Sexological counselling with a biographical perspective · For individuals and couples · In Berlin and online

I walk beside you with understanding and respect

If lately you've been wondering whether what you're going through is normal.

If you don't know what to do in this new stage of your life.

If you feel you've lost intimacy with your partner and doubt your future together.

If the desire to become parents, an assisted reproduction process or parenting itself is straining what you have.

If the desire has faded, or you no longer enjoy the same things.

In short: if you're going through a hard time and need an outside look — understanding and respectful — to walk beside you.

I'll be by your side and find with you the tools you need to move towards your well-being and build a life that fits your circumstances, desires and values.

Services

How I can support you

I offer several formats so you can choose the one that best fits your situation

Individual counselling

If you want to understand yourself better and clear up doubts about identities, orientations, relationships, arousal (erection, orgasm, lubrication...), living together, decision-making, new stages, difficult circumstances...

I offer you a safe space to find clarity at your own pace, in person in Berlin or online.

Couples counselling

If you want to nurture what you share and improve your life together in every way: desire, tastes, needs, expectations, intimacy, wishes, arousal, parenting, sudden changes, loss of trust... Also if you have doubts about how to support your children through their development or their first relationships.

I offer you a safe space to reflect, explore and discover new ways of meeting, in person in Berlin or online.

Groups and workshops

If you're a group with curiosity about what sexology with a biographical perspective can bring to your situation, I design talking circles, workshops and talks tailored to your needs to broaden ideas, debate, question and clear up doubts.

For example for mothers and/or fathers, the LGBTQIA+ community, migrant communities, masculinities, menopause, disability, chronic illness, health or education professionals, HR, leadership...

Comfortably in your own space or online.

About me

Shall we get to know each other?

I'm a sexologist and have been living in Berlin since 2009.

Throughout my professional and personal life, I have taken on a wide variety of roles, but they have all been united by the same driving force: a desire to understand people, their decisions, their emotions, their relationships and the stories that shape their lives.

My training in sexology and in the biographical perspective has given me answers to many questions, tools to navigate life, and has opened many more questions that keep feeding my curiosity.

And here I am, making my life — and making myself.

Academic training, courses and workshops:

  • Counselling with a biographical and sexological perspective — BASIRA
  • Master's in Sexology: Sexual Counselling and Education — INCISEX, University of Alcalá (UAH)
  • Advanced Sexology Programme — INCISEX
  • Sexology Practice Programme — INCISEX
  • Workshop: Biography and professional practice — BASIRA
  • A professional approach to current pornography use — Sexorum – Sogasex
  • The human sexual fact in the age of consent — AEPS
  • Psychological counselling — BTA Berlin
Photograph of María José Gallego, sexologist
  • Member of: AEPS (Spanish Association of Sexology Professionals)
  • Languages: Spanish, German, English

Approach & ethics

The way I work

My goal in every session is to show you new ways of understanding your situation. I listen to you attentively and, step by step and at your pace, we develop new ideas, options and paths. Together we build tools that fit your life and the way you want to live it, increasing your well-being.

A solid theoretical framework

My work is grounded in substantive sexology and Efigenio Amezúa’s ‘Map of the Human Sexual Fact’, to which I add a biographical approach based on ‘vital reason’ and the conception of life as a radical reality, in accordance with the philosophy of Ortega y Gasset.

Confidentiality

Whatever is spoken in the session stays in the session

No judgements

With deep respect for your way of doing life

Professional ethics

I follow the quality criteria set out in the code of ethics: respect for the intimacy and the values of those who consult me, the confidentiality of professional secrecy, and the ongoing training a sexology professional is obliged to maintain.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What happens in the first session?

The first thing is to meet each other, clear up all your questions about the process and listen to what worries you, to see whether I can accompany you — and how.

Is everything confidential?

All data and information shared in the sessions is subject to professional secrecy and data protection.

How many sessions will I need?

It depends on your specific situation. The sexological process has a limited duration — it's like a crutch: the bare minimum you need, so you can walk without it again as soon as possible.

Do you offer online sessions?

Yes. If you don't live in Berlin, or travelling simply doesn't suit you, sessions can easily take place online.

How much does a session cost?

From 85 EUR, depending on whether the session is online or in person, individual or for couples.

For groups, workshops and talking circles the price depends on the content, the number of participants and the details we agree on: write to me and we'll look at it, no strings attached.

Contact

Take the first step

A short first exchange, with no commitment, is usually the easiest way to know whether this counselling is right for you.

Book a session
  • Email info@mjgallego.com
  • Phone +49 1575 668 3696
  • Hours Monday to Thursday, 9:00–17:00 (sessions outside those hours can be arranged)
  • Response time Usually within 24h on working days