About Pauline
Pauline Sten is a counsellor based in Australia who focuses on helping people cope with stress and anxiety. She also supports people dealing with addictions, relationship challenges, low self-esteem and depression. Pauline works with each person at their own pace and respects the strengths they bring to therapy.
Pauline has six years of professional experience and holds PACFA. She believes the person is the expert in their own story and draws on that knowledge in sessions.
Background and approach
Her approach is practical and collaborative, aiming to build confidence and clearer coping skills. In sessions Pauline listens for patterns that keep people stuck. She helps clients break problems into manageable steps and practises simple tools together.
Conversations cover coping strategies, communication habits and ways to reduce overwhelm. People looking for help with relationship or attachment worries can expect a calm, direct style. For addictions and impulsivity Pauline offers steady planning and support to build safer routines.
With anxiety and depression she focuses on small changes that start to shift mood and motivation. Pauline uses the strengths people already have and adds practical techniques to address everyday difficulties. She encourages honest conversation about setbacks as well as progress.
Taking the first step can feel hard, and Pauline aims to make it straightforward and reassuring.
How Pauline adapts therapeutic approaches for online therapy
Pauline uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques in a straightforward way. One approach focuses on practical skills training to manage anxiety and stress - learning breathing, grounding and simple behavioural steps that reduce overwhelm in daily life. Another common strand involves exploring attachment and communication patterns to help people improve relationships and manage feelings of abandonment or shame.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Pauline will talk with each person about goals and preferences and then try techniques that suit their situation. She works collaboratively to adjust methods if something does not feel helpful, and encourages regular check-ins about progress and how sessions are going.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video calls are useful for full conversations and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in fits the day. Messaging and live chat suit brief check-ins, homework follow-up or ongoing support between sessions. These choices make it easier to fit counselling into busy schedules and different life demands.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Co-morbidity
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Sex addiction
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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