Counsellor profile
Simone Fernandes Rezzadori Bortolato, ACA
Australia
ACA counsellor - Stress and Relationships
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- Credentials
- ACA
- Registration
- ACA, Australia / 81937
- Experience
- 15 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Australia
About
- Codependency patterns
- Attachment issues
- Practical strategies
About Simone
Simone Fernandes Rezzadori Bortolato is an ACA counsellor with 15 years of experience. She works with people dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, low self-esteem, depression and major life changes. Simone also helps with attachment concerns and codependency patterns. Sessions are offered in English and based in Australia.
Simone uses an integrative, person-centred way of working. She combines evidence-based therapeutic techniques with practical conversation. Expect direct discussion about how you show up in relationships and day-to-day habits. Simone pays attention to cultural background and how family expectations shape choices.
In sessions she helps people identify patterns like people-pleasing, difficulty saying no, or losing a sense of self around others. She explains simple strategies to set boundaries, manage anxiety, and rebuild confidence. Work can include looking at emotion cycles, communication habits, and thinking styles that keep problems repeating.
Her clinical experience spans work in Australia and Brazil. That background informs how she talks about identity, immigration issues, and community pressures. Simone aims to keep sessions straightforward and focused on usable steps between appointments.
People who come to her often want clearer boundaries, less reactivity, and more consistent mood management. She encourages small changes that fit daily life. To start, clients complete a short questionnaire and book a first session through the online options button.
How sessions work
Approaches used in online sessions
Simone draws on evidence-based techniques to help with recurring relationship patterns and mood problems. Cognitive behavioural work looks at unhelpful thinking and behaviour cycles and teaches practical steps to reduce anxiety and depressive symptoms. Functional analytic psychotherapy focuses on how patterns repeat in relationships and helps people notice and change those interaction habits.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Simone will talk through options with clients and test what helps most based on a person’s needs, goals and preferences. That collaborative process guides whether more skill-building, emotional focus or behavioural experiments are used.
The original biography does not specify which online formats are offered, so confirm current session options before booking. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and let people choose whether to use video or audio depending on what feels manageable. These practical benefits help therapy fit into everyday routines without requiring travel.
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Experience
15+ years
Listed in
Australia
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, self-esteem, depression and coping with life changes, plus related areas such as codependency and attachment issues.
What is her therapeutic style?
She practises an integrative, person-centred approach that uses evidence-based techniques to focus on behaviour and thinking patterns.
How much experience does she have?
She has 15 years of professional experience working in psychology and counselling across two countries.
Which credentials and location apply?
She is listed with the ACA and works from Australia.
Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a 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.