Counsellor profile
La Rue De Vries, AASW
Australia
AASW social worker - relationships and stress
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- Credentials
- AASW
- Registration
- AASW, Australia / AASW 471370
- Experience
- 7 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Australia
About
- ACT
- CBT
- Attachment work
About La
La Rue De Vries is an AASW social worker with seven years of professional experience in Australia. She helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress and anxiety, struggling with relationships, or coping with trauma and abuse. She also supports those who want to build self-esteem and confidence.
La Rue works alongside clients in straightforward conversation. She encourages people to say what matters to them and to try different ways of responding. Sessions focus on practical steps and clearer thinking rather than jargon. The approach is direct and respectful, with room to name hard feelings without blame.
She blends a few evidence-informed methods to suit the person in front of her. That can include noticing unhelpful thought patterns, learning skills to manage strong emotions, and exploring how early attachment experiences affect current relationships. The work often looks at boundaries, people-pleasing, and patterns that leave someone feeling drained around others.
La Rue also attends to issues that often sit with those concerns, such as abandonment fears, caregiver stress, chronic illness, codependency, and isolation. She will help identify small changes that make daily life easier and clearer. Progress is paced to what the client can manage.
To begin, she asks people to share where they are stuck and what they want to change. Together they map out practical goals and realistic steps to try between sessions. The focus is on building skills and noticing different choices in relationships and self-care.
How sessions work
How her approaches work online
La Rue commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Attachment-Based Therapy, and she draws on Client-Centred principles. ACT involves noticing unhelpful thoughts without fighting them and choosing actions that align with personal values; it can help with anxiety, avoidance and low motivation. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships affect current patterns in close relationships and can help with trust, boundary-setting and codependency. Client-Centred work focuses on a respectful, non-judgemental conversation where the client directs what to talk about and what to try next.Finding the right approach is part of the work. La Rue will discuss the different methods with each person and help decide what fits their goals and preferences. This is a collaborative process that can change as needs change over time.
The practical aim of online sessions is to fit therapy into everyday life. Confirm the exact session formats before booking, as the biography does not specify them. Online options can make it easier to schedule short check-ins, avoid travel time, or choose audio-only meetings when video is not needed. The emphasis is on making therapy manageable alongside work, caring responsibilities and other commitments.
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
7+ years
Listed in
Australia
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she focus on?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem and depression, plus related issues such as codependency and caregiver stress.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and practical. She uses clear conversation, skill-building and reflection rather than clinical jargon.
How much experience does she have?
La Rue has seven years of professional experience working in Australia.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is listed with the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) and practises in Australia.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the biography.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions operate via a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I get started?
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.