Psychology and sex therapy training
for students & professionals
Learn to provide inclusive, effective therapy for sexual issues
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Training focused on practical skill building -designed by practitioners for practitioners
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Based on the latest sex, trauma and psychological research and lived experience
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Together, let's raise the bar for health care
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Meet your trainers
Dr Sarah Ashton
Sarah (she/her) is the Director and Founder of the first psychology practice dedicated to sexual health treatment – SHIPS, a registered psychologist (AHPRA), board approved supervisor (AHPRA), member of the Society of Australian Sexologists. She is the Coordinator for the Sexual and Mental Health Primary Health Network, and a Sessional Lecturer at Deakin and RMIT University.
Javiera Dastres
Javiera (she/her) is a psychologist and Board-approved supervisor, and she is a Senior Psychologist at SHIPS. She has completed a Master of Science in Medicine (Sexual and Reproductive Health) in Psychosexual Therapy. She is sex positive, LGBTIQA+ inclusive, kink-friendly, sex work positive, neurodiversity affirming, and welcoming of all relationship structures.
Annelil Desille
Annelil Desille (She/They) is an Autistic ADHD Clinical Psychologist, and Director of Neurokinnection. Lil utilises lived experience and integrates evidence-based practice to work with Autistic and ADHD individuals. Her passions include neurodivergence, attachment systems, intimacy, relationships and all things sex!
Kai Schweizer
Kai Schweizer (he/they) brings a deeply personal and academic passion to understanding the intersection of gender diversity and eating disorders. As a trans individual and AuDHDer, Kai imbues his research with a lived experience that enriches his PhD work at the University of Western Australia and Telethon Kids Institute. His commitment extends as a Research Affiliate at the Inside Out Institute for Eating Disorders at the University of Sydney, where he concentrates on enhancing treatment modalities for trans and gender diverse persons.
Dr Chris Cheers
Dr Chris Cheers is a psychologist, author and educator. Chris is passionate about creating accessible, accepting, and safe spaces where people become empowered to live self-determined, meaningful lives.
Chris is also a member of the Australian Professional Association for Transgender Health (AusPATH) and has also published his first book, The New Rulebook, with Harper Collins in February 2023.
Connect & learn with link-minded peers
Each of our courses include 1 hour group supervision online. You can use the opportunity to discuss how the content of our the course applies to clients, ask questions and network with other professionals.
Learn at your own pace
Our training is designed to be self-pace and accessible for practitioners and students with a busy schedule. All of our lesson are pre-recorded, so you can stop and start at time, and work through the content at your own pace.
Our training
Interested in an in-person workshop for your team?
Contact training@shipspsychology for more information
What about one-on-one Supervision?
SHIPS psychologist Amy Cooper and Senior Psychologist Jasmin Quinsee offer 50-minute supervision sessions for psychologists, students, sexologists and therapists. Send us an email to book a session.
Jasmin Quinsee
Senior Psychologist, Relationship Counsellor & Supervisor
" I support supervisees to treat sexual presentations, mental health presentation, relationship difficulties and their intersection with socially marginalised and neurodiverse experiences and the reflective skills necessary to work with complex presentations. I enjoy supervisory work on transference and countertransference, building reflective practice and practitioner resilience and self-care"
Amy Cooper
Psychologist & Supervisor
"I like to do a lot of supervisory work on transference and countertransference, practitioner self-reflection, responding to client ambivalence and balancing proactive treatment with reactive distress management. I'm especially passionate about teaching practitioners to identify, target and treat clients' underlying issues, rather than circling around superficial issues"
Check out our blogs, resources & events
SHIPS blogs are authored by our psychologists and are written about topics we discuss with our clients in therapy.
They can be helpful resources for practitioners and clients.
Blogs
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