Jenny Walker , AASW

Jenny Walker is an AASW social worker with four years of practice in Australia. She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, grief, relationship concerns and trauma-related issues. She also helps with eating and sleeping problems, addiction, ADHD and challenges around self-esteem and intimacy.

Jenny draws on a compassionate, down-to-earth style. She treats each person as the expert on their own life and works side-by-side to build practical tools. Sessions focus on simple, manageable steps that fit into everyday life rather than long lectures or jargon.

Her background includes child protection and family support work, which shaped a clear focus on safety and healing after difficult experiences. That experience also informs work with adoption, foster care, attachment and blended family issues. She is familiar with grief, end-of-life concerns and parenting stress.

Jenny uses a mix of approaches to suit different needs. She blends Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Emotionally-Focused ideas with attachment-based and client-centred ways of working. The result is an individual plan aimed at reducing unhelpful patterns and increasing what matters most to each person.

People can expect a collaborative, respectful process. Jenny offers coaching-style supports for life transitions as well as therapy for deeper wounds. Her aim is to help people feel steadier, more connected and better able to manage difficult emotions.

Approaches that translate well to online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice hard thoughts and feelings without fighting them and then choose actions that match their values; it can help with anxiety, depression and life changes. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns and teaching practical skills to change them, which is useful for sleep, mood and anxiety problems. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current connection struggles and can support people working through abandonment, family and intimacy issues.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Jenny will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and try methods that fit their needs. Together they shape a plan and adjust it as progress is made, keeping the process collaborative rather than imposed.

Online formats make therapy more flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, while phone sessions can fit into a short break or suit lower bandwidth. Live chat and text messaging suit brief check-ins, coaching-style work or people who prefer writing to talking. These options help people access regular support without travel and fit therapy into busy lives.