Bio
Raised and based on Yugambeh Country (Gold Coast Queensland), Ksenija practices as a psychosexual therapist passionate about empowering and counselling people through their sexual issues and journey.
Ksenija has completed her postgraduate diploma in counselling and recently completed her Master of Science in Medicine (Sexual and Reproductive Health), specialising in Psychosexual Therapy. She has also completed Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) training and has special interest in Gestalt, Schema Therapy, and trauma focused CBT. Ksenija currently holds over eight years of experience in nursing after completing her Bachelor of Nursing and Post Graduate Certificate in Critical Care Nursing.
Professional accreditation- Australian Counsellors Association, Society of Australian Sexologists, the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
Ksenija is a driven individual passionate about applying her interest and knowledge around sex in the therapeutic space. She has a client-centred holistic approach to her care and prioritises the sexual, physical, and mental well-being of her clients. Ksenija has experience working with people from adolescents to the aging population and will continue working with clients across the lifespan.
Ksenija has a developing practice of supporting individuals working through issues and concerns surrounding sexuality and sexual functioning. She is also passionate about helping individuals orientate around sexual disorders and comorbidity, disability, ageing and helping break through sexual schemas and shame. She holds a progressive view on sex and gender and is queer (LGBTQIA+SB), kinks and fetishes, open and poly-relationships friendly. She warmly welcomes each client with an open mind and encourages open discussions in a judgment-free space. She emphasises the importance of establishing her clients’ individual goals and needs. She continues to support them to achieve their desired outcomes in the therapeutic dyad, and alongside a multidisciplinary team such as psychologists, pelvic floor physiotherapists, gynaecologists, general practitioners and more.
What Ksenija works with
- Desire, arousal orgasmic/ejaculatory disorders
- Pre and post STI and HIV testing counselling
- Genito-pelvic pain/penetration disorders
- Sexuality and co-morbidities, disability, and ageing
- Sexual skills coaching
- Desire discrepancy
- Sex education
- Sexual schemas and shame
- LGBTQIA+SB support and gender affirming facilitation
So, what is sex therapy, and what do psychosexual therapists do?
Sex therapy combines counselling and psychotherapeutic principles like cognitive, behavioural, and systematic intervention strategies with the study of human sexuality to address issues in the realm of sexuality, sexual function, and concerns. The primary role of a psychosexual therapist involves providing counselling and psychotherapy, education, and referral for their clients. Counselling and psychotherapy involve the client and therapist working together to address any sexual issues or concerns they may be experiencing, such as low desire for sex, arousal, orgasm, satisfaction issues and overall sexual well-being to achieve the client’s desired outcomes. Education aims to provide the client with knowledge about various facets of their sexual issues and concerns. Lastly, it is the therapist's responsibility to refer the client to a health professional to help address the client's sexual issues, should they need it.
