Leona Kim Welham , AASW

Leona Kim Welham offers calm, practical support for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, grief or difficult changes. She helps those navigating relationship strain, family conflict, and the effects of trauma. Leona gently guides conversations so clients can make sense of what matters to them now.

Leona has eight years of professional experience working with people facing illness and medical treatment, including cancer. She also supports those dealing with chronic pain, caregiver stress, and end-of-life concerns. Her work includes helping people manage isolation, codependency, jealousy and the fallout from separation or infidelity.

Her approach is straightforward and client-led. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice thoughts and choose actions that fit their values. Client-Centred and Narrative methods are used to listen carefully and reframe personal stories so people can find new ways forward.

Sessions aim to be warm and non-judgmental. Leona encourages practical steps and small experiments between meetings. She works with each person to set goals that feel achievable and relevant to their day-to-day life.

Leona is an AASW social worker in Australia. She offers sessions in English and provides online formats that suit different needs. Taking the first step can feel hard, and she aims to make the process as clear and manageable as possible.

How therapeutic approaches fit with online counselling

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, chronic illness adjustment and managing ongoing stress. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and responding with empathy so people can explore feelings and find their own answers; this approach supports grief work and relationship concerns.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Leona will discuss options and tailor methods to a person's goals and preferences. That collaboration helps ensure sessions feel relevant, whether the focus is trauma processing, making practical changes or adjusting to illness.

Online formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives. Video calls let the therapist and client see facial cues for richer conversation. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging suit short check-ins, written reflection or people who express themselves better in writing. These options support flexible scheduling and different ways of working with distress and change.