Katharine Ormonde

Katharine Ormonde is an AASW social worker with 16 years of clinical practice in Australia. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, parenting challenges, low self‑esteem and depression. She also focuses on communication problems, guilt and shame, isolation and questions about life purpose.

Katharine helps people who feel stuck after a big change or who are unsure what comes next. She listens for patterns that keep problems repeating and gently points out small, practical steps people can try between sessions. Conversations cover feelings, what gets in the way of acting differently, and realistic ways to test new behaviours.

Her approach uses Emotionally Focused Therapy to name and work with deeper emotions and to shift unhelpful interaction patterns. That often looks like noticing how criticism or withdrawal starts, practising clearer ways to express needs, and learning simple skills to calm intense feelings. Katharine also brings humour and direct feedback when it helps move things forward.

She has substantial experience supporting people through the transition to parenthood and the pressures that follow. Sessions commonly include problem‑solving practical stresses as well as attending to relationship connection and self‑confidence. Katharine aims to help clients make choices that suit their everyday life rather than offer abstract advice.

Sessions are held in English. International clients are not currently accepted. Costs vary with location and sessions operate via a cancellable subscription model. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online sessions

Emotionally Focused Therapy focuses on identifying and naming core emotions and the interaction patterns they create. Online this often involves talking through situations that trigger strong feelings, noticing how people respond, and practising new ways to express needs and requests. It can help with relationship conflict, overwhelm and connection problems.

Work that addresses life purpose and self‑esteem is typically pragmatic and exploratory. That can include clarifying values, mapping what matters in day‑to‑day life, and setting small experiments to test new choices. Sessions may involve reflective exercises, homework tasks and reviewing progress in straightforward terms.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will help the client and therapist decide which techniques fit the client’s goals and preferences, and will adapt what they try based on how it feels and what helps.

The biography does not list specific online formats, so please confirm current session options before booking. Online work can make sessions easier to fit into a week, allow shorter check‑ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It also lets people use quieter surroundings, avoid video when that feels hard, or book appointments around work and family commitments.