sunitha.ramnarayan

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.