Counsellor profile
Itay Lahav, PACFA
Australia
PACFA counsellor - relationships and trauma
Continue with ItayWhere Itay stands
- Credentials
- PACFA
- Registration
- PACFA, Australia / 23412
- Experience
- 22 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Australia
About
- Attachment-based work
- Psychodynamic therapy
- Client-centred approach
About Itay
Itay Lahav is a PACFA-credentialed practitioner with 22 years of clinical experience in Australia. She helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, sleep problems and depression. She also works with issues such as attachment difficulties, codependency and commitment worries.
Her approach draws on psychodynamic ideas alongside attachment-based work. Conversations look at patterns that keep repeating in relationships and how early connections shape current behaviour. Sessions also include client-centred elements that focus on the person’s immediate concerns and experience in the room.
Itay can work in shorter, focused blocks or in longer, in-depth therapy depending on what the person needs. She pays attention to body-mind links when physical symptoms like chronic pain or sleep disruption are present. This can include talking through how stress shows up in the body as well as in thoughts and moods.
People often come when they feel stuck in repeating relationship roles, have trouble saying no, or are living around another person’s moods or crises. Therapy is used to look at those patterns, the beliefs that sustain them, and practical ways to try different responses.
Her background includes advanced clinical training in psychodynamic psychotherapy and many years of practice with personality-related difficulties and trauma. She aims to build a clear working plan with each person and to review progress over time.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches and working online
Itay uses attachment-based therapy to look at how early relationships influence current ways of relating. This approach helps when someone notices repeated patterns in close relationships or struggles with trust and closeness.She also draws on psychodynamic therapy, which focuses on long-standing patterns and underlying conflicts that show up in feelings and behaviour. Psychodynamic work can be useful for people wanting to understand why they repeat certain relationship roles or feel stuck despite trying to change.
Finding the best approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and practical needs and together decide whether shorter focused work or more in-depth therapy is appropriate. That decision is reviewed as therapy progresses so the plan can change if needed.
The biography does not specify which session formats are offered, so check the current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit appointments around work or family time, reduce travel, or allow a shorter check-in when that is helpful. Different formats also change practical things such as whether you are on camera or using audio only, and those details can be arranged to suit everyday needs.
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
22+ years
Listed in
Australia
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Can she help with people-pleasing and boundary problems?
Yes. The profile lists codependency, attachment issues and communication problems as areas she works with. Therapy focuses on the patterns that make it hard to say no and practical steps to try different responses.
What is her therapy style like?
She uses psychodynamic, attachment-based and client-centred approaches. That means she looks at recurring relationship patterns, the role of early attachments, and the person’s present experience in sessions.
How much experience does she have?
She has 22 years of professional experience in Australia. Her background includes advanced clinical training in psychodynamic psychotherapy.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
The profile shows PACFA as her credential and lists Australia as her location.
Does she offer sessions in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English only.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location. Sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and 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.