About Kaitlyn
Kaitlyn Platt is a PACFA-registered clinical counsellor who supports people managing stress, anxiety, trauma and depression. She also helps those feeling stuck with purpose, parenting strain, or low self-esteem. Kaitlyn works with adults and young people and uses both in-person and online sessions.
She has over four years' practical experience in Australia and the United States. That time includes work with self-defeating thoughts, panic and post-traumatic stress. Kaitlyn draws on a trauma-informed, person-centred approach and aims to be transparent and genuine in sessions.
Background and approach
In conversation she focuses on building self-awareness so clients can spot their triggers and reactions. Sessions tend to be collaborative and straightforward. She encourages people to try simple, practical steps between meetings.
Kaitlyn is comfortable with video and audio calls as well as face-to-face work. She values clear communication and helps people strengthen how they talk about needs and boundaries. Practical problem solving is part of the work.
Her background includes supporting people through adoption and foster care issues, attachment concerns, caregiver stress, relationship communication problems and separation. Kaitlyn also addresses money worries, men's issues, codependency and young adult challenges. She aims to make therapy feel useful and manageable for everyday life.
Approaches that suit online therapy
Many clients benefit from trauma-informed and person-centred work. Trauma-informed care means the counsellor pays attention to how past harm affects current reactions and shapes coping strategies. This approach helps people manage triggers and feel steadier in daily life.Person-centred work focuses on listening and building self-awareness. The counsellor supports clients to name their thoughts and feelings and to discover what works for them. That style is useful for anxiety, low mood and finding clearer direction in parenting or life choices.
Choosing an approach is a team effort. The counsellor will discuss options, try techniques together and adjust based on the client's goals and preferences. Collaboration helps find what feels most useful rather than relying on a single method.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people talk face-to-face from wherever is quiet for them, phone sessions can be easier when internet bandwidth is low, and live chat or text messaging supports shorter check-ins or working through a difficult moment between sessions. These formats make it simpler to fit therapy around work, childcare and other commitments.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Experience
- 4 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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