About Marguerita
Marguerita Van Der Meer is an ACA counsellor with 15 years of experience working across many areas of human concern. She brings a calm, thoughtful presence to sessions and aims to help people untangle painful feelings and make clearer choices. Her style suits people who want thoughtful, values-based work rather than quick fixes.
Marguerita blends Acceptance and Commitment Therapy with narrative and mind-body approaches. She draws on philosophy and meditation practice to help people notice what matters to them.
How Marguerita works
Sessions focus on small, practical steps that link daily life to longer term values and goals. She has worked with stress, anxiety and depression, and supports people dealing with grief, addiction and relationship problems. Marguerita also helps clients facing life changes, low self-esteem, and issues linked to adoption, attachment, autism spectrum differences and intellectual disability.
Her approach is collaborative and paced to each person. Conversations are plain and direct, with space for reflection and practical exercises. Clients can expect a mix of talking, guided reflection and simple mindfulness practices tailored to their situation.
Marguerita sees therapy as an opportunity to rebuild routines and habits that support wellbeing. She encourages steady progress and realistic goals, and she adjusts methods as clients learn what helps them most.
Marguerita lists 6 ways of working on the entry:
What Marguerita works with
The areas below are the ones Marguerita selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Multicultural concerns
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | ACA |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 15 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Australia |
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Online support options
How online approaches and therapies fit your life
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice anxious or painful thoughts without getting stuck in them, then choose actions that match their values. It is useful for anxiety, stress and coping with life changes.Client-Centred Therapy focuses on creating a respectful, non-judgemental space where the client leads the conversation. This approach helps people clarify their own goals and feel heard while they work through problems.
Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and increase calm. It pairs well with ACT and is often used for stress, anger and chronic pain.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Marguerita will discuss different methods with clients and decide together what fits their needs, goals and preferences. That collaborative process can include trying an approach for a few sessions and adjusting it if needed.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people meet face to face without travel, while phone sessions suit those with limited bandwidth or who prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for shorter check-ins, quick reflections between sessions, or when writing feels easier than speaking. These formats make it simpler to keep therapy consistent around work, study or caring commitments.
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A practical next step
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