What’s Sex got to do with it?

You might be wondering, why is sex therapy part of a mindfulness and trauma clinic? Well you see, sexuality isn’t just physical, but a deeply human experience linked to identity, embodiment, connection, safety, and emotional intimacy. It’s also a basic human right and an important part of conscious wellbeing.

Trauma, shame, relationship difficulties, often show up through sexuality and intimacy. In fact, for many people, challenges in desire, closeness, or trust are often the doorway into working more deeply with trauma, relationships, and self-worth. Yet these concerns are often overlooked in therapy, or often referred elsewhere, despite being closely tied to healing, embodiment, mindfulness, and relational repair.

As it turns out, sexuality and mindfulness actually have a lot to do with each other. Both involve presence, emotional attunement, body awareness, consent, communication, vulnerability, and safe connection, both within ourselves and with others.

Sexology

Sexology or sex therapy specialises in counselling for sexual and intimacy-related concerns. Our clinic provides a confidential and compassionate space to explore a wide range of experiences, whether individually or within your relationships.

We support people navigating the effects of sexual trauma (including childhood sexual abuse), shame, performance concerns, body disconnection, or difficulty experiencing pleasure and safety during intimacy. Therapy gently explores rebuilding trust, emotional closeness, communication, body awareness, and a more authentic relationship with your sexual Self.

Our approach is non-judgmental, sex-positive, and inclusive of diverse expressions of sexuality, including LGBTQIA+, kink-friendly, and other consensual non-traditional relational dynamics. We also recognise the role of technology in modern sexuality and support those navigating potentially compulsive or problematic sexual behaviours such as porn or sex addictions.

Using very compatible embodied mindfulness-based approaches such as IFS and EMDR, all work is grounded in principles of safety, consent and nervous-system awareness, recognising and honouring sexuality as an expression of Self, connection, and healing.

Sex therapy may be helpful for:

• Mismatched desire or changes in sexual interest

• Low or high libido concerns

• Sexual pain (vaginismus, dyspareunia, genito-pelvic pain)

• Erectile or arousal difficulties, performance anxiety, or loss of sensation

• Challenges with intimacy, closeness, or emotional connection

• The impact of trauma, shame, or past sexual experiences

• Compulsive or problematic sexual behaviours, including porn use

• Reconnecting with the body and sexuality after illness, childbirth, pain, or trauma

• Navigating sexual identity, orientation, or preference

• Exploring safe, respectful, and consensual expressions of sexuality

• Feeling disconnected from pleasure, desire, or one’s own sexual self