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Francesca Palazzolo, PACFA
Australia
PACFA counsellor - anxiety and relationships
See online therapy options- CBT and ACT methods
- Attachment focus
- Practical skill work
About Francesca
Francesca Palazzolo is a PACFA counsellor with 10 years of professional experience. She helps people who are feeling stressed, anxious, or depressed, and those coping with addictions, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, and intimacy-related issues. She also supports concerns such as grief, eating and sleeping problems, anger, self-esteem and career stress.
Francesca keeps sessions practical and direct. She listens to the problem, helps notice unhelpful thoughts and patterns, and works on small changes to test in everyday life. Conversations are focused and goal-oriented so progress can be tracked session to session.
Her approach draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy among other methods. That mix is used to help with things like anxiety, addictive behaviours, and repeating relationship patterns. Techniques include noticing thoughts, learning new coping skills and practising different ways of relating to others.
Francesca invites people to set clear, short-term goals and reviews what is working. Sessions include skill practice, reflection on recent situations, and planning simple experiments to try between meetings. This helps people see what changes make a real difference.
She works in Australia and conducts sessions in English. The format and scheduling of sessions should be confirmed before booking so people know what to expect. To begin, users are asked to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How Francesca uses CBT, ACT and attachment work online
Francesca uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and test unhelpful thoughts and habits. CBT focuses on clear steps - identify a thought, try an alternative action, and check what changed - which suits anxiety and mood concerns.She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify values and take actions that matter despite difficult feelings. ACT is useful for people stuck trying to avoid painful emotions and who want a different way to move forward.
Attachment-Based Therapy is used to look at recurring relationship patterns and how early attachment styles affect current connections. This can help with relationship difficulties, intimacy issues and communication problems.
Finding the right mix of approaches is a shared task. Francesca will work with clients to choose techniques that match their goals and preferences. Early sessions focus on practical goals and simple experiments to check what fits.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Discussing preferred session length and frequency helps make the work manageable alongside daily commitments.
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Primary focus
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Australia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She supports a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, trauma and grief.
How would she describe her therapy style?
The style is practical and structured: identify unhelpful thoughts, practise new skills, and review small changes each session.
How much experience does she have?
She has ten years of professional experience working with these kinds of issues.
What credential does she hold and where does she practise?
She is listed with PACFA and practises in Australia.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people from other countries work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions booked and what is the cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
What steps are involved to get started?
Click the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe, use the crisis numbers.