Peta Carmock , PACFA

Peta Carmock welcomes people who feel overwhelmed, stuck, or worn out by life. She helps clients who are managing anxiety, depression, relationship strain, grief, parenting stress and other pressures. Her manner is calm and practical, and she aims to make the first step feel easier to take.

Peta draws on her own lived experience to build an honest, compassionate space. Sessions are collaborative and down-to-earth. She listens first, then works with each person to choose useful tools and small changes that fit their day-to-day life.

Her work covers a broad range of concerns, including trauma and abuse, addiction, intimacy worries, sleep problems, anger and self-esteem. She also supports people facing chronic illness, caregiving stress, career shifts and identity questions such as LGBT issues. Peta pays attention to attachment and abandonment concerns, and to neurodiversity such as autism and Asperger Syndrome.

Peta uses practical approaches like acceptance and commitment ideas, cognitive behavioural techniques, mindfulness and emotionally-focused listening. These methods help people notice difficult thoughts and feelings, try new behaviours, and reconnect with what matters to them. Therapy may include short exercises, reflective discussion and grounded strategies to use between sessions.

She is registered with the Psychotherapists and Counsellors Federation of Australia - PACFA - and has nine years of practice experience. Sessions are offered in English and are delivered online by video, phone, chat or messaging for convenience. If someone wants to begin, they can start by completing a short matching questionnaire and schedule a session.

How Peta blends evidence-based approaches online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting pushed around by them. It focuses on identifying values and taking small actions that align with what matters, which can help with anxiety, depression and life transitions.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings and behaviours and uses practical techniques to change unhelpful patterns. It is often useful for worry, panic, sleep difficulties and low mood where changing habits makes a difference.

Client-Centred Therapy prioritises a warm, non-judgemental relationship. It gives space to feel heard and to explore identity, attachment and self-worth at a comfortable pace.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Peta will discuss options, try techniques, and adjust based on the client’s goals and preferences in a collaborative way. This makes it easier to find what actually helps in day-to-day life.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when that matters. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be an easier check-in during a lunch break. Live chat and text-based messaging let people use short check-ins, share notes or try exercises without scheduling a full call. These formats aim to fit therapy into busy lives and different day-to-day rhythms.