To Book:
For sexology or appointment bookings, please fill in the contact form or email us at info@chantelleotten.com.
Our administration staff are available from 10am to 6pm and will reply to you promptly. A referral is not necessary to schedule an appointment.
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Style Of Appointments
Sexology appointments are available via Phone, Telehealth/Online video, and Typed-Message modalities.
Sexology:
– Standard 50-minute sexology sessions: These sessions are available with a sexologist that suits your needs. If you send in a contact form with information about why you would like to come to therapy, Chantelle will read your email and match you with the therapist that best suits your needs.
In these specialised sessions, you can expect a comprehensive blend of therapeutic techniques, drawing on modern scientific principles, human sexuality education, and inclusive practices. It’s sex therapy tailored to personal growth and relationships – we create a space that honours the uniqueness of your body and experiences.
Our approach melds talk therapy with the updated and scientifically backed knowledge of sexual health science.
Together, we’ll explore, communicate, analyse, learn, and feel, utilizing a broad spectrum of modalities, tools, and frameworks designed to suit your individual needs.
Each session is conducted with a safe and judgement free attitude. This is where you can speak freely and without shame around sex, your body and your experiences. These sessions offer an accepting environment to explore, heal, investigate, and innovate.
Inclusion and diversity are at the heart of our practice, and every session aims to empower you through hands-on learning and personal exploration. At the end of each meeting, your therapist will provide customised options for at-home practices, ensuring continuity in your journey towards self-discovery, healing, and growth.
Whether you seek connection, healing, or understanding, our sessions are crafted to promote a compassionate and personalized pathway towards your sexual well-being.
All all welcome and we are an LGBTQIA+ inclusive space.
A Melbourne local, Chantelle comes from a Dutch background. Having spent time living, studying and working in Holland, Chantelle has grown up with the European mindset that talking about sex, pleasure and relationships does not have to be shameful or taboo. A natural born communicator, she enjoys creating a setting where her clients can feel relaxed and free to talk about their sexual health in a safe, judgment-free environment. With numerous awards, accolades and published medical journal articles, Chantelle is not only an internationally acclaimed psycho-sexologist, but also a caring and empowering sex educator. With a background in scientific research, sexual medicine, and counselling, she believes that sexuality and self-esteem are an integral part of life, which everyone is entitled to. Good sexual health should always be enjoyable, pain free and without prejudice.
Her sexology qualifications include:
In 2017 Chantelle became Priceline Pharmacy’s first-ever Sexual Wellness expert. She currently represents LoveHoney Corporation as their sexpert. In addition to being a sexual wellness expert, Chantelle has been recognised as one of Australia’s first European Federation of Sexology, and European Society of Sexual Medicine certified Psycho-Sexologists.
Chantelle’s scientific contributions to sexual medicine and sexology have been recognised with a Young Scientist Award nomination for the 24th World Congress on Controversies in Obstetrics, Gynecology & Infertility (COGI). She won best presentation on Female Sexual Medicine at the 19th Congress European Society of Sexual Medicine in Nice, France.
Her scientific abstracts are featured in the Journal of Sexual Medicine:
Otten, I. Pinas: PS-02-008 Sexual functioning in women with menstrual pattern migraines. The Journal of Sexual Medicine April 2017 Volume 14, Issue 4, Supplement, Page e112
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Otten, I. Pinas: HP-07-003 Sexual functioning and menstrual pattern migraine: pilot study on effects of hormonal interventions during menopause transition. The Journal of Sexual Medicine April 2017 Volume 14, Issue 4, Supplement, Page e156-7
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Chantelle’s work has been featured in articles on News.com.au, Cosmopolitan magazine, New York Post, and Body and Soul magazine. She has spoken and contributed on various podcasts, and regularly presents at education seminars as part of her role as Priceline Pharmacy’s Sexual Wellness expert.
Chantelle Otten is a registered Sexologist in Australia and Europe and a Member of:
Asha (B.Psych, GDip-Sexology) is a sexologist with a background in Psychology.
As a mother, Asha has an understanding and special interest for helping those who experience the various, and complex sexual difficulties related to pregnancy and parenthood.
Asha’s approach to her clients is one of unconditional positive regard, open-mindedness, and encouragement of sexual empowerment.
Asha is relatable, down to earth, compassionate, and understanding. She believes every individual is unique in their desires, experiences, views, and ideologies regarding sexuality, and in turn deserve a unique and personal approach to therapy.
Asha is comfortable working with people of all ages, backgrounds, and identities.
Daz Alexandera is a sex-and-body-positive sexologist holding membership with the Society of Australian Sexologists. With an understanding that everyone’s sexual and relationship desires and needs are unique and diverse, she ensures her non-judgemental and compassionate practice focuses foremost on individual well-being.
Daz Alexandera seeks to remove the stigma and shame society attaches to sex, sexuality and self-expression, and is super passionate about building safe, LGBTQIA+ inclusive environments where people feel confident to be their true, authentic selves. They incorporate talk therapy, communication skills and healthy redirection techniques into their sessions, centreing consent, exploration, empowerment and desire. Daz Alexandera works with clients of all sexualities and genders, including asexual and agender individuals.
They have experience and particular interest in:
Daz Alexandera is trans, queer and neurodiverse – through personal experiences with ethnicity and religion, class, gender and sexuality diversity, and neurodiversity, they know how important it is to nurture safe, supportive spaces for marginalised minorities, particularly LGBTQIA+ individuals and those with ADHD and autism. They value intentionality, boundaries, respect and pleasure as core sexological principles, and often work outside of traditional expectations and norms that can stigmatise and obstruct sexual, relationship and personal growth. They affirm queerness and work through trauma-informed, intersectional and queer theory lenses. Their qualifications include a Postgraduate Diploma in Sexology, a Bachelor of Journalism, and they are currently completing a Master of Philosophy (transitioning to a PhD), evaluating the relationship, sex, sexuality and gender education of Jewish schools in Melbourne, Australia.
Daz Alexandera believes respectful, open and vulnerable communication about sex, sexuality, gender and relationships, and becoming more aware of the body-mind bond, is critical to enhance individual and shared sexual and emotional well-being.
Chelsea is a qualified sexologist with a passion for the interplay between mental and sexual health, with an Undergraduate degree double majoring in Psychology, and a Masters degree in Sexology.
Chelsea has a natural affinity and inquisitiveness into all areas of sexuality, but her main interests and passions lay in the realms of queer sexuality, women’s empowerment and sexual liberation, tantra, kink, sexual well-being, young people, and pleasure.
She believes that sexuality is a core concept of our human psyche, and can be a positive, pleasurable, and almost euphoric experience and that all people should be able to understand, explore and embrace their sexuality, no matter their age, gender, cultural background, or sexual experience.
Chelsea is a student member of the Society of Australian Sexologists and works with patient-centred care at the forefront of her practice, aiming to give all her clients the same level of unconditional acceptance, openness, and compassion. She volunteers regularly with the WA Aids Council, and attends Leavers week in Dunsborough, as a safe sex angel every year, handing out condoms and educating young people on safe sex practices.
She believes that sex is an important, and innate, part of the human experience, and that everyone has the right to pursue their own pleasure and erotic joy, in a safe, sex-positive, light-hearted, and judgement-free space. She prides herself in her ability to weave professionalism and fun within her work, to help decrease the stigma around sex, and to instead empower all people to have open and honest conversations about their sex lives.
Anna is a highly skilled sexologist with an extensive educational background. She obtained her expertise in sex therapy from the University of Guelph in Canada, accredited by the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counsellors and Therapists, and the Contemporary Institute of Clinical Sexology in the UK, accredited by the College of Sexual and Relationship Therapists.
Anna’s international credentials include a Doctor of Psychology registration outside Australia. Her counselling skills are backed by a thorough scientific understanding in the field of psycho-sexuality. Currently a PhD candidate, Anna’s research focuses on monogamy and non-monogamy. This research, involving studies of 1700 individuals in both relationship types, has been featured in the prestigious Swiss scientific journal Frontiers in Psychology: Gender, Sex and Sexuality.
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.961949/full
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.753460/full
Anna is a respected member of various professional bodies, actively contributing to the field of sexology. Her memberships include the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality (USA), the European Federation of Sexology, and the Latvian Psychology Association. This involvement underscores her dedication to staying at the forefront of sexological research and practice.
Anna is a true multinational – Having grown up in Latvia, travelled extensively, and lived in diverse locations such as Cape Town, Riga, Rome, Stockholm, and Tel Aviv, she brings a broad worldview to her practice. Her commitment to community welfare is evident through her volunteer work at the Crisis Center hotline in Latvia and at The Counselling Hub in South Africa, where she offers pro bono support to those in acute need.
In her approach to sexology, Anna integrates a variety of perspectives, acknowledging that cognitive, genetic, social, familial, and neurological factors all play a part in shaping an individual’s sexuality. While she brings a wealth of knowledge from her psychology background, it’s important to note that she is not practising as a registered psychologist in Australia. Her work encompasses assisting individuals and couples with a range of sexual concerns, including navigating monogamy and non-monogamy agreements, addressing sexual desire discrepancies, exploring fantasies, and coping with the aftermath of sexual abuse.
Clients often find comfort in Anna’s warm and welcoming presence, complemented by her soothing voice and charming Latvian accent. She is known for her relatable, non-judgemental, and sex-positive approach, making her a trusted professional in the field of sexology.
Kimberly is a college undergraduate majoring in Management. Over the years she has worked in different organisations as a customer service representative and was very successful in her management roles and giving customers award-winning service. She attends professional development training and continues to work on her customer-based skills.
Working with Chantelle is her first experience in the healthcare industry. She is friendly and relatable and enjoys contact with patients and professionals and the learning process that comes with working with a Psycho-Sexologist.