What can we talk about in our sessions?
Lately, I have had some questions around what client’s can talk about, and work towards, when we are in session. I love when people ask me questions, because it let’s me know where you are at, and what information I need to share.
Short answer is - we can talk about, and work towards, anything that is meaningful to you.
Long answer is this:
My specialty is disability and sexual health and wellbeing (sexuality). I love this space, which is why I chose to specialise.
This is my specialty because, on top of my Counselling qualification, I have also done extra study (Masters degree in sexual health and psychosexual therapy).
My extra study allowed me to work professionally with sex offenders, sexual assault victims, people who need sexual health education, people who are in relationships and anyone that just needs to talk about vulnerable areas of their life.
But I do also have a lot of experience providing Counselling and Psychotherapy to children and adults* in the areas of:
Complex trauma
Trauma
Dissociative Identity Disorder
Schizoaffective Disorder
Schizophrenia
Bipolar Disorder
Borderline Personality Disorder
Depression
Anxiety
General mental health
ADHD
Autism
Intellectual Disability
Traumatic Brain Injury
Cerebral Palsy
Stroke victims
and the list goes on.
While I do specialise in a specific area, this allows me to do a few things with it.
Through all of my client work, sex has touched the lives of every one of the clients. Sometimes this looks like trauma and abuse, other times this looks like curiosity and needing to understand how their body works. Sometimes even, both.
Sexology and Sexual Health is still such a taboo and often shunned topic, that it helps to have a professional understand what you need to find out, or process, and how to do that in a safe and appropriate way.
Because I have specialised training in such a vulnerable area of life, there isn’t much that I haven’t heard, nor supported someone through. This means that I have good strategies in place to remain person-centred throughout the entire session.
Sexual Health is one part of our lives, but it is also affected by all the other parts of our lives. We need to be able to talk about all parts of our lives, in order to work through things in a holistic and person-centred way.
So if you are curious about my Counselling and Psychotherapy services, you don’t have to come to me with a sexual health problem. We can get to know each other, and work on other things as well.
If something comes up, at least you know that you will have a professional who has expertise in the area of sexual health.
My outreach Counselling services for NDIS participants are available on the NDIS page here.
My telehealth services are available here.
If you have any questions, please send them through in an email: contact@pleasurepixel.com.au or you can see my social media links at the bottom of the website. Feel free to DM me there too.
*I am currently only working with adults*