About Emma

Emma provides a warm, respectful and practical approach to sex therapy, relationship counselling and clinical hypnotherapy. Sessions are tailored to each person’s needs, circumstances and goals.

Further professional development and specialisation

• Young people, pornography and sexual violence — Kerrin Bradfield (2024)

• Kink and consent — Dr Theodore Bennett (2024)

• Couples counselling workshop — Sarah Chemaissem (2024)

• Venereophobia — Dr Graeme Neilson (2024)

• Hypnotic age regression and future orientation in therapy — Dr Michael Yapko (2024)

• Rural and regional sexology — Dr Linda Kirkman (2024)

• Healing from affairs, betrayal and infidelity — Dr Tammy Nelson (2023)

• Sexuality and the autism spectrum (2020)

• Helping couples resolve mismatched desire (2020)

• Enhancing intimacy after infidelity — Dr McCarthy (2020)

• Foundations of trauma-informed care and practice, Level 1 — Blue Knot Foundation (2019)

• Therapeutic interventions for disgust-based sexual avoidance (2019)

• Masterclass in understanding pornography (2019)

• Suicide prevention (2019)

• Working with differences in sexual expectations, needs and wants — Dr Pertot (2019)

• Sex education resources (2019)

• Current therapeutic perspectives on infidelity — Dr Grobbelaar (2018)

• Sex education in Western Australian schools (2018)

• Engaging sex-worker services for therapeutic purposes (2018)

• Trauma, sexual abuse and childbearing (2018)

• HIV cure, PrEP, treatment as prevention and related topics (2017)

• Sexuality and intimacy after cancer diagnosis (2016)

• Understanding problematic internet pornography use — Dr Watts (2016)

• Female sexual pain and pelvic health (2016)

• Alternative approaches to pain relief in childbirth — Dr Mayberry (2016)

• Abuse-prevention education in remote communities (2016)

• Key components of nonviolent communication (2015)

Emma Stewart

Emma holds a Master of Sexology and has more than 20 years’ experience across therapy, education and consultancy. She specialises in sex therapy and relationship counselling for individuals and couples.

Her integrative approach may draw on counselling, psychotherapy and clinical hypnotherapy, depending on each client’s needs and goals. Emma’s professional background also includes education, workshops and clinical practice across a range of settings.

She also has experience as a HypnoBirthing practitioner and birthing consultant/doula.

Qualifications and awards

• Master of Sexology

• Russ Davey Student Sexology Award (2011)

• Postgraduate Diploma of Sexology

• Certified in Professional Supervision (ACA recognised)

• Gottman Method Couples Therapy Levels 1 and 2

• Diploma in Integrative Hypnotherapy and Psychotherapy

• Diploma in Counselling

• NCFE Level 3 Certificate in Counselling Skills and Theory

• Certificate in Performance Coaching (Education)

• Postgraduate Certificate in Education (Distinction)

• BA (Hons) in English Language and Literature

• Certificate IV in Training and Assessment

• Certified HypnoBirthing practitioner