Lily Reed Sex Therapy & Counselling
Your body, your pleasure.
Lily is a Melbourne based psychosexual therapist and general counsellor who authentically and skilfully supports her clients. Lily supports individuals and couples with common sexual issues and mental health issues.
About Lily
Lily’s goal as your therapist is to make herself redundant. That is, she aims to strengthen her client’s insight, coping, and practical skills so they can enjoy optimised sexual health and wellbeing.
Lily encourages client autonomy and empowerment in their sexual thoughts, feelings, behaviours, and bodies; and collaborates with her clients each step of the way. She considers it a privilege to hear her client’s narratives, and creates a safe space for discussion, vulnerability, hope, and laughter –shamelessly!
Lily offers general counselling, sexual counselling, fertility support, and couples counselling where sex and intimacy are affected.
Lily works with diverse populations and holds lived experience. Her practice is trauma-informed, culturally appropriate, LGBTQIA+, kink, sex work, non-monogamy and poly friendly. NDIS enquiries welcome.
Specialty areas
What can Lily help with?
Women's sexual issues
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Genito pelvic pain/penetration disorder (GPPPD)
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Vaginismus (involuntary vaginal muscle spasms)
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Anorgasmia (infrequent or absent orgasms)
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Painful sex (dyspareunia)
Men's sexual issues
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Anxiety around sex
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Erectile dysfunction (ED)
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Premature ejaculation (PE)
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Delayed ejaculation
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Anorgasmia (infrequent or absent orgasm)
Other sexual issues
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Low libido
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Mixed desire/mixed libido
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Sexual health/HIV/STIs/HSV
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Porn addiction/sex addiction
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Out-of-control sexual behaviours
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sIntimate partner violence/domestic violence
Trying to conceive
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Support for family planning and infertility
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Prenatal and postnatal support
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Support after miscarriage and loss
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Support for those accessing reproductive medicine (IVF/IUI)
Mental health
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Stress, anxiety and depression
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Communication and relationships
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Self-esteem and identity
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Parenting and mental load
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Abuse and trauma
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Grief and loss
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Work/life balance
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Career change
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Life transitions
“Lily provided a safe environment for me to share and feel seen. Her warm nature balanced with her professionalism allowed me to connect with myself and move through some very difficult times. I would highly recommend working with Lily."
Anonymous client, 2024
Qualifications & registrations
B.Psych.Sci M.Counselling M.Sci.Med. (SRH-Psychosexual Therapy)
Lily is an Accredited Counsellor (Level 2) with the Australian Counselling Association, and a member of The Society of Australian Sexologists (SAS). Lily has obtained a Master of Science in Medicine (Sexual and Reproductive Health) (Psychosexual Therapy) from the University of Sydney, a Master of Counselling, and a Bachelor of Psychological Science from Monash University.
Lily knows that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts, and adopts an integrative approach to her practice. She enjoys using elements of cognitive behavioural therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, compassion focused therapy, and person centred therapy, and is influenced by the Gottman method and transactional analysis theory in her work with couples.
Services
Contact Lily
Location
Online (Telehealth)
Airport West, VIC, 3042.
Collingwood, VIC, 3066.
Contact
Availability
Mon - Fri
9:00 am – 11:00 am
(Airport West & online)
Mon - Fri
12:00 pm – 8:00 pm (Collingwood & online)
Saturday
9:00 am – 1:00 pm
(Airport West & online)