Counselling for Genital and Pelvic Pain

Is pain making intimacy stressful, scary, or something you avoid?

Sexual pain can make intimacy feel overwhelming or even threatening. Whether you’re experiencing vulvodynia, pelvic or vulval pain, or pain during penetration or touch, it can feel confusing and isolating. Sexual pain is deeply real — and healing is possible.

Many people assume painful sex is purely physical, but sexual pain often involves emotional, relational, and psychological layers. The nervous system, stress, trauma, and relationship dynamics all shape how pain begins and how it continues.

Are emotional or relational patterns impacting your pain?

Sexual pain rarely exists in isolation. You may also be navigating:

• Stress or anxiety

• Fear or avoidance

• Past trauma

• Relationship tension

• Negative beliefs about your body or sex

• Hypervigilance or bodily tension

• Shame or performance pressure

These patterns can keep the pain cycle active. Counselling offers space to understand and unwind these layers with care.

What kind of support do I offer?

I provide a compassionate, sex-positive, trauma-aware counselling space where your pain, your body, and your story are fully heard and respected. Psychosexual therapy may include:

• Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT)

• Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)

• Mindfulness or acceptance-based approaches

• Desensitization techniques

• Gradual reconnection with intimacy

• Exploring physical tension and emotional stress

• Challenging negative sexual beliefs

• Addressing relational factors that contribute to pain

Together, we work gently and intentionally to shift the cycle of pain, fear, avoidance, and disconnection