About Dina
Dina Dehauteur Swift helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties and parenting strain. She also supports those struggling with self-esteem, mood concerns and the emotional impact of separation or loss. Dina's approach is practical and down-to-earth, aimed at helping people feel steadier and clearer about next steps.
Dina has 30 years of clinical experience and is listed with AHPRA. She brings long experience working with adults with mental health issues and perinatal concerns.
How Dina works
Her work often looks at attachment and abandonment themes when relationship problems are part of the picture. Sessions focus on understanding the reasons behind difficult feelings and building simple skills for resilience. Dina talks through patterns that keep people stuck and helps them try different ways of responding.
The style is collaborative and paced to each person's needs. People can expect a calm, non-judgemental space to say what is worrying them. Dina aims to help clients make practical plans, whether that's managing anxiety day-to-day or navigating a major life change.
She offers help in English and French and works with a wide range of concerns, including body image, caregiver stress, communication problems, guilt and shame, impulsivity and loneliness. Sessions are suitable for those seeking steady, experienced support during stressful life chapters.
What Dina works with
The areas below are the ones Dina selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | AHPRA |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 30 |
| Languages | English, French |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Australia |
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Online support options
How therapeutic approaches work online
Dina uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on real-life change. One common route is attachment-informed work, which looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and helps people try different ways of relating and responding in close relationships. This approach can be useful for communication problems, abandonment concerns and persistent relationship anxiety.Another helpful approach is skills-based work that teaches practical tools for managing stress and mood. These techniques break down worries into manageable steps, teach breathing and grounding methods, and encourage small changes that build confidence over time. They are well suited to anxiety, low mood and daily parenting stress.
Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. The therapist and client decide together which methods suit the person's needs, goals and preferences, and they adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text messaging. Video is good for a conversational session with visual cues, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and messaging suits brief check-ins or ongoing support between sessions. These options help people fit therapy into work, family life or other commitments.
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