Vivienne Fowler , ACA

Vivienne Fowler is an ACA counsellor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression and relationship concerns. She supports people dealing with self-esteem, motivation, grief and big life changes. Vivienne also works with addiction, trauma and intimacy-related issues and with people navigating sleep or anger problems.

Vivienne uses straightforward, respectful conversation to help people make sense of what they are facing. She treats the person, not the label, and helps clients notice strengths they already have. Sessions focus on practical steps and clearer thinking rather than on jargon or long lectures.

Her approach draws on a mix of therapies to suit each person. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people live by their values. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is used to tackle unhelpful thinking and behaviour. Attachment-based ideas and emotionally focused work inform how she addresses intimacy and relational patterns.

Vivienne takes a collaborative approach. She listens, offers options and works at a pace the client finds comfortable. The aim is to build useful skills and steady progress, not a quick fix.

She has five years of clinical experience in Australia and speaks English. Vivienne encourages people to take the first step and is available to discuss how therapy could fit into their life.

Therapeutic approaches and online support

Vivienne often uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in her online work. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people clarify what matters to them and take committed action, even when emotions are hard. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy helps identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviours to reduce symptoms like anxiety or low mood.

She also draws on Attachment-Based ideas when relationship patterns are part of the concern, looking at how early connection styles shape how people relate now. Finding the right approach is part of the process. Vivienne works together with each person to decide which methods suit their goals, needs and preferences, and she adapts plans as progress is made.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video is useful for deeper conversations and body language, phone sessions can fit into a busy day or require less bandwidth, and live chat or messaging can be used for shorter check-ins or when typing feels easier. These options help people fit therapy around work, care responsibilities and daily life.