About Kate
Kate Dew uses a person-centred approach that puts the client’s experience first. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, family conflict, trauma and abuse, and self-esteem concerns. Kate is an AASW social worker with four years of professional experience who helps people take practical first steps.
She listens without judgement and helps people notice strengths they already have. Sessions are straightforward and focused on what matters most to the individual.
How Kate works
Kate encourages small, manageable changes that fit into everyday life. Her practice draws on attachment-based ideas to understand relationship patterns and on mindfulness to help with emotion regulation. Solution-focused and motivational techniques are used to set clear goals and keep progress moving.
This mix suits people who want practical strategies alongside space to tell their story. Kate has worked with a range of concerns including caregiver stress, blended family issues, body image, ageing and geriatric issues, and difficulties around commitment and communication. She also supports people dealing with divorce, domestic violence histories, family of origin problems, fatherhood issues, forgiveness work and gender dysphoria.
Sessions are offered in English and held online through video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging. Kate describes the first step as often the hardest, and she aims to make initial steps clear and manageable for people who reach out.
Kate lists 6 ways of working on the entry:
What Kate works with
The areas below are the ones Kate selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Money and financial issues
- Narcissism
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trauma and abuse
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | AASW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 4 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Australia |
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Online support options
How Kate’s approaches translate to online therapy
Kate commonly uses attachment-based methods to look at how early and current relationship patterns affect feelings and reactions; this helps when people want to understand repeated difficulties in close relationships. She also uses client-centred therapy, which focuses on listening, acceptance and following the person’s pace so they feel heard and can set their own goals. Mindfulness therapy is used to teach simple attention and breathing practices that reduce reactivity and support emotion regulation.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Kate will talk with each person about their needs, preferences and goals and together they will choose which tools to try first. That collaborative process can be adjusted as progress is made or new issues arise.
Online formats offer flexibility for people juggling busy lives. Video calls let the therapist and client meet face to face when that is helpful. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited or for check-ins, and live chat or text-based messaging suit shorter conversations or ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to access appropriately qualified therapists from different locations and to fit sessions into work, care or other commitments.
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A practical next step
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