Passion & Minds Health
Psychosexual Therapy &
Occupational Therapy Service
Passion & Minds Health aims to provide a safe space for ongoing psychosexual therapy and occupational therapy services to those affected by sexual health and intimacy concerns.
In the spirit of reconciliation, Passion & Minds Health acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today. We acknowledge that Passion & Minds Health operates on Meanjin land.
At Passion & Minds Health, we are committed to fostering a welcoming and inclusive environment for everyone. We proudly stand as allies of the LGBTIQA+ community. We believe in the inherent dignity and equality of all individuals, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, or expression.
About Us
Passion & Minds Health combines Occupational Therapy and Psychosexual Therapy to help support and work with individuals to live a happy and enjoyable life through meaningful connections, relationships, and activities.
We believe that everyone deserves to live a life where they are happy and content, and we are passionate about supporting people to live the life that they want to live, despite of the challenges that people might face.
By combining Occupational Therapy and Psychosexual Therapy, we are equipped with unique skills to provide holistic care to our clients to help them meet their goals and work on what is important to them.
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Meet our Therapist - Emilie
Emilie is a Brisbane-based Occupational Therapist (specialising in sexual health and intimacy) and Psychosexual Therapist who has extensive experience working with those affected by psychiatric and psychosocial disorders.
Over the course of her career, she has always had a keen interest in sexual health and mental health, which led her to completing her Master of Science in Medicine (Sexual and Reproductive Health) specialising in psychosexual therapy, through the University of Sydney.
Being born overseas and immigrating to Australia from a young age, Emilie is understanding of the potential cultural barriers in addressing both mental health and sexual health need.
Emilie is passionate about providing accessible healthcare and minimising the current taboos around mental health and sexual health. She established Passion & Minds Health in hopes of supporting everyone, particularly those affected by mental health and psychosocial conditions, to engage in an enjoyable and happy life through meaningful connections, and intimacy with themselves and others.
Occupational Therapy & Psychosexual Therapy
What is Occupational Therapy?
Simply put, Occupational Therapy is about helping people do the things that they want and need to do in their lives.
From waking up in the morning, to making the first meal of the day, to taking a nice hot (or cold) shower – our ability to do these things can be impacted by so many different things.
OTs help those who might be struggling with their mental health or impacted by their physical health to engage in their daily tasks and more.
What is Psychosexual Therapy?
Psychosexual Therapy (also known as sex therapy) is a specialised form of therapy that focuses on providing a safe space for people to address different sex-related and sexuality topics. This might include sex education, support with sexual or intimacy concern/s, or discussions around sexuality.
Some common issues that psychosexual therapy addresses include performance anxiety, difficulties with orgasm and ejaculation, and difficulties with intimacy and communication.
It is extremely important to note that there is no physical touch involved in sex therapy/psychosexual therapy.
Why is sexual health and sexuality important?
Sexual health is much more than just about having sex, STIs and contraception.
Sexuality and intimacy are extremely important parts of our health and wellbeing, and it may surprise you how much it actually impacts our daily lives.
As humans, we are drawn towards intimacy and connection. From our daily connections, friendships, romantic relationships, and even just our relationship with ourselves, our understanding and values around sexual health shapes how we form meaningful connections.
So, when our own sexuality and intimacy needs are neglected, this can cause people to become unhappy and unsettled with their lives. There is also a very high likelihood that this will cause a domino effect on other aspects of our lives as well.
How is sexual health, Psychosexual Therapy, and Occupational Therapy related?
When someone is impacted by a mental health psychosocial, or physical health condition, it may not be easy for them to be able to seek out the connection and intimacy that us as human beings want.
As an OT specialising in psychosexual therapy, we can help people build skills that they need to be able to form healthy and meaningful relationships, which might include finding an intimate partner, and safe sexual engagement.
This might look like:
- Building social and communication skills
- Helping them understanding social boundaries and their own boundaries
- Education around safe sex and sexual health
- Addressing executive functioning difficulties to navigate the hectic world of socialising and dating
- Assessing the need for assistive equipment to support re-engagement in sexual and intimate activities
- Educating our clients’ supports services on how to best support them in the ares of socialising and intimacy
Our Services
Psychosexual Therapy
Our Psychosexual Therapy/Specialist OT service can support individuals in the following areas:
- Social skills and communication
- Psycho-education around sexuality and sexual health
- Exploration of sexual concerns, such as:
- Erectile dysfunction
- Premature and delayed ejaculation
- Difficulties with orgasm
- Performance anxiety
- Mixed-matched desires and libidos
- Difficulties with intimacy
- Psychosocial disorders
- Physical and mental health disabilities
- LGBTIQA+ & gender affirming care
- Kinks and fetishes
- Pre- and post- STI counselling and support
- Self-esteem and body image issues impacting sexual wellbeing
Occupational Therapy
We are able to provide Occupational Therapy (OT) Functional Capacity Assessments (Psychiatric and Psychosocial Disabilities) for NDIS Purposes.
A Functional Capacity Assessment can be requested for various purposes. Most commonly, FCAs can assist with:
- NDIS Change of Circumstances Application
- To apply for an earlier review for a participant’s NDIS plan
- Guidance around types of supports a participant requires and would benefit from
- Understanding of a participant’s support needs
- How to best utilise a participant’s funding to ensure that that needs are being met appropriately
OT assessment appointments are generally 60mins in duration, and usually require two separate appointments to complete. Depending on the participants’ needs and limitations, this can be flexible.
OT Reports average around 8-10 hours to finalise.
If you have any enquiries or if you are unsure whether these services are right for you, please do not hesitate to get in touch.
We are happy to assist where possible.
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Our Fees
At Passion & Minds Health, we accept both private- and NDIS-referrals
We understand that finances can be a barrier to accessible healthcare. We are happy to discuss any potential assistance we can provide to improve accessibility to our service.
If you have any questions or would like to discuss our fees, please do not hesitate get in touch with us.
Send us an enquiry
Psychosexual Therapy/Specialist Occupational Therapy
60 minutes | $170
Occupational Therapy Assessment & Report
60 minutes | $180
If you are unsure whether your NDIS plan covers our services, please feel free to contact us to discuss
Please note that there may be a cancellation fee of the full hourly rate if appointments are cancelled with less than 48-hours notice.
Where are we located?
We are currently a predominately telehealth service. However, we are able to discuss potential home visits and in-person appointments at various locations across Brisbane.
If you prefer an in-person appointment, please do not hesitate to contact us to arrange a suitable location
Got some questions or need to chat?
In the spirit of reconciliation, Passion & Minds Health acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today. We acknowledge that Passion & Minds Health operates on Meanjin land.
At Passion & Minds Health, we are committed to fostering a welcoming and inclusive environment for everyone. We proudly stand as allies of the LGBTIQA+ community. We believe in the inherent dignity and equality of all individuals, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, or expression.