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Dating and relationship experts for Valentine’s Day features

Looking for comments on love and relationships for your Valentine’s Day features?
We’ve put together a list of dating and relationship experts who can provide quotes on topics such as relationship pressures, self-love, how to stand out on dating apps, and sexual wellness. If you would like to get in touch with them, you can do so via the Journalist Enquiry Service by completing our quick and easy form.
Annabelle Knight, sex and relationship expert at Lovehoney
Expertise: Along with being Lovehoney’s sex and relationship expert, Annabelle Knight is a bestselling author, relationship coach, and TV personality, previously featuring on the likes of ‘The Good Girl’s Guide to Kinky Sex’ and ‘Kinky Daters’.
She was also the official ‘Flirt Expert’ for ITV’s Love Island ‘After-Sun’ podcast, where she put her vast knowledge on relationships and body language to use. Annabelle also has a qualification in couples counselling as well as a diploma in psychosexual therapy, which she has used to help many clients improve both their relationships as well as their sex lives, whether civilian or celebrity.
Speak to Annabelle about: A wide variety of topics surrounding sex, such as general sex queries, sexual wellness, and sex toys. She is also available to comment on building relationships, what to do in the event of relationship struggles, dealing with breakups, or dating tips.
What would an ideal Valentine’s Day look like to you? ‘An ideal Valentine’s Day for me would be all about simplicity and connection,’ says Annabelle. ‘I’d love to start with a beautiful walk in nature, taking in stunning views, followed by lunch in a nice pub. Later, we’d retreat to a cosy cabin, curl up by the fire with a glass of red wine, and enjoy a great horror movie together. I’m not sure why but when I imagine this day I’m in the Lake District!’
Toby Ingham, psychotherapist and relationship expert
Expertise: Toby is a highly experienced UK-based psychotherapist and relationship expert with over 25 years of practice. A member of UKCP, Toby specialises in helping individuals and couples navigate their relationships, intimacy, and emotional challenges.
His approach integrates psychodynamic and systemic techniques, offering compassionate, insightful advice tailored to modern relationship dynamics. Regularly featured in the media, Toby is adept at providing clear, practical commentary on issues such as communication, conflict resolution, and maintaining connection.
Speak to Toby about: Valuable perspectives on love, relationship pressures, and building lasting emotional bonds.
What would an ideal Valentine’s Day look like to you? ‘I’m quite a romantic so I would give flowers, and I like the thought that we both think back and remember our first Valentine’s Day together. That’s quite a long time ago now so I don’t feel the need for anything too special to happen, but I’d like it to be a day that ends with a meal and a glass of wine, still sharing quality time together.’
Martina Mercer, sex and relationship expert for Sunday Woman magazine
Expertise: Martina is the sex and relationship expert for Sunday Woman magazine and also provides psychological comment on relationships to national media. She has helped launch some of the biggest dating apps and relationship websites, while giving advice as an agony aunt alongside helping couples improve communication and steering past common long-term relationship obstacles. She is an expert at uncovering toxicity in relationships, alongside focusing on the positives and making relationships last.
Speak to Martina about: Relationships in trouble, new relationships, red and green flags, relationship obstacles, as well as creative ideas for dates and keeping the spark alive.
What would an ideal Valentine’s Day look like to you? ‘My ideal Valentines would be an activity such as rollerskating or ice skating followed by a lovely lunch, an afternoon movie, then home for snuggles and a takeaway.’
Nina Mandair, empowerment coach and retreat leader
Expertise: Nina’s career began in Human Resources, first as a generalist before quickly moving on to specialise in Reward—what drives employee motivation and behaviour. Human behaviour has always been her passion, and she has a BA Hons in Human Resource Management and a successful career in reward consultancy, moving from the corporate world to coaching through retreats worldwide.
Her journey to becoming an empowerment coach has been a rich tapestry of personal experience, self-study, and professional development. With a certification in Love, Sex and Relationship coaching and a Master’s in Psychology, she has honed her passion for helping women heal and evolve. Her love for travel and adventure has led her to conduct retreats worldwide, a platform she finds perfect for her coaching.
Speak to Nina about: Self-love, worthiness and healing relationship patterns and trauma.
What would an ideal Valentine’s Day look like to you? ‘I love a bit of princess treatment – dressing up, being wined and dined, and feeling wholly adored. Red roses and a thoughtful piece of jewellery would be lovely. Still, personalised effort means the most: a handwritten card filled with heartfelt words of affirmation, intentional physical touch, and quality time spent together.’
Sarah Rose Bright, love, sex and intimacy coach
Expertise: Sarah is an authorised teacher of The Making Love Retreat and host of the Love, Sex and Intimacy Podcast. She supports women to embrace who they are, awaken their sensuality, and transform their intimate relationships and couples to transform how they make love, experience deeper intimacy and divine pleasure. Sarah has been featured across a range of media outlets including The Sunday Time Style Magazine, Marie Claire, Woman & Home, Metro, and more.
Speak to Sarah about: How to love your partner more, the benefits of planning intimate time together, why it’s important to know your communication styles, why it’s important to have a vision for your relationship, how slowing down can transform your sex life and more. She can also comment on why self-love changes how you date, how to stay positive in dating, how to meet people in real life, and how to treat yourself on Valentine’s Day.
What would an ideal Valentine’s Day look like to you? ‘An ideal Valentine’s Day for me starts with cuddles in bed with my partner leading to slow, relaxed lovemaking, followed by a lazy brunch, a beautiful walk in the countryside, finishing with some food out or a takeaway at home in front of the fire.’
Sophie Personne, relationship and dating expert
Expertise: Sophie works with over fifty professionals who are fed up with dating or wasting their time in unfulfilling relationships and ready to find true love.
For the last ten years, she has helped hundreds of people find their happy forever after by helping them to break the cycle of attracting unsuitable characters, removing old patterns of behaviours and teaching them constructive communication skills, so they can authentically connect with someone that is just right for them. She’s also the author of the best-selling book ‘Your Other Half’ and the host of the Real Relationships Podcast.
Speak to Sophie about: Why people are struggling with dating and what they can do about it, how to stand out on dating apps and how to approach them, ways to embrace dating in real life (without the apps), how to communicate constructively and get your point across without confrontations, being true to yourself, why it’s not too late to find love after 50, and how to get through relationship difficulties.
What would an ideal Valentine’s Day look like to you? ‘I feel love should be celebrated every day not just on special occasions but it’s not to say I don’t enjoy Valentine’s Day. For me, it should be cosy and relaxed, nice food and wine, definitely candles (to be fair, lighting candles are a daily occurrence) and just making even more of an effort to make each other feel special.’
On the Journalist Enquiry Service, you can reach thousands of expert sources in all sectors – this is just a snapshot of the calibre of experts ready to talk about dating and relationships or their specific areas of expertise that you can connect with.
If you want to interview one of these individuals specifically, drop a line to ResponseSource Community Manager Andrew Strutt at andrew.strutt@responsesource.com and we’ll connect you. Otherwise, head to responsesource.com/send to reach these and many more people who can help you with your story.