About

Inclusive Therapy supports clients from all experiences of life.

All our counsellors have qualifications in both mental health and sex therapy and are trauma-informed, non-judgemental and person-centred.

Counsellors have experience in both education and life.

Please see our teams bios below.

Values

We are gender-affirming, poly and kink-friendly and are part of the LGBTIQA+ community.

We know sex work is work and support full decriminalisation of the sex industry.

We know and hold the value of lived experience and our staff represent this. We will treat you as the expert of your experience, while working within our own, collaborating with you to offer appropriate and safe support.

We hold anti-oppressive frameworks of practice and acknowledge the intersectional nature of experience.

People from all cultures and backgrounds are welcome.

We work on the stolen land of the Wurundjeri people in the Kulin Nation and respect the traditional custodians. Australia always was, always will be Aboriginal land.

Director, Inclusive Therapy

Counsellor and Sex Therapist

Alex Sutherland (She/her)

Alex holds undergraduate and postgraduate qualifications from Monash University and the University of Sydney. She is accredited as a Certified Practicing Counsellor with PACFA and has a diverse range of professional experience including community health, mental health, sexual health and advocacy.

Alex is passionate about sexual health, mental health and lived experience. She is queer and identifies as having lived experience of accessing the supports she provides. Alex has worked in peer roles, both client-facing and systemic. She contributed to and was published in the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System.

In her spare time, Alex enjoys yoga, movies and spending time with her greyhound Russell.

Qualifications:
An undergraduate degree majoring in psychology
A post-graduate certificate in counselling,
A Masters of Science in Medicine (HIV, STIs and Sexual health) in the counselling specific stream.
Additional post-graduate units in counselling