- Client-Centred Therapy
- Expressive therapies
- Family dispute mediation
About Yvette
Yvette Strawbridge is a PACFA counsellor with 32 years of clinical experience in Australia. She works with relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, intimacy issues and self-esteem. Her background includes a wide range of additional focuses such as blended family issues, communication problems, divorce and separation, and end-of-life concerns.
She describes her practice as client-centred and uses talk-based methods alongside expressive work. Activities may include art, sand tray and psychodrama to help people name feelings and try different ways of relating. Yvette also brings a biopsychosocial perspective, looking at how thinking, body responses and social context connect to what someone is facing.
Her experience includes roles as an Accredited Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner and mediator. That work means she is familiar with separation-related difficulties and the kinds of arrangements people often need to negotiate. She has also worked with children and adolescents in post-separation settings, while maintaining a focus on adult clients seeking guidance.
People who contact her often want practical ways to handle conflict, rebuild trust, or manage loyalty tensions in stephouseholds. Sessions aim to clarify what is causing strain and to develop small, usable steps for change. Yvette can discuss expressive tools if clients are interested in non-verbal ways to work through difficult material.
She offers sessions in English and does not take international clients. Fees vary with location and are delivered through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How client-centred work adapts to online counselling
Yvette uses Client-Centred Therapy as a foundation. That approach focuses on listening, reflecting what the client says, and helping people find their own solutions. It suits issues like intimacy concerns, self-esteem and relationship difficulties because it centres the client's perspective and pace.She also uses expressive methods such as art and sand tray work where appropriate. These involve using non-verbal materials to explore feelings and relational patterns. Clients can decide whether to try these tools as part of sessions or to keep the work primarily conversational.
Finding the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and practical needs with the client and suggest methods that match those factors. Together they will review what is helping and adjust the approach over time.
The profile does not list specific session formats, so please confirm current options before booking. Many people choose online work because it can fit around parenting, work breaks or caregiving duties. Online sessions can also make it easier to have shorter check-ins, avoid travel time and keep regular contact while managing a busy stephousehold schedule. Appropriately qualified or registered therapists can discuss which ways of working will suit a person's circumstances.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
32+ years
Listed in
Australia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of issues does she work with?
She focuses on relationship and family concerns, trauma and intimacy-related issues, and self-esteem. Additional areas include blended family issues, communication problems, divorce and separation.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses a client-centred approach that emphasises talking and listening to the person's experience. Expressive methods such as art, sand tray and psychodrama may also be offered.
How much experience does she have?
She has 32 years of practice in clinical counselling and psychotherapy in Australia. That background includes work in dispute resolution and mediation.
What credentials and where is she based?
She holds PACFA credentialing and practises in Australia. The profile does not provide a street address or contact details.
Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?
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 are fees handled?
Fees vary with location and are provided through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time. Specific session pricing should be confirmed when arranging a booking.
How do I get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session. That is the pathway indicated for beginning work.
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.