Francesca Palazzolo, PACFA

Francesca Palazzolo is a PACFA counsellor in Australia with 10 years of professional experience. She works with stress and anxiety, addictions, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, and codependency among other concerns. Francesca aims to make it easier for people who keep putting others first to talk about what’s happening and to think about practical next steps.

She uses straightforward, evidence-informed approaches in sessions. Conversations focus on what is happening now, clear strategies to manage distress, and ways to notice attachment patterns that repeat in relationships. She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people recognise thoughts and try small behavioural changes.

Francesca also uses attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current expectations and reactions. This helps when someone struggles with abandonment fears, commitment worries, or repeating cycles of people-pleasing. Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills are used when managing strong emotions or learning practical coping skills.

Sessions are collaborative and practical. Clients can expect to talk through current problems, practise small exercises, and agree on steps to try between sessions. Francesca encourages clear communication and boundary work rather than vague advice.

Her work suits people dealing with grief, eating or sleeping concerns, self-esteem issues, career stress, and life changes as well as intimacy-related difficulties. She offers services in English and does not take international clients. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.

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