What is Sex Therapy with a Sex-Positive Approach?

This therapy is an affirming, non-judgmental approach to sexual health that focuses on client autonomy, consent, and pleasure. It recognises sexual diversity across orientations, identities, desires, and relationship styles, and seeks to reduce shame, improve communication, and enhance sexual wellbeing whether individually or within the context of the client’s relationships with their partner(s)! Sex therapy is not a quick fix and does not offer explicit sexual techniques outside of a therapeutic context. With the help of your therapist (That’s me!), clients explore values and boundaries, address distressing sexual symptoms or behaviours, and gain support using evidence-based strategies for changing patterns or resolving difficulties without imposing moralising judgments.

• Validates diverse sexual orientations, gender identities and consensual relationship structures

• Focuses on consent, safety, and mutual pleasure

• Uses education about anatomy, physiology, arousal cycles and sexual response to inform treatment

• Employs behavioural and cognitive strategies, mindfulness, sensate focus and sexual skills exercises as appropriate

• Supports exploration of fantasies and kink in a consensual, harm-minimising way

• Respects cultural, religious, and personal values while promoting sexual autonomy and wellbeing

• Collaborates with medical or allied professionals when necessary for comprehensive care

• Address low sexual desire, performance anxiety, trauma affecting sexual well-being, painful sex, as well as other sexual functioning diffculties.

What about Sexuality and Gender Identity Exploration?

You don’t need to have all the answers to begin. Therapy focused on Sexuality and Gender Identity Exploration offers a safe, supportive space to discover who you are, cultivate self‑compassion, and make choices that fit your life. Sessions prioritize your autonomy and safety, and acknowledge that identities can be fluid, intersectional, and deeply personal.

Therapy with me can help you clarify values and reduce shame when present, while also providing education about identity and language, support around “inviting others in,” addressing relationship & sexual health concerns, and collaborating on steps such as gender‑affirming care when appropriate.