Sharon Strauss , PACFA

Sharon Strauss is a PACFA counsellor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationships, trauma, self-esteem and a wide range of life changes. She works with concerns including grief, addiction, intimacy issues, ADHD and compassion fatigue. Sharon presents a calm, respectful style and invites people to take that first step towards change.

Sharon keeps sessions straightforward and practical. She listens first and then tailors conversations and strategies to each person. Common tools include goal-setting, skills for managing intense emotions, and methods to reframe unhelpful thought patterns.

Her approach often combines acceptance and commitment ideas with attachment-informed work and client-centred listening. She also draws on cognitive behavioural techniques and dialectical behaviour strategies when they suit the issue at hand. Sessions typically focus on what is most useful now, such as reducing anxiety, improving communication, or coping with loss.

Sharon has nine years of professional experience in Australia and runs an online practice alongside in-person work on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland. She values sensitivity and respect and aims to make therapy feel manageable from the first session.

People who choose Sharon can expect clear, practical steps and a collaborative planning style. She encourages honest conversation about hopes and limits, and adapts the pace to each person’s needs and circumstances.

How Sharon's approaches work online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages people to notice difficult thoughts and feelings and commit to actions that reflect their values. It can help when anxiety, depression or life changes make it hard to move forward. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns affect current connection and trust, making it useful for relationship, intimacy and abandonment concerns.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Sharon works together with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That collaboration means techniques are adapted over time rather than fixed at the first session.

Online therapy with Sharon is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging. Video calls suit in-depth work and visual connection, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth varies, and chat or messaging are useful for short check-ins and flexible scheduling. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving or location constraints while keeping a consistent rhythm of support.