deeper connection, authentic intimacy, and sexual freedom.
Bear's distinctive approach integrates an understanding of how patriarchal systems have damaged people's capacity for genuine, loving relationships. He explicitly addresses these structural impacts whilst helping clients reclaim pleasure without shame or guilt. His work spans relationship coaching, sexuality and kink exploration, non-monogamy navigation, and masculinity coaching—areas often avoided by mainstream therapists.
What sets Bear apart is his dual offering of talk therapy coaching and trauma-informed bodywork (touch therapy). The bodywork component, grounded in nervous system regulation and conscious consent, uniquely positions him to help clients heal through embodied experience rather than conversation alone. He specialises in supporting disabled clients to explore pleasure in safe, empowering ways.
His philosophy centres on restoring trust, reclaiming agency, and accessing joy through informed exploration of desire. Rather than teaching seduction techniques or surface-level relationship fixes, Bear facilitates deeper internal work—addressing fear, limiting beliefs, performance anxiety, and disconnection from the body itself.
With published writing on feminism and masculinity, plus an upcoming book, Bear combines coaching expertise with cultural commentary, positioning himself as both practitioner and thought leader in progressive intimacy work.
Bear Phillips is an intimacy and relationship coach based in Brighton specialising in trauma-informed healing, embodiment, and pleasure-centred work. He supports individuals across all genders, orientations, and relationship structures—from singles and couples to polyamorous arrangements—to develop deeper connection, authentic intimacy, and sexual freedom.
Bear's distinctive approach integrates an understanding of how patriarchal systems have damaged people's capacity for genuine, loving relationships. He explicitly addresses these structural impacts whilst helping clients reclaim pleasure without shame or guilt. His work spans relationship coaching, sexuality and kink exploration, non-monogamy navigation, and masculinity coaching—areas often avoided by mainstream therapists.
What sets Bear apart is his dual offering of talk therapy coaching and trauma-informed bodywork (touch therapy). The bodywork component, grounded in nervous system regulation and conscious consent, uniquely positions him to help clients heal through embodied experience rather than conversation alone. He specialises in supporting disabled clients to explore pleasure in safe, empowering ways.
His philosophy centres on restoring trust, reclaiming agency, and accessing joy through informed exploration of desire. Rather than teaching seduction techniques or surface-level relationship fixes, Bear facilitates deeper internal work—addressing fear, limiting beliefs, performance anxiety, and disconnection from the body itself.
With published writing on feminism and masculinity, plus an upcoming book, Bear combines coaching expertise with cultural commentary, positioning himself as both practitioner and thought leader in progressive intimacy work.
Services offered
One-to-one intimacy coachingCouples and polyamory relationship coachingMasculinity and manhood coachingTrauma-informed bodyworkSensual touch therapyConscious kink and BDSM coachingPleasure and sexuality coachingNervous system regulation through touch