Javiera Dastres

Pronouns: She/her

Psychologist Manager, Psychologist & Sexologist

Working hours:
Fitzroy clinic: Tuesday & Thursday 9:00 am to 4:00 pm.

Fee: $260

Medicare rebates available: $163.35 out of pocket fee.

BOOK APPOINTMENT

Javiera (pronounced Huh-vyeah-ra) is a psychologist and Board-approved supervisor with a passion for providing respectful and non-judgemental treatment and services. She values creating safe and welcoming spaces that foster personal growth and self compassion and that allow people to connect with their authentic selves.

Javiera has experience providing psychological services and supervision in correctional, community and private practice settings, and she has completed a Master of Science in Medicine (Sexual and Reproductive Health) in Psychosexual Therapy. Javiera has extensive experience working with and treating various issues, such as erectile difficulties, sexual pain, sexual and complex trauma, paraphilias (i.e., pedophilia and sadism), and pedophilic OCD. She also has comprehensive knowledge and understanding of non-monogamous relationships and in providing gender questioning and affirming support.

Javiera values a client-centred and strengths-based approach to recognising, supporting, and understanding individual differences and needs, particularly around neurodivergence. Javiera provides therapy that draws on numerous approaches, such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy, Schema Therapy, Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT), Mindfulness, and Motivational Interviewing. She has completed both EMDR Level 1 and Level 2 (Advanced) Training.

Javiera has written various SHIPS blog articles and social media content to help increase public awareness and education on numerous topics, including ADHD, non-monogamy, connecting with one's bi-identity, infertility, and grieving relationships. She has also developed a SHIPS online workshop for practitioners and students on how to work inclusively with non-monogamous clients. In 2019, Javiera volunteered in Peru as a Psychology Assistant providing counselling and support to child, adolescent, and adult victim survivors of family violence and abuse. She also developed a pilot program for pre-teens and adolescents on sexual education, consent and healthy relationships, and she delivered interactive workshops to adult clients on a range of topics, including self-esteem, sexual diversity, and gender equality and inclusion.

Javiera is sex positive, LGBTIQA+ inclusive, kink-friendly, sex work positive, neurodiversity affirming, and welcoming of all relationship structures (non-monogamy and monogamy). She is also conversationally fluent in Spanish.

TREATMENT OFFERED

Please use the drop down arrows to view Javiera’s areas of treatment and support:

    • Sexual pain (vulvodynia, vaginismus)

    • Sexual anxiety

    • Pornography addiction

    • Desire difficulties

    • Premature ejaculation

    • Erectile Dysfunction

    • Orgasm/pleasure

    • Navigating differences in libido

    • STI diagnosis

    • LGBTIQ + support

    • Kink-specific support

    • Poly, non-monogamy specific support

    • Sex work support

    • Sexual education

    • Sexual addiction

    • Conflict in a relationship

    • Communication issues

    • Navigating sexual health issues in relationship

    • Exploring sexuality, kink and non traditional relationship structures

    • Feelings of disconnection in relationship

    • Uncertainty about the future of relationship

    • Navigating separation

    • Trust issues

    • Infidelity

    • Support coping with external pressures

    • Learning how to support a partner who is/has experience mental health issues, trauma or abuse

    • Intimate partner violence/Domestic violence

    • Pre and post pregnancy support

    • Becoming parents

    • Anxiety

    • Depression

    • Stress

    • Work-related stress

    • Grief and loss

    • Sleep/wake disorders

    • Adjustment Disorder

    • Substance use

    • OCD

    • Bipolar

    • Borderline Personality Disorder

    • Narcissistic Personality Disorder

    • Body image issues

    • Neurodivergence (ADHD and Autism support, not diagnostic assessments)

    • Pregnancy related -mood issues and adjustment

    • Schizophrenia & psychotic symptoms (delusions, hallucinations, depersonalisation, derealisation). Please note: As SHIPS is a sexual health psychology service, we are not able to provide treatment if these symptoms are the main focus/require active treatment management.

    Does not treat:

    • Eating disorders

    • PTSD

    • Childhood sexual trauma

    • Adult sexual trauma

    • Long term/complex trauma

    • Recent trauma

    • Relational/attachment trauma

    • Gender questioning support

    • WPATH Assessments (Gender-affirming reports) *Before making an appointment for a WPATH assessment, please contact us for important information about our process & pricing.

    • Chronic illness

    • Terminal illness

    • Functional gastrointestinal disorders (such as IBS)

    • Paraphillas (voyerism, exhibitionism frotterism, masochism, sadism, pedophilia, fetishistic)

    • PMDD/ menstrual conditions

    • Consent violations (perpetration)

MODALITIES

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

  • Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

  • Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy

  • Schema Therapy

  • Sensate Therapy

  • Gottman

  • Internal Family Systems (IFS)

  • Self Compassion

  • Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT)

  • Mindfulness

  • Motivational Interviewing

  • EMDR Level 1 and Level 2 (Advanced) Training.

TYPES OF THERAPY

  • Individual

  • Adults (18+)

  • Adolescents (14+)
    If you are under the age of 18 (or a parent/guardian booking on behalf of), we cannot accept new bookings online; please contact intake@shipspsychology.com.au. 

QUALIFICATIONS AND PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

  • Registered Psychologist with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)

  • Board-Approved Supervisor (AHPRA)

  • BPsychSt, BAppSc(Psych)(Hons)

  • PGradDipProfPsych

  • MScMed(SRH)(Psychosexual Therapy)

  • MAAPi