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- Stress and anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- CBT and ACT
About Larissa
AASW accredited social worker with 10 years' experience. Larissa Lau works from Melbourne and helps people with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self‑esteem, depression and coping with life changes.
Lara uses practical, evidence‑based techniques in sessions. She describes her methods as counselling alongside cognitive behaviour therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, somatic experiencing, ego state work, clinical hypnotherapy and mindfulness. Sessions aim to be collaborative and goal focused.
She often starts by listening to what matters most to the person and identifying small, achievable steps. That may look like learning skills to manage panic or working through grief and loss. She also addresses relationship pain such as infidelity, jealousy and family of origin issues.
Lara works with longer standing issues too, including abandonment, attachment concerns, feelings of emptiness, guilt and shame, and the stresses of caregiving and ageing. Multicultural concerns and life purpose conversations are also part of her practice.
Her approach blends talking work with body‑aware techniques such as somatic experiencing and brief hypnotherapy. Clients can expect structured sessions that combine symptom strategies and reflective work. The emphasis is on practical change and clearer next steps.
Information about how to start is available through the See online therapy options button. The practice uses a subscription model for sessions that can be cancelled at any time.
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How Larissa uses evidence‑based approaches online
Larissa works with a small set of evidence‑based techniques. Cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing them with practical experiments. It is often used for anxiety, panic and phobias. Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and choose values‑based actions despite them. It fits work on life purpose, avoidance and long‑term mood problems.She also uses somatic experiencing and ego state (parts) work to address how the body and different internal parts react to trauma. Somatic work helps when anxiety or panic shows up as physical sensations. Ego state work supports people who feel conflicted internally or stuck in repeating patterns. Lara treats these approaches as tools to try together rather than fixed prescriptions; deciding what to use is a collaborative process based on goals and preferences.
Confirm current session formats before booking, as the biography does not list specific remote options. Online sessions can make therapy easier to fit into daily life by removing travel and allowing shorter check‑ins around work or caregiving. They also let people choose sessions that suit their energy levels, for example a phone check‑in when bandwidth is limited or a full video session for deeper work.
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Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Australia
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
Which concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self‑esteem, depression and coping with life changes. Additional focus areas include attachment, abandonment, guilt and shame, and panic.
What style of therapy does she use?
Her practice is described as collaborative and goal focused. She combines talking therapies with body‑focused approaches and structured skill work.
How much experience does she have?
She has 10 years of clinical experience and works from Melbourne, Australia.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is an AASW accredited social worker based in Australia.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions paid for?
Sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time and cost varies with location.
How do I begin a first session?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the urgent help numbers.