Counsellor profile
Aline De Sa Rodrigues de Oliveira, ACA
Australia
ACA counsellor - relationships and emotional dependence
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- Credentials
- ACA
- Registration
- ACA, Australia / ACA Level 3 Membership 87029
- Experience
- 3 years
- Languages
- English, Portuguese
- Location
- Australia
About
- Anxiety and depression
- People-pleasing and boundaries
- Portuguese and English
About Aline
Aline De Sa Rodrigues de Oliveira is an ACA counsellor with three years' experience. She holds a Bachelor of Psychology and completed postgraduate studies in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Schema Therapy in Brazil. She offers individual psychotherapy for adults and works in English and Portuguese.
Aline helps people who are dealing with anxiety, depression, grief and stress. She also supports those facing relationship and family challenges. She often works with emotional dependence and related issues such as abandonment and attachment concerns.
Sessions focus on practical, evidence-based ways to notice unhelpful patterns and try different ways of responding. She uses techniques from Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to break down thoughts, feelings and behaviours. Schema Therapy is used to look at longer-standing patterns that keep repeating in relationships and self-image.
Her background includes supporting people through separation, fertility and fatherhood worries, and problems that come from family of origin and communication breakdowns. She also has experience helping people with guilt, shame and feelings of emptiness.
Originally from Brazil, she understands the strains of building a life in a new country. Her bilingual work in Portuguese and English includes supporting clients who are navigating cultural and emotional adjustments after migration.
To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session. Costs vary by location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches and how online sessions work
Aline commonly draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Schema Therapy when working online. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviour and helps people test and change unhelpful thinking. Schema Therapy focuses on longer-standing life patterns and helps people recognise and work with deep-rooted ways of relating that affect relationships and self-worth.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist and client will talk about immediate goals, past patterns and what feels most useful. Together they decide which techniques to try and review what is helping as therapy progresses.
Session formats are not specified in the original biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also let people work from a location that reduces disruption to daily life. The therapist will discuss practical arrangements and frequency during the initial booking and first session.
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
3+ years
Listed in
Australia
Languages
English, Portuguese
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family issues, grief and depression, and related concerns such as abandonment, attachment and emotional dependence.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses evidence-based approaches, notably Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Schema Therapy, focusing on practical steps to change unhelpful patterns.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has three years of professional experience providing individual psychotherapy for adults.
What credentials does she hold and where is she based?
She is an ACA counsellor and is based in Australia, working from a background of education and training completed in Brazil.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Portuguese.
Can she work with international clients?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How much do sessions cost?
Costs vary with location; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I get started?
Choose the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.