About Astrid
Astrid West is a counsellor with three years' experience who focuses on practical ways to reduce stress and manage anxiety. She listens without judgement and helps people find clearer ways to cope with depression, addiction, ADHD and major life changes. Her approach is straightforward and calm, aimed at making the first step feel easier.
Astrid uses a mix of methods to suit each person. She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice difficult thoughts and still move toward what matters.
Background and approach
She uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy when people want tools to change unhelpful thinking and behaviour. Client-Centred Therapy guides her to follow the client's pace and priorities. People come to Astrid for many concerns including relationship strain, parenting stress, grief, low self-esteem and compassion fatigue.
She also supports those facing career uncertainty, substance use issues and feelings of isolation or jealousy. Sessions focus on clear goals and small, manageable steps between meetings. Astrid is registered with PACFA, the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia.
She offers sessions in English and works with people across Australia. Her style is warm and practical, with an emphasis on skills that can be used day to day. To begin, clients choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and arrange sessions according to therapist availability.
Sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
Therapeutic approaches suited to online work
Astrid often blends Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to help people manage anxiety and stress. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy encourages noticing difficult thoughts and values-based action rather than trying to push thoughts away, which can help with long-term motivation. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and practising new behaviours, which suits clients wanting concrete tools and homework tasks.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Astrid will discuss goals and preferences in early sessions and recommend a path that fits the person's needs. This is a collaborative process and adjustments are made as progress and preferences become clearer.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth or camera use is difficult. Live chat and text messaging suit quick check-ins or for people who prefer writing between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and other commitments.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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