Mental Health Endorsed Occupational Therapist (OT) & Somatic Sexologist | Founder, Back in My Body Therapies

Has sex started to feel painful, unfamiliar or out of reach? Maybe your desire has changed, your body has changed, or you feel disconnected from it altogether. I support people experiencing pelvic pain (including vaginismus, vulvodynia and painful sex), low or mismatched desire, difficulty with arousal or orgasm, sexual shame and anxiety, and sexual changes through perimenopause, menopause, childbirth, illness, injury, surgery, ageing or disability.

My work sits where mental health, sexuality, disability and chronic illness meet. As an OT, I bring a deep understanding of anatomy, physiology and the nervous system, and I treat sexuality as a core part of everyday life. Unlike traditional talk therapy, we don’t just talk about how you feel; we work with how it shows up in your body. I combine evidence-based psychological strategies with somatic tools like embodied consent and boundary setting, pleasure mapping, interoceptive awareness, sensation tracking and nervous system education. I’ve completed a rigorous assessment process to become a Medicare Mental Health Endorsed OT, so you can trust that my mental health practice meets national standards.

I work with individuals and couples, and I’m LGBTIQA+ affirming and welcoming of all bodies, abilities, neurotypes and relationship structures. I collaborate with GPs, gynaecologists, physiotherapists, psychiatrists and the rest of your care team. I believe pleasure belongs to everyone, including people living with disability, chronic illness or changing bodies who are so often left out of these conversations.

Sessions are available via telehealth across Australia and internationally, or in-person at Birtinya on the Sunshine Coast. I accept Medicare Mental Health Care Plans, Medicare Chronic Disease Management referrals, NDIS participants and private clients.