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Melissa Thompson, PACFA
Australia
PACFA counsellor - anxiety and trauma support
See online therapy options- CBT techniques
- Acceptance and commitment
- Attachment focus
About Melissa
Melissa Thompson is a PACFA counsellor in Australia with 14 years of professional experience. She helps people manage stress and anxiety, deal with trauma and abuse, and work through grief and loss. She also supports clients with motivation, self-esteem and confidence concerns.
Melissa uses straightforward conversation to identify what's getting in the way of a clearer day. Sessions focus on noticing thought patterns and testing small changes in behaviour. She aims to keep sessions practical so people can try different responses between meetings.
Her approach draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside acceptance and commitment techniques. Attachment-based ideas and client-centred listening shape how she explores relationship patterns and early influences. Melissa also uses skills from dialectical behaviour therapy when emotion regulation is needed.
People typically bring worries about sleep, anger, addictions, career stress, relationship and intimacy issues, or the ongoing effects of abandonment and foster or adoption histories. She also works with those facing separation, codependency, dissociation, and first responder related strains.
Sessions move at a practical pace. Goals are set collaboratively and reviewed regularly. Melissa encourages small experiments and skill practice so people can see what helps in everyday life.
How Melissa uses CBT, ACT and attachment ideas online
Melissa commonly draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and test small behavioural changes. CBT focuses on clear steps - noticing a thought, trying a different response, and checking what happens next. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is used to clarify values and build action in line with what matters, even when unpleasant feelings appear. Attachment-based ideas help unpack recurring relationship patterns and how early connections shape current behaviour.Finding the right approach is treated as a collaboration. She will discuss goals and preferences, then try approaches that fit those aims. Sessions may combine elements from CBT, ACT and attachment work depending on what the client wants to focus on and what seems practical to try between meetings.
The biography does not list specific online formats, so confirm current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions around work, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It also lets clients practise skills in the settings where they live and notice what helps in day-to-day life.
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Experience
14+ years
Listed in
Australia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem and motivation, plus addictions and relationship or intimacy issues.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is practical and structured. She uses conversation to identify unhelpful thoughts and tests behavioural changes between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
She has 14 years of professional experience working with a range of emotional and behavioural concerns.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is listed with PACFA and practises in Australia.
Are sessions available in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not specify session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies by location and sessions operate via a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select 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.