Catherine Nyika , AASW

Catherine Nyika is an AASW counsellor with six years of professional counselling experience in Australia. She aims to make first steps into therapy feel manageable and straightforward. Catherine offers a calm, warm presence so people can talk about what matters with less fear and more ease.

She has a long history of supporting people with stress and anxiety, relationship strain, family conflict, trauma and abuse, and self-esteem concerns. Catherine also works with issues such as abandonment, attachment difficulties, body image concerns, and the ripple effects of adoption and foster care.

Her style is nurturing and person-centred. Sessions focus on listening first, then helping people find practical ways to cope and change what gets in the way of daily life. She uses approaches that encourage acceptance, clarity about values, and simple skills to manage thoughts and feelings.

Catherine draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy alongside attachment-informed and existential ideas. That mix helps with emotional regulation, improving close relationships, and finding more meaning after loss or big life changes.

People who choose Catherine can expect a collaborative pace. She works with clients to set realistic goals and to practise techniques between sessions. The overall aim is less stress, clearer choices, and more ease in everyday life.

How Catherine's approaches translate to online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people clarify what matters to them and practise small actions that match those values. It often suits people feeling stuck, overwhelmed or unsure about next steps. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy focuses on spotting patterns in thoughts and behaviours and trying simple experiments to change unhelpful cycles; it works well for anxiety and stress management.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Catherine will talk with each person about their goals and preferences, then adapt techniques from these approaches to fit the situation. Over a few sessions she checks what helps and adjusts the plan so it feels practical and relevant.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different routines. Video calls allow face-to-face connection, phone sessions can be easier with limited bandwidth, live chat supports shorter check-ins, and messaging lets people reflect between sessions. These options make it simpler to fit counselling into busy lives and maintain continuity of care with an appropriately qualified counsellor.