Divina Daryanani , ACA

Divina Daryanani is an ACA counsellor who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety and relationship or intimacy concerns. She aims to make the first steps towards change feel doable. Her approach is respectful and down-to-earth, with short-term goals and practical ways to cope.

Divina adapts conversations and plans to each person's situation. She works with issues such as low self-esteem, motivation, grief, depression and compassion fatigue. She also supports people facing addictions, sleep or eating difficulties, and career or parenting stress.

Her additional focus includes attachment and abandonment concerns, body image, communication problems and family of origin issues. She also has experience supporting people with ADHD traits, autism and chronic illness or pain. Divina helps people talk through commitment worries, control issues and separation or divorce matters.

Sessions are straightforward and collaborative. Clients can expect a mix of listening, practical strategies and gentle challenge when needed. The aim is to build skills that make everyday life easier, not to rely on jargon or long explanations.

Divina has three years of professional experience working in Australia and offers therapy in English. She tailors pace and tools to each person, helping them set clear, realistic steps towards change.

Evidence-based approaches and flexible online care

Divina uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change and emotional understanding. One common approach she uses involves behaviourally focused strategies to reduce anxiety and build new habits; this means breaking concerns into small steps and practicing skills between sessions. Another approach centres on understanding attachment and relationship patterns, which helps people see how past experiences shape current intimacy and communication problems.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Divina discusses your goals, preferences and what has or hasn’t helped before, then tries methods that fit your needs. She adapts pace and tools so therapy feels manageable and collaborative rather than prescriptive.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging, which offer practical flexibility. Video suits deeper conversations and non-verbal cues, phone can fit a shorter check-in or lower bandwidth, and chat or messaging works for brief reflections or when writing feels easier. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, caregiving or busy days while still working with an appropriately qualified therapist.