Sexual Health Symposium - When sex is painful: The role of psychosexual therapy in working with women who experience painful intercourse
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| Wednesday, November 8, 2017 |
| 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM |
| Menzies Theatrette |
Details
Participants will:
Develop an understanding of the types of painful sex;
Understand treatment options or painful sex; and
Articulate the role of sex therapy in a multi-disciplinary approach to painful sex.
Approximately one in five women experience pain during sex. Genital pelvic pain penetration disorder is diagnostic “catch-all” for women’s sexual pain. A number of conditions can contribute to women’s experience of sexual pain, vaginismus, vulvodynia, dyspareunia, as well as endometriosis. Painful sex can impact on the quality of life for the woman, as well as impact on her relationship and her partner.
This symposium explores the role psychosexual therapy plays in addressing painful intercourse for women. The aim of this symposia is to explore the role of psychosexual therapy in treatment options and understand how psychosexual therapy fits into a broader multi-disciplinary approach. Each speaker will explore a different condition which results in painful intercourse and the psychosexual therapeutic approaches.
Speaker
Ms Lynda Carlyle
Sex and Relationship Therapist / Director
Society of Australian Sexologists Ltd
Dyspareunia: Understanding Sexual Pain
9:00 AM - 9:20 AMBiography
Lynda Carlyle is accredited in the complementary areas of nursing, sexology, counselling and couple’s therapy. For a decade, she has been helping women with sexual pain and their partners, understand, manage and improve their experience of sex, relationships and intimacy. She is a Director and Past President of the Society of Australian Sexologists.
Website
https://www.lyndacarlyle.com/
Social Media
https://www.facebook.com/LyndaCarlyleBusiness/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lynda-carlyle-aa6a5821/
https://plus.google.com/+LyndacarlyleSexTherapist
https://www.youtube.com/user/LyndaCarlyle
Ms Jocelyn Klug
Accredited Psychosexual & Relationship Therapist
Society of Australian Sexologists
Vaginismus: A biopsychosexual and multidisciplinary approach to assessment and treatment
9:20 AM - 9:40 AMBiography
Jocelyn Klug is an accredited psychosexual & relationship therapist and immediate past chair of the Society of Australian Sexologists. Jocelyn has been in private practice for the past 15 years and has worked with many women and their partners experiencing sexual pain. Jocelyn encompasses a bio psychosexual and multidisciplinary approach in the treatment of sexual pain.
Ms Lisa Grant
Mental Health Social Worker
Self Employed
Endometriosis: The Forgotten Sexual Pain Disorder
9:40 AM - 10:00 AMBiography
Lisa Grant is a Clinical Accredited Mental Health Social Worker, and holds a Masters in Sexual Health.
Lisa has a private practice in Canberra, specialising in the areas of relationships, sexuality, sexual health and well-being, management of anxiety and depression, and recovery from trauma and abuse.
In 2013 Lisa was awarded a Churchill Fellowship, to pursue a practice and research interest in treatment programs for young people with disability, who display sexually challenging behaviours.
Ms Jane Keany
Social Worker & Sex Therapist
Sex & Health Counselling
Partners are important too!
10:00 AM - 10:20 AMBiography
Jane Keany is a social worker and sex therapist of many years standing. She works in private practice in Canberra and is currently studying for a Masters of Philosophy at Sydney University, researching endometriosis, painful intercourse and the impact on the sexual wellbeing of male partners.
Panel
Panel Discussion
10:20 AM - 11:00 AMBiography
