About Nalini
Nalini Sharma is an ACA counsellor and a PACFA practitioner with eight years of professional experience in Australia. She focuses on everyday problems like stress, anxiety and addictions and helps people who are coping after trauma or abuse. Her tone is warm and respectful and she aims to make starting therapy feel straightforward and doable.
Nalini keeps conversations practical and tailored. She listens first and then suggests steps that fit each person's situation.
How Nalini works
Sessions can include learning new coping skills, practising mindfulness, or working through communication and relationship patterns. Her work also covers self-esteem, attachment and body image issues. People bring concerns about guilt, shame or impulsivity and Nalini helps them unpack those feelings and notice patterns that keep them stuck.
She also supports those facing workplace stress, social anxiety and mood struggles. Nalini uses several approaches to guide her work, including acceptance and commitment ideas, cognitive-behaviour strategies, dialectical skills and client-centred listening. She adapts methods to suit what feels most useful for each person rather than sticking to one fixed plan.
Her aim is to create a clear path forward with small, manageable steps. Nalini encourages people to try things between sessions and to review what helps. She acknowledges that starting therapy takes courage and works to make the process as steady and respectful as possible.
Nalini lists 9 ways of working on the entry:
What Nalini works with
The areas below are the ones Nalini selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
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Training and background
| Registers | ACA, PACFA |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 8 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Australia |
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Online support options
How Nalini’s approaches work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice what matters to them and take small actions towards those values. It can be useful for anxiety, stress and low motivation by focusing on meaningful goals rather than getting stuck in unhelpful thoughts.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings and behaviour and teaches concrete skills to change unhelpful patterns. It often suits people dealing with anxiety, mood issues or difficulties with impulse control.
Mindfulness therapy brings attention to the present moment through simple practices that reduce reactivity and improve emotional awareness. This approach supports stress management, self-esteem work and coping after trauma.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Nalini discusses options with each person and adjusts methods based on their needs, goals and what feels workable in everyday life. She aims to build a shared plan and checks in regularly to see what helps.
Online sessions offer flexibility and practical options. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text-based messaging works for quick check-ins or those who prefer writing. These formats make it simpler to fit therapy into busy schedules and to keep continuity between sessions.
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Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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