About La
La Rue De Vries is an AASW social worker with seven years of practice in Australia. She supports people managing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, trauma and low self-esteem. Her approach aims to make the first step less daunting and to build steady momentum towards change.
She creates a calm space where thoughts and feelings can be shared without judgment. Sessions are collaborative and paced to the person's needs. She helps people name what feels stuck and try small, manageable changes.
How La works
La Rue uses practical strategies drawn from several well-known approaches. These include skills for handling intense emotions, ways to notice and change thought patterns, and methods that strengthen how people connect to themselves and others. The goal is clearer thinking and more effective choices day to day.
She also focuses on specific concerns such as abandonment, attachment issues, caregiver stress, chronic illness, codependency and grief from separation. Work on these topics combines emotional processing with tools to manage symptoms and improve communication. Sessions can suit someone wanting gentle, steady support and practical tools.
La Rue aims to help people feel more capable of facing daily demands and building healthier patterns over time.
La lists 14 ways of working on the entry:
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
What La works with
The areas below are the ones La 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
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | AASW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 7 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Australia |
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Online support options
How therapeutic approaches work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and commit to values-based actions; it is useful for anxiety, low mood and trouble getting motivated. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting and changing thought patterns and behaviours that keep problems going, and it can help with anxiety, depression and stress. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns affect current connections and helps people build safer ways of relating.Finding the right approach is part of the work. La Rue will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and together choose strategies that fit. The process is collaborative and adjusted over time as needs change.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different schedules and comfort levels. Video is useful for full conversation and visual cues, phone works well when bandwidth is limited, brief check-ins suit messaging, and live chat can be helpful for paced, written reflection. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit around work, caregiving and day-to-day life.
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