Online Video Consultations

Ria Tsai is one of our Auckland Consultants

I am a counselling psychologist based in Central Auckland, seeing clients online at present. I have worked in a variety of mental health settings specializing in depression, anxiety, addictions, neurodiversity, sexual harm, trauma and relationship issues.

I am passionate in supporting my clients to develop a healthy sexual identity and form satisfying intimate relationships. I help clients explore their unique journey of sexuality development, and to:

· Learn the necessary elements for healthy sexual functioning

· Identify deeper sexual desires and barriers/factors influencing their current ideas and behaviours around sex

· Change their thoughts, feelings, and mind-body connection to improve sexual satisfaction and intimacy.

The foundation of my therapy work draws on attachment theory, schema work and the developmental model for couples. I utilize different therapy approaches to best suit the presenting issue and needs of my clients, including CBT, ACT, DBT and trauma processing. 

My fee is $200 (incl gst) per session. 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.

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 session. 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

Catherine is based in Hastings and covers Hawke's Bay and Central Hawke's Bay. She also offers nationwide online sessions. 

The training in sex therapy and relationship counselling that I am undertaking, is to ensure that I am effective and relevant when working alongside couples and individuals who are experiencing sexual challenges, relationship, and communication difficulties. As a sex therapist I support the ethos of sex positive, that is, having a positive attitude about sex and support my clients in their journey regarding sexual identity and sexual behaviours, and encouragement of healthy sexual relationships. I also have a particular interest working with individuals who are experiencing sexual and intimacy challenges or relationships difficulties due to medical conditions or impacted by oncology treatments. 

Having retrained as a Clinical Psychologist after years of working in the corporate and non-profit sector, I endeavour to deliver evidence-based therapy that is practical, and workable. Importantly I aim to deliver therapy in a way that clients feel they have a safe space where they feel heard, their concerns are not minimised, they can talk openly and freely without fear of judgement, shame, or awkwardness. This encourages a therapeutic relationship enabling us to work collaboratively and achieve therapeutic goals that will enhance client's day to day living and interpersonal relationships. Therapies and skills utilised include ACT, CBT, Compassion Focused Therapy, DBT, and have recently started training in EMDR.

My fee is $200.00 inc GST. 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.

Pragnya is one of our consultants with the online team. . 

I am a very experienced psychologist, registered in both New Zealand and Australia. Currently, I am working as part of Sex Therapy New Zealand's on-line team, offering sex therapy via secure video consultations. 

After some years working as a psychologist, I chose to train 'in-house' with Sex Therapy New Zealand so that I would also benefit from the collegiality and professionalism of that team, as well as, from the hands on experience. 

Generally, I work with people that have issues with emotional and sexual intimacy and desire, utilizing, in addition to sexology approaches, a range of evidence-based modalities including CBT, Mindfulness, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Solution focused therapy, and Narrative therapy, to tailor to the needs of my clients.

I prioritize safety and trust to build a nourishing environment for my clients. I am compassionate, friendly, and work in collaboration with my clients to reach their goals, while keeping their holistic wellbeing at the forefront. I support clients by building on their strengths while increasing awareness to any limiting beliefs and addressing them by exploring helpful strategies. Even though the focus is on achieving your goals, I try to create an environment that can, at times, feel light and enjoyable, and you may even find yourself enjoying the process with a few laughs along the way.

My work can be with individuals or couples, adolescents or adults of all genders and ethnicities. I am also flexible with my availability so, please do contact me.

My fee is $200.00  per 50-minute session. Please also be aware that once made, appointments not kept or cancelled with less than 24 hours’ notice will be charged. As Pragnya is registered in New Zealand, this service is available to people who resident are in New Zealand or Australia at the time of the consult or to New Zealanders or Australians overseas.  She is available Tuesday 10-7pm NZST.