Counsellor profile
Solenne Donnelly, PACFA
Australia
PACFA counsellor - relationships and codependency
Continue with SolenneWhere Solenne stands
- Credentials
- PACFA
- Registration
- PACFA, Australia / 32576
- Experience
- 5 years
- Languages
- English, French
- Location
- Australia
About
- ACT and CBT
- Attachment work
- English and French
About Solenne
Solenne Donnelly is a PACFA counsellor with five years' clinical experience in Australia. She works with adults who are struggling with anxiety, depression, stress, relationship questions and issues around identity, boundaries and direction in life. Sessions are offered in English and French and draw on practical strategies alongside discussion.
Solenne often helps people who feel stuck in familiar patterns. That can look like trouble saying no, trouble with intimacy, codependency, or feeling overwhelmed by other people's needs. She also supports those dealing with grief, trauma, disordered eating, sleep problems and career stress.
Her approach is integrative. Solenne uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and attachment-based work to help people notice unhelpful patterns and practise different ways of responding. Client-Centred principles guide how sessions are run, keeping the focus on the person in front of her.
In practical terms Solenne mixes conversation with hands-on skills work. That might mean learning breathing or grounding exercises, testing out a boundary in role play, or trying small behavioural experiments between sessions. She pays attention to how thoughts, feelings and the nervous system interact, and brings techniques to manage distress in everyday life.
People usually come wanting clearer boundaries, better emotional regulation, or help recovering their sense of self after difficult relationships or loss. Solenne asks about current life demands and patterns, and works with clients to set short-term goals and simple steps forward.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and commit to actions that match their values. It is useful for anxiety, low mood and when someone feels stuck in patterns like people-pleasing or codependency. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns shape current responses and helps people practise different ways of relating to others and themselves. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on changing unhelpful thinking and behaviour with clear exercises and homework tasks; it suits issues such as anxiety, depression and sleep problems.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Solenne will discuss which methods fit a person's goals and preferences, and then try practical techniques together. The process is collaborative - goals can be adjusted based on what helps most in real life.
Sessions are provided through the online booking and matching process on the site, so please confirm the current session formats before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - it reduces travel, allows shorter check-ins during a workday, and supports follow-up exercises between meetings. Clients can practise grounding and skills in their everyday environment and bring those experiences back into sessions for discussion and refinement.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
5+ years
Listed in
Australia
Languages
English, French
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, eating and body image issues, grief, intimacy-related issues, sleep problems, parenting strain, anger and self-esteem.
What is her therapy style?
Solenne uses a collaborative, client-centred style that combines talking with practical skills. She draws on ACT, CBT, DBT and attachment-focused techniques.
How much experience does she have?
She has five years' clinical experience working with adults on a range of mood, relationship and behavioural concerns.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA) and is based in Australia.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and French.
Does she work with international clients?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What does therapy cost?
Costs vary with location and sessions are billed through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select 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.