- CBT methods
- DBT skills
- Solution-focused work
About Carmela
Carmela Oss-Emer is an ACA counsellor with 10 years of experience in mental health, education and community services in Australia. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, career questions and big life changes. Carmela also pays attention to issues such as attachment and abandonment, blended family issues, body image and caregiver stress.
She uses a trauma-informed and person-centred stance in sessions. That means she focuses on what a person brings and on practical steps to reduce distress. Conversations are straightforward and paced to suit the person’s needs.
Carmela draws on skills from community work and counselling when helping someone manage emotions and everyday pressures. She offers tools from Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy alongside shorter, solution-focused conversations when that fits.
In sessions she aims to help people name patterns, try small changes, and build coping strategies they can use between meetings. This includes working through communication problems, codependency concerns, or adjustments that come with new households and blended families.
Her background includes supporting people from diverse cultural backgrounds and different life circumstances. People who ring up looking for practical, down-to-earth help with relationship or adjustment stress often find this approach useful.
Approaches used in online sessions
The therapist uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) to help people notice and change unhelpful thought and behaviour patterns; CBT is often used for anxiety, low mood and stress. Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) offers practical skills for managing intense emotions and improving distress tolerance, which can help with relationship and regulation difficulties. Solution-Focused Therapy centres on setting goals and identifying small, achievable steps to move forward rather than spending long periods on problems.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Carmela will collaborate with each person to choose which methods to try based on their goals and preferences. Sessions may mix brief skills work with longer problem-solving conversations so the plan can shift as needs change.
The practical benefit of online work is fitting therapy into a busy life. Confirm the current session options before booking, since specific formats are not listed in the profile. Online sessions can make it easier to schedule shorter check-ins, avoid travel time and join from a quieter place when that suits the person’s day. Therapists who use these approaches aim to make sessions directly applicable to home and blended household challenges.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Australia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
Carmela works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and career concerns plus coping with life changes. She also focuses on attachment, abandonment and blended family issues.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
She uses a trauma-informed, person-centred approach with practical techniques from CBT, DBT and solution-focused work. Conversations aim to be direct and usable in everyday life.
How much experience does she have?
She has around 10 years of professional experience across mental health, education and community services.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a Level 3 registered counsellor with the Australian Counselling Association (ACA) and practises in Australia.
Can I see her if I live outside Australia?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Confirm current session options before booking, as specific formats are not listed in the profile.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use 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.
Online talk therapy is for adults and is not emergency care, mediation or legal advice. If you or a child are in danger, use the emergency numbers. Find someone else by name.