About Imalka
Imalka "Immie" Elrington helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem and ADHD-related challenges. She is named up front to make it easy to connect who you will be working with. Her style is warm and accepting.
Sessions aim to be practical and focused on what matters now. Immie draws on five years of clinical experience in both the public and personal sectors. She uses a values-based perspective to help people work towards goals for life, work and family.
How Imalka works
Conversations centre on what matters to the client and on small, achievable steps. She treats concerns across a wide range of areas, including abandonment, attachment issues, body image and caregiver stress. She also supports people dealing with chronic pain, illness and disability, communication problems, control issues and the fallout from divorce or separation.
Themes like guilt, shame, forgiveness and impulsivity are explored gently. Financial stress, midlife reassessments and questions of life purpose are also common topics. Immie prioritises an unconditionally accepting, non-judgemental approach.
She works beside people to clarify values and build practical strategies that fit daily life. The aim is to empower clients to create changes they can sustain. Sessions are offered in English from Australia and are intended for individuals rather than groups or families.
Her credential is AHPRA, listed here as provided by the therapist. The overall approach is collaborative, down-to-earth and goal oriented.
What Imalka works with
The areas below are the ones Imalka selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | AHPRA |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 5 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Australia |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
Evidence-based approaches and online care
Immie uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on values and practical change. One common approach is values-based work, which helps people identify what matters most to them and then align everyday choices with those priorities. This is useful for motivation, life purpose questions and decisions about work or family.Another approach emphasises practical strategies for managing anxiety, stress and trauma reactions. These techniques include pacing activities, learning simple coping skills and breaking overwhelming problems into small steps, which can help with impulsivity, chronic stress and low mood.
Deciding which approach fits best is part of the work. Immie collaborates with each person to choose techniques that suit their goals, circumstances and preferences, and she adapts methods over time when needed.
Online formats offer flexibility for busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation from home or work, phone sessions suit people who have limited bandwidth or prefer not to be on camera, and live chat or text messaging provide shorter check-ins or ongoing support between sessions. These options help make therapy more accessible and easier to fit into daily routines.
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