Aline De Sa Rodrigues de Oliveira

Aline De Sa Rodrigues de Oliveira is an ACA counsellor with three years of clinical experience. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Psychology and completed postgraduate training in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Schema Therapy in Brazil. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, grief and depression. Aline offers short, clear conversations about what is happening now and practical ways to respond. She helps people who feel stuck by looking at thought patterns, relationship habits and longstanding emotional themes. Sessions can include exercises that change how someone thinks and acts between meetings. Her background includes supporting people through separation, parenting and fatherhood worries, fertility and grieving losses. She also works with issues linked to attachment - such as abandonment, codependency, avoidant and dependent personality traits - and with communication or family-of-origin problems. Aline is bilingual in English and Portuguese and has personal experience of relocating from Brazil to Sydney. That gives her particular awareness of cultural adjustments and the emotional strain of building a life in a new country. Her practice uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques, notably CBT and Schema Therapy, to map patterns and test new ways of responding. She encourages collaborative planning so each person can try manageable steps between sessions. People who want to begin are asked to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session through the service. Sessions are organised via a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

Therapeutic approaches and working online

CBT, or Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, focuses on identifying thoughts and behaviours that keep a problem going and practising alternatives. It suits worries like anxiety, low mood and stress where changing daily thinking and actions can make a difference. Schema Therapy looks at long-running emotional patterns that started early in life and still affect relationships and self-view. It helps when someone repeatedly feels empty, abandoned or stuck in unhelpful relationship roles. Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss options and decide together with the client which techniques to try, adapting plans as progress is seen. This is a collaborative process that aims to match methods to the person's goals and preferences. Practical benefits of online sessions include easier fit with busy schedules and the ability to meet without travel. If you want to begin, confirm the current session formats before booking so you know which online options are offered. The service asks that you complete a short matching questionnaire and then arrange a first session to discuss how the approaches might apply to your situation.