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- ACT and CBT
- Mindfulness practice
- Trauma informed care
About Vanessa
AASW social worker with three years' experience. Vanessa Thomas works with stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression, compassion fatigue, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, sleep problems, parenting and career issues. She also supports people managing bipolar disorder and major life changes. Vanessa uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, client-centred approaches, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy and mindfulness in her work.
Vanessa approaches sessions with a trauma-informed, person-centred lens. She helps people name practical goals and then uses techniques such as values work, parts work and motivational interviewing to reach those goals. Sessions focus on small, manageable steps people can use between meetings. The aim is to reduce overwhelm and build day-to-day coping skills.
She has experience supporting people who have survived trauma and those living with complex mental health challenges. Vanessa also works with common life stresses like workplace difficulties, parenting strain, caregiving burden and problems with communication. She lists additional focus areas including codependency, dissociation, hoarding, guilt and shame, and self-harm.
Vanessa works from Queensland and notes that people in Western Australia, South Australia and the Northern Territory may find it harder to match times across time zones. Sessions are conducted in English. Fees vary by location and are delivered through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
To begin, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session. The process asks about current concerns, what a useful first step looks like, and practical scheduling preferences.
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How her approaches are used in online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy focuses on clarifying values and taking small actions that match those values. It helps with anxiety, depression and finding direction after life changes. Client-Centred Therapy prioritises the person’s own goals and uses reflective listening to help people clarify what matters to them. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy provides practical strategies to spot unhelpful thinking and change behaviours that keep problems going.Finding the right approach is part of the process. Vanessa will discuss your goals and preferences and recommend which methods to try first. Decisions about techniques are collaborative and can change as work progresses to match what helps most.
The biography does not specify session formats, so confirm current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also makes it simpler to keep sessions from clashing with work or childcare commitments. Appropriately qualified therapists can adapt ACT, client-centred work and CBT to an online setting so the focus stays on useful skills and real-life steps.
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Areas of expertise
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
3+ years
Listed in
Australia
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she work with?
She supports stress, anxiety, grief, depression, self-esteem and compassion fatigue, plus trauma, relationship and family concerns and sleep or parenting problems.
What style of therapy does she use?
She uses a person-centred, trauma-informed approach and draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy and mindfulness techniques.
How much experience does she have?
She has three years of clinical experience as an AASW social worker working with people facing trauma and complex mental health challenges.
What credential and location are listed?
The profile lists AASW and shows she works from Queensland, Australia.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are fees handled?
Fees vary by location and are charged through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the urgent help numbers.