Counsellor profile
Dianne Koennecke, AASW
Australia
AASW social worker - trauma and codependency
Continue with DianneWhere Dianne stands
- Credentials
- AASW
- Registration
- AASW, Australia / 658576
- Experience
- 13 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Australia
About
- Trauma and abuse
- Codependency support
- CBT and narrative
About Dianne
Dianne Koennecke is an AASW social worker and qualified counsellor with 13 years' experience. She works with adults coping with trauma and abuse, grief, parenting stress, low self-esteem, anxiety and depression. She also supports people dealing with family problems, compassion fatigue and patterns of codependency.
Dianne keeps language straightforward. Sessions focus on what is happening now and on small steps clients can try between meetings. She draws on cognitive behavioural ideas to help change unhelpful thinking and narrative approaches to untangle painful stories people repeat. Motivational interviewing helps where people feel stuck about making changes.
For people who want it, Dianne can include Christian faith in conversations. She does this only when a client wants to bring spiritual beliefs into therapy and connects faith with practical coping strategies. This is offered alongside her clinical approaches rather than instead of them.
Clients can expect a conversational, goal-focused style. Dianne works on clearer boundaries, better communication, and calmer responses to stress and anger. She also supports parents facing overwhelm and carers handling ongoing strain.
Her background includes work across community and family services since 2012. That experience informs a pragmatic approach to everyday problems. To begin, clients choose the online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
How sessions work
How Dianne uses therapeutic approaches online
Client-Centred Therapy places the clients perspective at the centre of the work. It involves listening, reflecting what matters to the client, and supporting their choices as they set goals. That approach helps when someone needs space to make sense of feelings and decide what matters next.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings and behaviour. It uses practical exercises and small experiments to test unhelpful thinking and change patterns that feed anxiety, depression or low self-esteem. CBT is useful for people wanting concrete tools to manage symptoms.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people name and work with strong emotions. It is useful where relationship patterns or attachment worries keep recurring and when clients want to change how they respond to emotional triggers.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. She will collaborate with each client to decide which methods suit their goals, preferences and life situation. That choice can be adjusted over time as needs change.
Practical benefits of online work include fitting sessions into busy days and reducing travel time. Different formats may make it easier to join from a quieter place, have a shorter check-in, or use a phone call when video is difficult. Session options should be confirmed before booking so clients know what is offered and how it will fit into their routine.
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Experience
13+ years
Listed in
Australia
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Does she help with people-pleasing and codependent patterns?
Yes. She works with adults on codependency, people-pleasing and boundary problems to help them act with more agency.
What is her therapy style like?
She uses a conversational, goal-focused style that emphasises practical steps between sessions and clearer communication skills.
How much experience does she have?
She has 13 years' experience working in community and family services and counselling since 2012.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is an AASW social worker and is based in Australia.
Does she work in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside Australia work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Session formats are not specified here; please confirm the current online and in-person options before booking.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the 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.