About Alexandra
Alexandra Spartels helps people navigate relationship strain, family conflict, trauma and abuse, grief, anger, stress and anxiety. She also supports work on intimacy concerns, self-esteem, career stress, and coping with major life changes. Alexandra is a PACFA practitioner with 11 years of clinical experience in Australia.
Her style is warm and straightforward. She aims to make the therapy room feel like a place to speak openly without judgement. Sessions focus on practical steps people can try between meetings as well as understanding patterns that keep problems stuck.
How Alexandra works
Alexandra draws on a mix of approaches to suit different problems. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice difficult thoughts and choose actions that match their values. Emotionally-Focused Therapy is used when working through attachment and closeness issues.
EMDR is offered for processing painful memories when that is appropriate. In practice she works collaboratively with each person to set clear goals and small, achievable tasks. Conversations cover how past family patterns affect present relationships, and how to manage intense emotions like anger or shame.
Alexandra also offers hypnotherapy and ideas from the Gottman Method for communication skills when couples work on their interactions. People can expect a calm, non-judgemental clinician who values honesty and steady progress. Alexandra encourages questions about the process and checks in regularly to make sure therapy remains useful and relevant.
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What Alexandra works with
The areas below are the ones Alexandra selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Anger management
- Avoidant personality
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Family of origin issues
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Narcissism
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Stress, Anxiety
Training and background
| Register | PACFA |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 11 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Australia |
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Online support options
How therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings and choose actions that reflect their values. Online ACT sessions typically include experiential exercises and short homework tasks to build meaningful behaviour outside sessions.Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) focuses on emotions and attachment needs, helping people understand patterns in relationships and move toward greater closeness. In an online format the therapist guides conversations that highlight emotional responses and practices new ways of relating.
Finding the right approach is part of the process and is decided together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most helpful, then adapt methods such as ACT, EFT or EMDR to suit those needs in ongoing sessions.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be useful when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging make it possible to message timely concerns, reflect between sessions and fit therapy into a busy schedule.
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