About Francesca
Francesca Tondi is a counsellor who helps people manage stress, anxiety and depression. She also supports those facing relationship, family and parenting challenges. Francesca works in English and Italian and brings 13 years of professional experience to her sessions.
She draws on a background in psychology and holds PACFA credentialing in Australia. Francesca frames counselling as a collaborative process. She aims to listen carefully, offer clear feedback and help clients try small changes that make life easier.
Background and approach
In sessions she uses practical conversation and guided reflection to clarify what matters most to each person. She helps people untangle patterns around attachment, abandonment and communication. She also supports people coping with caregiver stress, chronic illness or body image concerns.
Francesca has experience with parenting and with running the Tuning into Teens program. Her own role as a parent informs how she talks about parent-child relationships and setting boundaries. She adapts her approach to the needs of each person she works with.
Her style is calm and down-to-earth. She offers straightforward strategies alongside space to talk and be heard. Francesca encourages small steps and realistic goals so clients can see progress between sessions.
How evidence-based techniques translate to online care
Francesca uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that aim to reduce symptoms and improve coping. One commonly used approach focuses on practical strategies for anxiety and stress - teaching breathing and grounding skills, breaking problems into steps, and testing small behavioural changes to see what helps. This style suits people who want concrete tools to manage daily worries.Another emphasis is on attachment and relationship work. This involves noticing patterns in how people relate, practising clearer communication, and building safer ways to connect. It helps with loneliness, relationship conflicts and issues rooted in early attachment experiences.
Finding the right mix of techniques is part of the process. Francesca works collaboratively to identify what feels most useful, and adjusts methods as goals evolve. Clients and the therapist decide together what to try and how to measure progress.
Online therapy offers flexibility for people with busy schedules or limited local options. Video calls let visual cues guide conversation, phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits short check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These formats make it easier to fit therapy around work, caring duties and day-to-day life.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Experience
- 13 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English, Italian
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