About Cara
Cara Turnbull helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem and depression. She works with clients who feel stuck, overwhelmed or unsure where to start. Cara speaks plainly and aims to make early steps feel manageable for a worried parent or someone seeking change.
Cara brings 18 years of professional experience and is registered with AHPRA. She believes people already have strengths to draw on and that therapy is a partnership.
How Cara works
In sessions she listens first, then helps people choose practical steps that suit their life. Her approach blends Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy with mindfulness and solution-focused methods. That means working on thoughts and behaviours, building present-moment skills, and setting small achievable goals.
Sessions focus on what matters most to the person and on realistic ways to move forward. Cara supports people through grief and loss, the aftermath of trauma, panic and social anxiety, and long-running patterns like shame, isolation or obsessive behaviours. She also helps people deal with issues such as abandonment, communication difficulties and questions about life purpose.
Her style is calm, direct and encouraging. She aims to make techniques easy to practise between sessions. Cara wants clients to feel heard and to leave sessions with clear next steps they can try at home.
Cara lists 4 ways of working on the entry:
What Cara works with
The areas below are the ones Cara selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Communication problems
- Depression
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Training and background
| Register | AHPRA |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 18 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Australia |
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Online support options
Practical approaches for online therapy
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy helps people notice and change unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns. It is often used for anxiety, panic, depression and obsessive behaviours by breaking problems into manageable steps.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on values and taking meaningful action even when difficult thoughts or feelings are present. It can be useful for people wrestling with shame, avoidance or difficult emotions after trauma.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Cara will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and then recommend which methods to try. She uses a collaborative process so clients can give feedback and shape the plan as therapy progresses.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to give flexibility. Video calls work well for in-depth conversations and visual cues. Phone sessions suit shorter check-ins or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and messaging allow a different pace for people who prefer written exchanges or need brief, regular support. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives.
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A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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