Jennifer Altheimer , ACA, PACFA

Jennifer Altheimer works with people facing relationship struggles, parenting pressures, anxiety, depression, trauma and grief. She also supports those dealing with self-esteem, career stress, intimacy issues and LGBT-related concerns. Jennifer brings a calm, warm presence to sessions and aims to help people feel heard and understood.

She draws on 18 years of professional experience and holds membership with the Australian Counselling Association (ACA) and the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA). Jennifer frames therapy around the person's strengths and values. She encourages clients to name what matters to them and to build on the skills they already have.

Sessions are conversational and practical. Jennifer uses client-centred listening alongside mindfulness and solution-focused ideas to help people notice patterns, reduce distress and try new responses. She also uses parts-work ideas from Internal Family Systems to help people understand internal conflicts and emotional parts.

Her approach is collaborative. Jennifer helps people set short-term goals while also looking at longer-term changes in relationships and self-view. She offers coaching-style guidance when clients want practical steps to manage stress, parenting challenges or career crossroads.

Jennifer works with common issues such as attachment and abandonment, blended family tensions, body image and eating-related concerns, caregiver stress, communication problems and grief. People can expect a respectful, paced space to talk through what is hard and to try workable changes.

Approaches that guide online sessions

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on careful listening and reflecting what the client says, so people feel understood and can find their own answers; it suits relationship, self-esteem and life-change concerns. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and grounding skills to reduce rumination and stress, which helps with anxiety, depression and coping during difficult times. Solution-Focused Therapy zooms in on small, practical steps and strengths to build momentum and solve specific problems like parenting dilemmas or work stress.

Choosing the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will work with the client to identify goals and preferences, then try methods that fit those aims. That collaborative process can include adapting techniques over a few sessions until the best fit is found.

Online formats offered include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video calls are useful when visual connection helps the conversation. Phone sessions can be quicker check-ins or an option when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and messaging suit short updates, reflective notes or when someone prefers writing to talking. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit around work, parenting or other commitments.