Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Nienke Helder has created a set of sensory objects that can be used to rehabilitate women affected by sexual abuse. 

Presented at this year's Dutch Design Week, Sexual Healing is designed to help women who are suffering from trauma-induced sexual problems, such as pelvic muscle blockage.
According to the designer, current treatment available often focuses on a clinical perspective ? putting too much emphasis on physical issues, rather than the psychological aspects of trauma.

From her own experience, Helder recognised the frustration this can cause, which prompted her to develop an alternative therapy which focuses more on the emotional aspects of sexual trauma.
"I was really frustrated with the way we treat these kinds of issues. In my opinion, the treatments that I got only made it worse," she told Dezeen. "It was totally taking me away from the sexual context; it became really clinical. It was so focused on this end goal of penetration that I totally lost all fun in my sexuality."

The designer worked with medical experts and women in recovery to develop a set of five objects which invite users to discover their own sexual pleasure.
The objects encourage women to explore what feels good to them, which in turn, relieves fear and pain, and help them regain a sense of security about their bodies.

The first object is an ergonomically shaped mirror that lights up.
"Research shows that if you look at your own vulv...