About Therese
Therese Rich is an AASW social worker with 15 years' experience helping people manage anxiety, stress and difficult life changes. She offers a steady, compassionate presence and aims to walk alongside clients as they work through painful events and rebuild confidence. Therese focuses on clear, practical support that helps people take small steps forward.
Therese has a long background working with trauma and abuse, including both child and adult survivors.
Background and approach
She has also supported people through grief, panic attacks, self-harm thoughts, and challenges with self-esteem. Her experience includes time in child safety and supporting people affected by separation and divorce. Her approach is collaborative and strengths-based.
She treats each person as the expert in their own life and helps them identify tools that suit their situation. Sessions tend to focus on coping strategies, improving communication and addressing attachment or abandonment concerns where these come up. Therese also assists with practical stresses such as caregiver burden, isolation and the strain of blended family dynamics.
She works with people facing post-traumatic stress and those recovering from sexual assault and abuse, offering steady support as they make sense of what happened. People choosing Therese can expect someone who values respect and non-judgement. She encourages reachable goals and helps clients build confidence and self-love.
Taking the first step is acknowledged as brave, and she aims to be a consistent presence through the process.
Therapeutic techniques and online delivery
Therese works with evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical skills and trauma-informed support. One common approach is structured coping skills work - teaching breathing, grounding and thought-management strategies to reduce anxiety and panic symptoms. This helps people manage immediate distress and build confidence in handling triggers.She also uses trauma-informed support that focuses on safety, pacing and rebuilding a sense of control after abuse or overwhelming events. This approach helps with post-traumatic stress, grief and recovery from sexual assault by supporting stabilisation and gradually addressing difficult memories.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. Therese will discuss options and tailor methods to the client’s goals, preferences and life circumstances. Clients and therapist decide together what techniques to try and adjust them over time.
Online therapy offers practical benefits for busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation without travel, phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text messaging suit short check-ins or people who prefer writing. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into work, study or caregiving routines while maintaining continuity of care.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Divorce and separation
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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