Counselling Gay Men in Sydney or Online.
My name is Ash Rehn and I am a counsellor and therapist working with sexuality and related concerns. I’m available for consultations in Sydney and also over Skype or by phone.
If you meet with me in Sydney, you may be eligible for a Medicare rebate for face to face appointments at my Surry Hills clinic*.
I also offer online counselling and therapy for gay men as a comfortable and convenient alternative to appointments in person.
For a number of years I have offered coaching, counselling and therapy for expats who are gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Contact me now to make an appointment or for more information.
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Ian Thorpe’s Coming Out: How Australian Sports Built a Closet for a Champion
It’s been only a couple of weeks now since I wrote a post questioning both the generally accepted concept of Coming Out and the point of coming out to parents. In that time, there have been at least two significant Australian sports media stories associated with gay identity. The first was about the AFL sports…
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Gay and Bipolar: Sexuality, Mood Disorders and the Ups and Downs of Life
If you are gay and you’ve been diagnosed with bipolar (often called ‘bipolar disorder’) you’ve probably already been on some kind of medication. A bipolar diagnosis often follows a hospital admission, which can be a scary experience in itself. I’m not going to write about medication or hospitals here, because prescribing meds is not something…
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Drugs and Partying for Mental Health: When the Gay Parties are Over
In Sydney, gay party season is upon us. Drugs and partying go together for many gay men and using drugs can be a way to reset. Drugs can also adversely affect mental health and looking after friends and community becomes particularly important at this time of year. Last week I saw the video for the…
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Sizing Up: When We Compete with other Gay Men in Gay Communities
Gay Community is a hotly contested topic. Many argue it is exclusive and divisive and some even question its existence. How do gay men respond to the expectation to compete with other men? Recently I wrote of growing up gay in Queensland in the 1970s and 80s. I attended an all-boys school which encouraged us…
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Where are the Gay Couples? Looking for Same Sex Love in Australian Pop Culture.
Sydney is considered the gay capital of Australia. According to the 2011 Australian census, almost 30% of same sex couples reside in Sydney. And in Potts Point, a suburb in the centre of Sydney, more than one fifth of the couples are same sex. But we still rarely see same sex couples represented on TV,…
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Growing up Gay in a Straight State
Reflecting on childhood experiences is not easy, but sometimes it makes us stronger. Homosexuality and ‘Poofters’ in the Sunshine State Even at quite a young age, I knew I was attracted to men. I realise this is not the case for every gay man, that’s just how it was for me. It felt quite natural…
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