Adriana Narai , ACA

Adriana Narai is an ACA counsellor practising in Australia with three years of private practice experience. She works with people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression and relationship difficulties. Adriana brings a calm, relational presence to sessions and aims to help people feel more connected and understood.

Adriana uses a trauma-informed lens and draws on Internal Family Systems and Emotionally Focused Therapy alongside other evidence-based techniques. She focuses on practical steps people can use between sessions as well as noticing patterns that keep them stuck. In-session she listens for emotional triggers and helps clients name and move through difficult feelings.

Her style is gentle, collaborative and validating. She helps people explore their inner parts, repair attachment wounds and improve communication in relationships. Adriana also supports work on body image, shame, guilt, codependency and chronic illness or pain concerns.

Clients who want to rebuild trust in relationships or address long-standing family of origin issues will find a steady, non-judgemental clinician. Adriana offers a space to look at abandonment fears, avoidant patterns, jealousy and commitment concerns. Sessions aim to translate insight into doable change.

People who prefer a warm, paced approach and practical strategies often fit well with her way of working. Adriana welcomes conversations about what a helpful therapy process looks like and tailors sessions to each person’s needs.

How Adriana’s approaches translate to online therapy

Adriana draws on Internal Family Systems to help people get to know different parts of themselves. This approach invites clients to notice protective or wounded parts, name them and develop kinder ways of relating to inner material. It can help with shame, codependency and patterns that repeat in relationships.

She also uses Emotionally Focused Therapy ideas to help people map and change interaction patterns in relationships. Focusing on emotions and attachment needs can improve communication and help repair connection in couple or relational work.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process and is decided together. Adriana will discuss goals, preferences and day-to-day realities to choose techniques that fit the person. The work is collaborative and adapted as needs change over time.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper emotional work and visual connection. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Chat and messaging suit brief check-ins, notes between sessions or people who prefer written reflection. These options give flexibility to fit sessions around work, family and other commitments.