Please note: this podcast contains honest and open discussions about sex and is intended for adult audiences only. It is not intended to provide medical advice – please seek the guidance of a health professional if you have any concerns.

Sex Therapy: Sessions with Chantelle Otten is an empowering, authentic and intimate podcast that takes you under the covers and into the world of sex therapy.

During these anonymous, recorded therapy sessions, we meet real people with real questions, issues and desires. We listen as award-winning sexologist Chantelle discovers their truths and works with them to provide a path to sexual pleasure. This revealing and relatable series seeks to enlighten audiences about the fascinating world of sex, covering topics from performance pressure to self-pleasure, trust, identity, self-acceptance and the courage to communicate your desires. Chantelle’s open, judgement-free therapy offers a space to be heard and understood, and listening will provide you the sex education to feel empowered and own your potential for pleasure.

Chantelle Otten is an award-winning sexologist and relationship expert and the founder of Australia’s largest sexology practice. She is a best-selling author of The Sex Ed You Never Had, and the director of the Australian Institute of Sexology and Sexual Medicine. As a leading sex and relationship therapist, her mission is to open up conversations that are usually considered ‘taboo’ and make them fun, enjoyable and conversational.

This podcast is a recording of sex therapy sessions. The sessions are edited but patients, their voices and their concerns are real.

Host and Consulting Producer: Chantelle Otten

Produced by Stephanie Van Schilt

Mixed by Ravi Gupta

Music is with thanks to BMG Production Music.

Produced by Storyglass Ltd.

This is an Audible Originals Podcast.

"I know she feels comfortable when I take charge...but I love it when she takes charge."

A married couple of 10 years navigates the options to open up their relationship.

"I think I struggle with that concept in my brain. From both, what would other people think, but also what do I think…"

A woman wants to explore her sexual identity and break down cultural barriers.

"I sometimes actually just wish that maybe I got a bit more permission to fall apart… "

A new mum wants to regain her sexual identity while working through the grief of her father’s recent passing.

"We are sort of just two closed books living a parallel life."

A woman in a long-term relationship worries she has lost interest in sex after years of working with victims of assault.

"I love sex and I have fun, but I don't think I've ever had that explosive ending…"

A woman has never reached orgasm and is ready to embrace sexual pleasure.

"I think too far ahead and… then I can’t keep an erection."

A man is suffering from erectile dysfunction and wants to overcome performance anxiety.

Please Note: This episode contains themes of sexual assault and sexual trauma, which may be upsetting to some listeners.

"I haven't wanted to have sex because I anticipate the pain."

A woman wants to regain her sex life. Suspecting vaginismus, she uncovers past sexual trauma.