Centre for Relational and Sexual Wellbeing

17/12/2025

We’re taking a short break for the Christmas & New Years holidays! 🎄
Closed: Monday 22nd December
Re-opening: Monday 5th January
Wishing you all a safe and wonderful holiday.
From the team at CRSW 💌

07/11/2025

We’re seeking trans and gender diverse people living with HIV to take part in a confidential interview about your experiences!

Funded by Living Positive Victoria - LPV and supported by Transgender Victoria and Thorne Harbour Health's Equinox Gender Diverse Health Service, this project will help to improve services and programs for trans and gender diverse people living with HIV.

To take part, or to find out more, please contact Percy Gurtler at p.gurtler@latrobe.edu.au or call us at (03) 9479 8700. Read more on our project page: https://www.latrobe.edu.au/arcshs/work/blood-borne-viruses/trans-and-gender-diverse-people

Interviews can be in-person, by phone or by video call, and will take about 60 minutes, plus any travel time if applicable. Interviews will be in English. Interviews will be private and confidential. You will receive a gift card for your time (Australian address & phone required - these will not be retained.)

Please share widely with anyone you think might be interested!

This project has been approved by La Trobe University’s Human Research Ethics Committee (HEC25086) and Thorne Harbour Health Research Endorsement Panel (2025_008).

04/10/2025

EOI Form | Co-Design and Pilot of a Positive Solitude Intervention

17/09/2025

Help us make mental health and alcohol and other drug services more culturally safe and accesible for LGBTQ+ folks!

tinyurl.com/OptimisePlus

Share your experience of accessing (or trying to access) mental health support or alcohol/other drug support in Australia in a fully anonymous 1-hour online interview with our researchers.

Please share widely - let us know if you’d like a custom newsletter/socials tile!

The Optimise+ project is funded by the Medical Research Future Fund and brings together ARCSHS, The Kids Research Institute Australia and a range of universities, with LGBTQ+ advocacy organisations, including ACON, A Gender Agenda, LGBTIQ+ Health Australia, Living Proud WA, Meridian ACT, Minus18, Queensland Council for LGBTI Health - QC, Switchboard Victoria, Thorne Harbour Health, Transfolk WA, Transgender Victoria, Twenty10 and Working It Out Inc.

04/09/2025

Thursday is World Sexual Health Day.

Age-appropriate s*x education is essential for protecting young people's health and supporting their overall development.

More from the World Health Organization (WHO) : https://www.who.int/health-topics/s*xual-health =tab_1

22/08/2025

In collaboration with Movember, Dr Daniel Brown delivered an important discussion about health equity and s*xual healthcare for LGBTQIA+ people with prostate cancer today at the Asia-Pacific Prostate Cancer Conference in Sydney.

Feel free to get in contact with us to support you or a loved one who is affected by prostate cancer.

22/08/2025

Belated congratulations for Dr Daniel Brown hosting the clinical meeting for the Queensland Sexual Health Society's AGM titled "The assessment and treatment of s*xual disorders: A multi-disciplinary perspective".

He was able to bring together a stellar line up on colleagues representing urology, pelvic floor physiotherapy, relationship therapy (our very own Rachelle Abraham), social work, and clinical psychology.

We love being able to work with our colleagues and spread the message of s*x-positive, evidenced-based, and collegial care to all our clients.

31/07/2025

Menopause doesn't mean the end of your desire, it’s just the start of a new kind of heat.

As our bodies, hormones, and relationships evolve, so does our experience of s*x. Menopause doesn’t mean the end of pleasure. In fact, it can be the beginning of something deeper, wiser, and more connected.

Our new blog talks about redefining s*x, reclaiming desire, and embracing this chapter with curiosity and confidence.
Link: www.centrersw.com/blog-posts/menopause-and-s*x

24/07/2025

In collaboration with Queensland Council for LGBTI Health, QTrans, Queensland Transgender Network, the Sexual Health Society of Queensland, and the University of Southern Queensland we are currently looking for Trans, Non-Binary, and Gender Diverse (TGN) people to take part in our study.

This research seeks to prevent su***de, increase resilience, and inform transformational change in the TGN community by understanding experiences of accessing, or lack of accessing gender-affirming healthcare, inclusive of mental healthcare and medical/surgical care in Australia. Participants will receive a $5 Woolworths gift voucher. Click this link or scan the QR code to participate: https://shorturl.at/EcA7m

14/07/2025

We’re thrilled to welcome Chloe Willats to the CRSW team!

Chloe is a registered psychologist and will be opening up Saturday morning appointments from August... we have a feeling her calendar won’t stay empty for long!

If you have clients needing after-hours support or if you’re currently on our waitlist and keen to get started sooner, reach out to our admin team at info@centrersw.com to secure an appointment.

We’re so excited for the warmth, insight, and expertise Chloe brings to the practice!

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09/07/2025

For those who were unable to tune in, you can hear Hilary talking about whether we are having more or less s*x. ABC Brisbane

It's a huge paradox - now, more than ever, hook-ups are more socially accepted and more available. Finding a fling is literally like ordering a cab. Pick up your phone, swipe a few times, and you can have someone at your door within the hour. So, with s*x on tap, why are so many young people saying....

08/07/2025

Tune into ABC radio national at 9.20 on Life Matters with Kate O’Toole to listen to Dr Hilary Lindberg talk about s*xual behaviour in young adults! 📻