Online Video Consultations

Claire is one of our South Canterbury Sex Therapy Consultants.

She works in South Canterbury and is also available via video call NZ wide. 

Sex Therapy and Sex Education has become a real passion of mine in recent years. I consider working in partnership with people to find solutions to important, challenging and painful issues to be a real privilege. My professional experience is in Social work with children, families and adults since 2011 and in 2019 I began working as a therapist. I currently work in the areas of sexual trauma, sex education for caregivers and supporting adults around sexualised behaviours in children. In my parenting work with caregivers, I often find the sessions lead into issues for the couple and this has become a real interest of mine – helping couples to navigate their needs as well as their children’s.

I am currently engaged in the Advanced Sex Therapy Training that STNZ offer. I see sex and relationships as being things that are impacted by many factors and utilise the bio-pyscho-social model in assessment. I come from a Person-Centred Therapy model, and use trauma informed, brain development, somatic approaches and CBT in my work. My strengths as a therapist are being approachable and real, bringing myself as a human being to the therapy space.

Areas of interest and expertise:

• Women’s health
• The complexities faith-based messaging can have on leading a fulfilling and healthy sex life and relationship.
• Trauma
• Communication in relationships.

I look forward to hearing from you and working side by side together.

My fee is $165 inc GST, per 50 minute individual session, $247.50 for couple's session (75-85 minutes). Please also be aware that once made, appointments not kept or cancelled with less than 24 hours’ notice will be charged. This service is only available to people who are in New Zealand at the time of the consult or to New Zealanders overseas

Sheridan is one of our Nelson Consultants

Kia ora,

My name is Sheridan Duncan, I am a therapist based in Nelson, New Zealand. I’m passionate about supporting people to explore, discover, or reclaim their sexual well-being and identity, and to build healthy, fulfilling intimate relationships.

With warmth and compassion, I offer a person-centred approach that is both strengths-based and trauma-informed. My favoured therapeutic modalities are IFS and EMDR therapy. 

Whether you're seeking deeper connection with yourself and/or others, healing from past experiences, or navigating questions around sexuality, I’m here to walk alongside you with care and support.

As a registered social worker who is in training with Sex Therapy New Zealand, my fee is $165.00 including GST per 50-minute session. Please be aware that once made, appointments not kept or cancelled with less than 24 hours’ notice will be charged. This service is only available to people who are in New Zealand at the time of the consult or to New Zealanders overseas.

Ngā mihi mahana,

Sheridan Duncan

I am a counsellor based in Christchurch, seeing clients online and in person. I have worked in a variety of mental health settings and am familiar working with depression, anxiety, neurodiversity, trauma, and sexual harm. I am an ally and enjoy working with and supporting the Rainbow Community. 

I enjoy supporting clients to explore and build a familiarity of what sexuality is in their lives. I also can support those experiencing differences in desire or building an understanding of desire, intimacy challenges, and exploring what their sexual world is as life changes. 

I can support to: 

· Explore the aspects of healthy sexual functioning and learning how to foster that in our lives. 

· Becoming more familiar with our desires and how this may interact with our beliefs/understanding of what sex is and is not. 

· Building a stronger and more confident connection with ourselves so that we may connect more to ourselves and our partners in our sex life. 

The foundation of my therapy is Person Centered while utilizing ACT therapy and CBT techniques. I like to work in partnership with my clients to build a safe and open therapeutic relationship. 

Sessions are $175 (+ GST) for a 50-minute appointment. Appointments cancelled with less than 24 hours’ notice, or not attended, are charged in full.

Sunitha is one of our Northwest Auckland Consultants

I’m Sunitha, a certified trauma, relationship, and sex therapist, and an ACC sexual abuse/ sensitive claims practitioner.

Sexuality, intimacy, and relationships can be sources of deep connection and meaning, and they can also be places where people feel confused, distressed, or emotionally overwhelmed. This is especially true when past experiences, trauma, or ongoing life challenges affect how safe, connected, or at ease we feel with ourselves, our bodies or with ( intimate) relationships with others.

My work offers a calm, respectful, and non-judgmental space where you can explore what you’re experiencing, make sense of it, and begin to find ways forward that feel supportive and right for you.

How I Work

My work sits at the intersection of trauma therapy, relationship therapy, and sex therapy. I support individuals, partners, and couples across diverse relationship structures, including people exploring sexual identity, sexuality, gender identity, and experiences of transitioning.

Sexual concerns are rarely just about sex. They are often shaped by how the nervous system responds to safety and threat, how we relate to ourselves and others, and how past experiences influence intimacy, desire, and communication. By working across these overlapping areas, therapy can address the fuller picture of what is happening for you.

Difficulties with desire, intimacy, communication, or connection are understood not as personal failures, but as understandable responses shaped by life experience, relationships, and the body’s learning around safety and closeness.

Areas I Support

I work with people who are navigating:
• Desire and arousal concerns
• Differences in sexual desire within relationships
• Sexual identity and sexuality, including exploration, questioning, and change
• Gender identity and experiences of transitioning
• The impact of trauma on sex, intimacy, and relationships
• Communication, boundaries, and consent
• Feeling disconnected from the body or unsure of needs

• Chronic Pain and Disease
• Relationship strain linked to intimacy or emotional closeness, and cultural and religious issues

What Therapy With Me Can Feel Like

Our work together is collaborative and paced with care. We slow things down and gently explore what is happening for you — in your body, your emotions, and your relationships. Many people find that as they become clearer about what they need and more able to express boundaries and consent, they feel steadier in difficult conversations and more connected with themselves and with others.

Therapy is not about fixing or forcing change, but about building understanding, safety, and choice over time.

Practical Details

I offer sessions in person and online. My practice is based in Whenuapai, Auckland, and is easily accessible from the North Shore, Central Auckland, and West Auckland.

Sessions are $175 (GST incl) for a 60-minute appointment. Appointments cancelled with less than 24 hours’ notice, or not attended, are charged in full.

Considering Therapy

Starting therapy doesn’t require certainty or having everything worked out. It can simply be a place to pause, to be met with care, and to begin understanding yourself and your relationships in a new way. As such, I offer a free 20 minute introduction session to further explore working together to support your needs and hopes for the relationship with yourself and others that you are wanting.