Rachel Anthony , AASW

Rachel Anthony is an AASW social worker who helps people struggling with stress, anxiety, trauma and relationship pain. She keeps sessions calm and straightforward, so you can speak about what matters without jargon. Rachel focuses on building self-compassion and steady coping skills that fit everyday life.

Her work is trauma-informed and person-centred. She supports people after sexual assault, childhood trauma, family violence and other relational wounds. She also helps with low self-esteem, anxiety, depression and big life transitions such as separation and loss.

Rachel draws on Compassion Focused Therapy, mindfulness and somatic practices to support emotional regulation and self-care. These methods aim to reduce shame, notice bodily reactions and develop kinder self-talk. She also uses EMDR for people who choose that route to process distressing memories.

Sessions are paced to suit the individual. Rachel aims to create a calm therapeutic space where people can reconnect with themselves and practise new ways of coping. She frames therapy as gradual work toward more resilience and self-trust.

Her practice covers a wide range of concerns connected to relationships and life changes, including attachment wounds, communication problems, grief, immigration issues and addiction-related difficulties. Rachel works from Australia and conducts sessions in English.

How Rachel's approaches translate to online therapy

Rachel uses Compassion Focused Therapy to help people reduce shame and build kinder self-talk. This approach teaches simple exercises to notice criticism and respond with self-compassion, useful for anxiety and low self-esteem.

She also works with mindfulness and somatic practices to help people tune into bodily signals and calm strong emotions. These techniques involve guided breathing, grounding exercises and body awareness that can be practised between sessions.

Rachel offers EMDR for clients who opt for processing distressing memories; online formats can support the protocol through guided eye movement or other bilateral stimulation adapted to remote work.

Finding the right approach is collaborative. Rachel will discuss what feels most helpful and adapt methods to a person’s needs, goals and preferences rather than imposing a single route. Clients and therapist review progress and change direction when needed.

Online therapy with video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text lets people fit sessions into busy lives. Video works well for face-to-face conversation and exercises, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits shorter check-ins and messaging supports ongoing reflection between appointments. These options make follow-up and continuity easier for people managing work, family or mobility constraints.