Arunima Gitai , PACFA

Arunima Gitai offers a flexible, client-centered approach to counselling that adapts to what each person needs from therapy. She has practiced as a counsellor in both Australia and India and has supported people across the lifespan from a wide range of cultural backgrounds and life experiences. Her work spans shorter-term goals and deeper, longer-term change, with particular focus on issues such as anxiety, depression, mood regulation, social isolation, bullying, migration-related stress, and the ongoing effects of past trauma.

Arunima frames the therapeutic relationship as a collaborative space where the direction of the work is shaped by the client’s needs and priorities. She holds clinical membership with PACFA, the professional association for counsellors and psychotherapists in Australia, and brings a practical, supportive stance to sessions. Her practice emphasizes healing and sustained support, aiming to help people access tools and insights that make a meaningful difference in daily life. Whether addressing immediate concerns or working toward long-term goals, she and her clients determine together how best to use their time in therapy.

Evidence-Based Approaches and Online Support

Arunima uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques tailored to common concerns such as anxiety and mood challenges. She offers skills-based work that teaches practical strategies for managing anxiety and improving mood - these techniques focus on learning coping tools, pacing, and behaviour changes that help with day-to-day functioning. She also applies trauma-informed approaches that help people process past harm and reduce its present impact, with attention to pacing and safety so clients can work through difficult memories at a manageable rate. For grief and life transitions she provides supportive, grief-focused counselling that helps people make meaning and adjust to change.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. Arunima collaborates with each client to identify which techniques and goals fit their needs, preferences, and personal history, and she adjusts the plan as progress is made.

Online therapy options - including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging - make it easier to access consistent care around work, family, and geography. These formats offer flexibility in scheduling, allow people to engage from familiar environments, and support a steady therapeutic connection even when in-person sessions are not possible.