Transform Your Sexual Health and Relationships
Many individuals and couples seek sex therapy to address concerns about their sexual health, sexual function or sexual relationships. This form of counselling provides a safe space to explore and improve emotional intimacy and sexual well-being.
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About Sex Therapy
Counselling for sexual difficulties and supporting people to achieve their sexual goals.
Many people choose to come to sex therapy as they have had a worry about a sexual difficulty or something they would like to improve around their sexuality, sexual health or sexual relationships. Sex therapy is just like any other type of therapy; it is counselling where someone has identified a sexual problem that they would like to change.
I see both individuals and couples for sexual difficulties and particularly where a person is in a relationship, I would be focussing on the relationship itself and improving emotional intimacy prior to addressing the sexual difficulty.
Receiving therapy for sexual difficulties under a Mental Health Treatment Plan is possible and you can receive a Medicare rebate for up to 10 sessions per year. Ask your GP or Specialist if this is an option for you.
Below are some reasons people may see a Sex Therapist. If you are having a sexual difficulty that is not listed below, please feel free to contact me to discuss.
- Desire difficulties (never feeling up for it/feeling up for it too much)
- Arousal difficulties (body doesn’t co-operate even when you’re in the mood)
- Orgasm Problems (too quick/too slow/not at all)
- Painful Sex
- Dealing with differences in libido
- Sex and Intimacy after having a baby or other major changes in your life
- Lack of know-how
- Wanting to explore alternatives to conventional intercourse
- Overuse of porn
- Boredom within a relationship
- Improving communication
- Problems with sex and intimacy after sexual assault
- Exploring sexuality and identity
- Problems with fetishes that are affecting other parts of your life
- Anxiety about sex
FAQs
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Sex therapy is just like any other form of counselling, except we are focussing specifically around your sexual health & development. When you first start attending sex therapy, we will talk about what's happening for you, how long its been happening, how it may be impacting other areas of your life and what you would like to be different. When we have a good understanding of what is happening for you, we will then develop a plan on how we will work towards your goals using evidence based talk therapy interventions.
Sex therapy is always talk therapy - sex therapists are bound by ethics just as any other therapy profession. We will never ask to touch you or have you touch us, we will never ask to see examples of the problem that you are experiencing.
Talking about sexual issues can be challenging as most of us have grown up not have open communication and conversation about sex and sexual development. Sex Therapists are trained to provide a safe space, where you can begin to increase your comfort in talking about issues you may feel embarrassed or ashamed by. We work at your pace and you will never be forced to talk about things you aren't ready to talk about.
As with any therapist, Sex Therapists are required to provide a safe and non-judgemental space for you to explore what is happening for you. Sex Therapists are experienced in seeing the entire diverse range of human sexual experiences so chances are, your therapist will have worked with clients with similar issues in the past.
Sex Therapists are bound by a Code of Ethics, as outlined by the Society of Australian Sexologists. Within that Code is a requirement that we don't discuss anything you tell us with anybody else, unless we have your written consent to do so. As with any therapy profession in Australia, we do have a duty to report to relevant authorities where a person discloses information that raises concerns for the safety of the client or someone else, particularly for people under the age of 18. When you start therapy, this will be discussed with you and if information that needs to be reported arises in your sessions, your therapist will discuss this with you.