Former Labour MP Dawn Butler has pledged to push the government to regulate all therapists in the UK after watching a “horrific” civil rape case against a TV sex therapist. Ella Janneh, 37, has been awarded more than £200,000 i n damages after she brought a suit against Mike Lousada alleging a prominent sex therapist over claims he raped and sexually assaulted her during a therapy session in 2016. A court found there was “no doubt” he had regressed Ms Janneh, 37 , into a childlike state which induced a panic attack before he penetrated her and committed several sexual acts, to which she could not consent.
Mr Lousada has been featured on national TV programmes such as This Morning, in major press outlets, in videos for Durex and was even linked to a clinic run by Spire Healthcare. Have you been impacted by this story? email rebecca.thomas@independent.
co.uk Ms Janneh’s case has prompted calls for mandatory regulation of therapists and counsellors in the UK as there is currently no legal requirement for them to be registered with a professional regulator. In Mike Lousada’s case, the Crown Prosecution Service did not pursue a criminal prosecution, so he is free to practice should he choose to.
The Independent has also previously reported on calls for the government to introduce mandatory regulation of care workers who are free to practice without a professiona l body. Ms Janneh, who was represented by law firm Leigh Day, told The Independent : “After the police and.
