Dina Dehauteur Swift , AHPRA

Dina Dehauteur Swift is an AHPRA-registered clinician with 30 years of experience. She supports people facing stress, anxiety, low mood, relationship strain, parenting pressures and concerns about self-esteem. She also works with issues such as body image, attachment and caregiver stress. Her writing and voice are calm and direct to help worried visitors understand what to expect.

Dina focuses on perinatal concerns and adults with mental health issues. She listens for patterns that keep people stuck, such as old attachment wounds or unhelpful coping habits. Sessions are practical and conversational. She helps people build small, manageable steps to feel steadier day to day.

Her approach pays attention to relationships and how early bonds affect current feelings. When needed she discusses attachment ideas to help people make sense of repeating patterns. She also addresses common life stresses like work bullying, grief, and financial pressure.

Dina aims to create an open and non-judgemental space. Clients are invited to speak frankly about what feels hard and what they hope to change. The work often includes building resilience, improving communication and finding clearer personal direction.

She offers therapy in English and French for people based in Australia. The focus is on practical change rather than labels, and sessions are shaped around each person’s goals. Taking the first step can feel daunting, and her practice is structured to support that move forward.

Approach and online therapy options that suit busy lives

Dina uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on attachment and on practical symptom relief. Attachment-informed work looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and helps people change repeating behaviours that harm relationships. Practical symptom-focused techniques aim to reduce anxiety and low mood with clear strategies and step-by-step coping skills.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Dina will talk with each person about their needs, goals and preferences, and then suggest a way forward. That plan is reviewed as therapy progresses so methods and pace can be changed if needed.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls are useful for face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone work can fit into shorter breaks or suit people with lower bandwidth. Live chat or text messaging allow brief check-ins, written reflection and ongoing support between longer sessions. These options help people access support around work, parenting or other commitments.