Rebecca Henderson

Rebecca Henderson is a PACFA counsellor in Australia with seven years' experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, relationship problems, parenting strain, low self-esteem and compassion fatigue. She also supports clients dealing with body image, caregiver stress, codependency and life purpose concerns.

Rebecca has worked across family services, schools, government-funded programs and private practice. That range means she is used to practical, day-to-day problems as well as longer-term patterns that cause distress. She listens, reflects back what she hears, and offers ways to reframe unhelpful thoughts.

Sessions are conversational and focused on clear steps. Rebecca helps clients identify what they want to work on and then outlines a plan to make progress. She uses gentle challenge alongside validation and can bring a bit of humour when it fits.

Her work suits people who feel stuck after a life change, burned out at work, overwhelmed by caregiving, or unsure about their next steps. Rebecca says she supports those who find it hard to talk with friends or family and need someone outside their circle to think things through with.

Practical concerns such as communication problems, commitment doubts, guilt and shame, grief around end of life, or feelings of emptiness are all within her scope. She aims to help people get moving again by naming clear goals and testing small changes in everyday life.

How Rebecca uses therapeutic techniques in online sessions

Rebecca describes her practice as using evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on clear, practical work. One common approach she uses is brief problem-solving and behavioural experiments - identifying small changes to test in daily life to reduce stress and boost motivation. This helps with issues like burnout, low motivation and anxiety by turning ideas into steps.

Another common strand is working with thoughts and beliefs: noticing unhelpful thinking patterns, reframing them and testing new perspectives. That approach is useful for self-esteem concerns, guilt and shame, and relationship thinking that gets stuck in loops.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Rebecca will help clients choose methods based on their goals, what has helped before and what feels manageable. She describes the process as collaborative and iterative, adjusting plans as progress is made.

Practical benefits of online sessions include fitting therapy into a busy week and reducing travel time so check-ins can be shorter when needed. The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. The focus is on making sessions workable around life commitments and testing approaches that translate into everyday routines.