Intimacy-starved Australians are set to become better lovers under Prime Minister Tony Abbott's taxpayer-funded relationship counselling scheme.

Relationships Australia confirmed it will lead a group session on "sex and desire" under the scheme to teach couples how to effectively communicate their needs in the bedroom, the Daily Telegraph reports.

The five-hour course will target the usual complaints, including frequency and quality of sex, with many women reportedly left feeling unsatisfied by their partner's efforts.

"We are finding a lot more women demanding sex and men being put under pressure," Relationship's Australia Grant Pearson told the newspaper.

"Women feel far more entitled. I think the men are reacting like anyone would.

"We've now got women coming in saying, 'he isn't giving me enough sex'. That's standing out to us."

Social Services Minister and former marriage counsellor Kevin Andrews said for many women intimacy leads to sex but for men sex leads to intimacy.

Couples often have different expectations about intimacy and sex which can undermine otherwise strong relationships, he explained.

"Education and counselling programs enable couples to talk about and clarify their expectations," he said.

"This can help them to build stronger, stable relationships."

The program is available to both hetero and same-sex couples, although many have complained sessions offered by Catholic groups are not suitable for all.