What is Sexual Trauma Counselling? A Safe Path Toward Healing

Sexual trauma counselling is a specialised form of therapy that provides a safe, confidential space to work through the emotional, physical and psychological effects of sexual abuse or assault. It’s not about re-living the trauma, but rather, about gently understanding how the trauma has impacted your life — and finding ways to move forward with support.

How Counselling Helps

Everyone processes trauma differently. For some, it may involve intense emotions, anxiety, nightmares, or numbness. Others may struggle with relationships, boundaries, or trust. Counselling helps by:

• Providing a safe, judgment-free space to talk

• Validating your experiences and feelings

• Supporting your body’s response to trauma

• Teaching emotional regulation and coping tools

• Helping to re-establish a sense of control, safety and stability

  
  

What to Expect in a Session

Your journey is yours to set the pace. Sessions might involve:

• Gentle conversation guided by what feels safe

• Exploring past experiences if and when you're ready and make sense of your experiences

• Understanding how trauma shows up in your thoughts and body

• Identify what goals you would like to achieve in therapy

• Building practical tools for managing trauma symptoms

• Processing traumatic memories so they are less emotionally charged

  
  

There’s no pressure to share more than you feel comfortable with, and trauma processing will only be explored if and when you are ready. Therapy can be deeply healing when you feel safe and supported.

In-Person or Telehealth — Your Choice

Whether you're in Perth or elsewhere in Australia, support is accessible. Face-to-face sessions are available for those who prefer the comfort of a private setting. Telehealth is equally supportive — it brings therapy to your space, at your pace, with flexibility and privacy.