Therese Rich , AASW

Therese Rich is an experienced Australian practitioner who brings a compassionate, strengths-focused approach to supporting people through stress, anxiety, trauma, grief and life transitions. She graduated in 2009 and has since worked across child safety services and with children and parents from divorced and separated families, as well as supporting adults affected by abuse and trauma. Her practice also includes ongoing work with veterans and older adults, and she has guided clients struggling with self-esteem, motivation, depression and coping with major life changes.

Therese aims to empower people to move forward by walking alongside them without judgment and by recognising the strengths each person brings to their own story. She describes her role as offering steady support while clients work toward more fulfilling and resilient lives. Her background includes experience with attachment and abandonment issues, blended family challenges, caregiver stress, communication difficulties, relationship separation, isolation and loneliness, and recovery from sexual assault and self-harm concerns.

Therese holds the AASW credential, indicating membership in the Australian Association of Social Workers, and draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to tailor support to each client. She communicates in English and focuses on collaborative, respectful care that helps people build practical coping skills and clearer direction as they move forward.

Evidence-Based Approaches and Online Support

Therese uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques tailored to trauma and stress-related concerns. She offers a trauma-informed approach that focuses on safety, pacing and understanding how past harm affects current functioning; this helps people process difficult experiences and reduce their ongoing impact. She also employs skills-focused therapeutic work that builds practical tools for managing anxiety, panic and overwhelming emotions - these strategies support daily coping, improve confidence and aid emotional regulation. In keeping with a strengths-based orientation, Therese helps clients identify their existing resources and apply them to challenges like grief, relationship strain and life changes.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey. Therese approaches this collaboratively, working with clients to determine which techniques align with their needs, goals and preferences and adjusting the plan as progress unfolds.

Online therapy through video, phone, live chat or text-based messaging offers flexibility and greater access to care. These formats make it easier to schedule sessions around work, family and other commitments, allow ongoing contact between meetings when appropriate, and enable people in different locations to receive consistent support from licensed professionals and therapists who can adapt methods to the online setting.