Sex Therapists in Dunedin, OT
Qualified sex & relationship therapist.
Child and Adolescent Mental Health and Behavioural Issues / Child and Family Therapy / Sex and Couples Therapy. Child And Adolescent Assessments And Treatment. Specialising in trauma, neurodiversity, and relationships.
Qualified sex & relationship therapist.
Child and Adolescent Mental Health and Behavioural Issues / Child and Family Therapy / Sex and Couples Therapy. Child And Adolescent Assessments And Treatment. Specialising in trauma, neurodiversity, and relationships.
Seeking a non-judgmental sex therapist?
I offer a safe, culturally sensitive space to explore intimacy, relationships, and sexuality. With 20+ years of experience, I support clients with relationship challenges, sexual concerns, trauma, and more. Let's work together to overcome obstacles, boost confidence, and reignite passion. Face-to-face in Christchurch or online sessions available.
Seeking a non-judgmental sex therapist?
I offer a safe, culturally sensitive space to explore intimacy, relationships, and sexuality. With 20+ years of experience, I support clients with relationship challenges, sexual concerns, trauma, and more. Let's work together to overcome obstacles, boost confidence, and reignite passion. Face-to-face in Christchurch or online sessions available.
The last few years I have been focused my professional development on the topics of sex therapy and wairuatanga/spirituality.
Please contact me via email, rather than phone call. Cheers.
The last few years I have been focused my professional development on the topics of sex therapy and wairuatanga/spirituality.
Please contact me via email, rather than phone call. Cheers.
Kia ora, I'm Paola. In therapy, change comes in waves and cycles, like with the tides. I provide my clients a safe and professional environment to navigate those therapeutic tides in the smoothest way possible. I bring to the therapeutic process competence, clarity and clinical discernment for the client to be able to dive safely in the deep waters of personal transformation. Clients report that they experience tangible results as enhanced self-esteem and trust, reduced severity of symptoms as anxiety, depression, grief or mental confusion, and the restoring of their capacity for secure, and organized relationships, among others.
Kia ora, I'm Paola. In therapy, change comes in waves and cycles, like with the tides. I provide my clients a safe and professional environment to navigate those therapeutic tides in the smoothest way possible. I bring to the therapeutic process competence, clarity and clinical discernment for the client to be able to dive safely in the deep waters of personal transformation. Clients report that they experience tangible results as enhanced self-esteem and trust, reduced severity of symptoms as anxiety, depression, grief or mental confusion, and the restoring of their capacity for secure, and organized relationships, among others.
I specialise in providing a safe, inclusive space for marginalised communities, including LGBTQIA+, sex worker, and neurodiverse clients.
I offer a collaborative, person-centred approach to therapy, where each client's unique needs are prioritised. As a peer with lived experience, I understand the challenges of navigating identity and life's complexities. I work alongside you to find what works best, helping you build resilience, explore your identity, gain clarity and create change.
I specialise in providing a safe, inclusive space for marginalised communities, including LGBTQIA+, sex worker, and neurodiverse clients.
I offer a collaborative, person-centred approach to therapy, where each client's unique needs are prioritised. As a peer with lived experience, I understand the challenges of navigating identity and life's complexities. I work alongside you to find what works best, helping you build resilience, explore your identity, gain clarity and create change.
In the beginning the substance or the behaviour (such as sex addiction) was the 'solution', but after a while it became the problem.
I have worked in the addictions treatment sector since 2009. This included inpatient counselling as an addictions therapist in the US, Australia and NZ as well as outpatient counselling for CADS. For the past six years I have had my own practice in Auckland City, specialising in treating people with sex and love addiction (also by video conferencing).
In the beginning the substance or the behaviour (such as sex addiction) was the 'solution', but after a while it became the problem.
I have worked in the addictions treatment sector since 2009. This included inpatient counselling as an addictions therapist in the US, Australia and NZ as well as outpatient counselling for CADS. For the past six years I have had my own practice in Auckland City, specialising in treating people with sex and love addiction (also by video conferencing).
People often come to therapy in a time of crisis. You may feel lost or stuck, overwhelmed or out of control in some way. This may be a result of relationship issues, uncertainty about the direction of your life, grief, anxiety or depression. Life transitions such as ending or beginning relationships, career crossroads, becoming a parent, losing a parent, moving countries or children leaving home can all lead to questions about identity and purpose. These moments can be full of confusion, sometimes bringing up past challenges; they can also be opportunities for deeper understanding of oneself and for new possibilities to emerge.
People often come to therapy in a time of crisis. You may feel lost or stuck, overwhelmed or out of control in some way. This may be a result of relationship issues, uncertainty about the direction of your life, grief, anxiety or depression. Life transitions such as ending or beginning relationships, career crossroads, becoming a parent, losing a parent, moving countries or children leaving home can all lead to questions about identity and purpose. These moments can be full of confusion, sometimes bringing up past challenges; they can also be opportunities for deeper understanding of oneself and for new possibilities to emerge.
Sex Therapy Counsellors
Who is sex therapy for?
Sex problems are common in relationships. Many people want a better sex life and want to feel loved and desired by their partner. It is difficult for couples to resolve sexual problems on their own because people often feel ashamed to talk about their sexual desires fearing they are not normal, when in fact a very broad range of preferences and behaviors are normal. A sex therapist can help clarify this and other matters.
Why do people need sex therapy?
Many people do not know how to talk about their erotic needs or their emotional needs, both of which are addressed in sex therapy. Couples often live with sexual difficulties for years before seeking help, and in that time, partners may experience so much disappointment and alienation that they may fear their problems mean they are incompatible. Once people experience disappointment, it is difficult to find resolution without help.
What happens in sex therapy?
People have many misconceptions about what takes place in sex therapy. First, it is a form of talk therapy in which partners discuss their sexual concerns; it does not involve touching or physical exploration of any kind. Sex therapy typically helps couples get comfortable talking to each other about sex so that, in the privacy of their home life, they can openly discuss their sexual desires and make decisions about what they want to do. Couples are typically assigned activities to do at home that build intimacy skills.
What kinds of problems do sex therapists treat?
Very often, partners differ in their degree of sexual desire and struggle over how often to have sex. Or they may have fights about porn use or have difficulty connecting sexually after one partner is unfaithful. Men may have problems with premature ejaculation. Women may find themselves struggling to become aroused or to achieve an orgasm. Sometimes partners feel like they have lost the sense of attraction to their partner. These are all common issues dealt with in sex therapy.