Christine Shannon , PACFA

Christine Shannon is a counsellor with nine years of professional experience in Australia. She supports people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, anger and low self-esteem. Christine aims to make the first step easier by offering a calm, non-judgemental space to talk.

She encourages straightforward conversation about thoughts and feelings. Sessions focus on what matters now and practical ways to manage distress. Christine adapts her approach to each person rather than using one fixed method.

Her work draws on client-centred principles that put the person's experience at the heart of the session. She also uses cognitive behavioural ideas to help people notice and change unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns. Mindfulness techniques are used to build moment-to-moment awareness and reduce automatic reactivity.

Christine brings experience with issues such as body image, attachment and abandonment wounds, guilt and shame, loneliness, and caregiver stress. She also addresses mood disorders, panic, obsessive thoughts and compulsions, paranoia, and difficulties with control and communication.

Her style is warm and direct. She helps people set clear, achievable goals and tracks small steps toward them. People who want practical tools alongside empathetic listening often find this way of working useful.

How therapy approaches work online

Client-Centred Therapy is about being heard and understood. It focuses on the person's experience and helps people find their own solutions through empathic listening and reflection. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and behaviours that keep problems going and teaches practical techniques to change them. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and manage anxiety and mood difficulties.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Christine collaborates with each person to decide what fits best based on their needs, goals and preferences. She often blends approaches so sessions are tailored rather than fixed, and checks in regularly to adjust the plan together.

Online therapy offers flexibility and accessibility. Video calls are useful for full face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging suit people who prefer writing or want more frequent, brief contact. These options help people fit therapy into busy lives and keep momentum between sessions.