Christie Alexander Trimmer , ACA

Christie Alexander Trimmer offers calm, direct support for people dealing with stress, anxiety, addiction and relationship strain. She writes in a friendly way and aims to help people find clearer choices and more balance in day-to-day life.

Christie has 11 years of practical experience and holds ACA credentialing from the Australian Counselling Association. She brings a warm, curious approach and a focus on respect and compassion. Sessions are shaped around each person's needs rather than a one-size-fits-all plan.

Her work covers trauma and abuse, depression, and drug or alcohol addiction, as well as relationship problems and general emotional overwhelm. Additional concerns she commonly helps with include attachment wounds, abandonment, communication difficulties, dissociation and the impact of family of origin issues.

Christie uses a mix of well-known approaches to suit the person in front of her. She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to clarify values and action, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to shift unhelpful thinking and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy skills for emotional regulation. Attachment-based ideas and client-centred listening guide how she builds safety and understanding.

In sessions she works to help people develop clarity, practical skills and a stronger sense of agency. Conversations aim to be grounded and usable so clients can try different ways of coping between meetings. Christie tailors conversation and strategies to fit what matters most to each person.

How therapeutic approaches work online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people name what matters to them and take small steps towards those values even when emotions are difficult. It suits people feeling stuck, overwhelmed or unsure about what to do next. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings and actions and gives practical tools to change patterns that keep problems going. CBT is often useful for anxiety, depression and stress. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how past relationships shape current patterns and aims to increase understanding and healthier connection styles, which can be helpful for relationship pain and attachment concerns.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Christie will talk with each person about goals, preferences and what has or hasn't helped before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust them as progress is made, so the plan fits the person's life and priorities.

Online therapy offers useful flexibility. Video calls let people work face to face without travel, phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier on noisy days, and live chat or text-based messaging suit brief check-ins or situations where writing feels easier. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into work, family and other commitments while still doing the real work of change with an appropriately qualified therapist.