Counsellor profile
Cathy Crawford, PACFA
Australia
PACFA counsellor - Relationships and anxiety
Continue with CathyWhere Cathy stands
- Credentials
- PACFA
- Registration
- PACFA, Australia / 24602
- Experience
- 9 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Australia
About
- Stress and anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Codependency concerns
About Cathy
Cathy Crawford is a PACFA counsellor practising in New South Wales, Australia, with nine years of professional experience. She works with people struggling with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief, and parenting concerns. Cathy also supports individuals facing attachment issues, codependency, communication and control problems, and the fallout from infidelity or separation.
Her style is straightforward and practical. Sessions are a place to talk through what is happening now, identify patterns that keep causing pain, and try different ways of responding. Cathy listens for recurring relationship patterns and helps people notice how those patterns affect mood and choices.
She draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address trauma symptoms, post-traumatic stress, and ongoing anxiety. In conversation she will help you map out manageable steps for setting boundaries, improving communication, or working through grief. Work on parenting concerns focuses on what is happening day to day and on clearer routines and limits.
Cathy has experience with domestic violence and family-of-origin issues, so safety and practical planning are part of sessions when needed. She also supports people feeling isolated, jealous, or stuck in a midlife or life-purpose crisis. Progress is often slow and steady, with realistic short-term goals.
To begin, Cathy asks people to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session. The approach is collaborative - you and the counsellor decide what to focus on and how to pace work together.
How sessions work
Evidence-based approaches and online counselling
Cathy works with evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people understand and change patterns that cause distress. Trauma-focused methods aim to reduce the intensity of traumatic memories and improve day-to-day coping after abuse or violent events. Approaches for anxiety and stress focus on identifying triggers, practising grounding skills, and building tolerable steps toward facing difficult situations.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Cathy will discuss different options and agree on strategies together based on goals, current difficulties, and personal preference. This collaborative decision-making helps keep sessions relevant and manageable.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so check the available options before booking. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions into a working day, reduce travel time, or allow a shorter check-in when that's all you need. It can also suit people who prefer not to be on camera or who need a phone-based conversation. Confirm the exact formats offered and how they run when you arrange your first appointment.
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Additional focus areas
Experience
9+ years
Listed in
Australia
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, grief and parenting issues. Additional focus areas include attachment issues, codependency and communication problems.
How would you describe her approach in sessions?
Sessions are practical and conversational, aiming to identify repeating patterns and try different responses. Cathy uses evidence-based techniques to address trauma symptoms and anxiety.
How much experience does she have?
She has nine years of professional experience working with people on relationship, trauma, grief and parenting concerns.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is listed with PACFA and practises in New South Wales, Australia.
Can I see her if I live outside Australia?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats. Confirm current online or in-person options before booking.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I get started with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a 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.