About Roberta
Roberta Gomes helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, grief, or big changes in life. She meets individuals who want practical strategies for mood, sleep, relationships, addiction and coping with trauma. Roberta speaks English and Portuguese and works from Australia.
Roberta uses straightforward, person-focused conversations to understand what is hardest right now. She aims to make the work clear and useful rather than full of jargon. Sessions often involve setting small goals, trying simple skills between meetings, and checking what helps most.
How Roberta works
Her practice draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to help shift unhelpful thoughts and increase actions that matter. She also uses client-centred methods to follow each person’s pace and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy skills for emotion regulation when needed. Roberta has three years of clinical experience and holds PACFA accreditation with practice in Australia.
That background informs a pragmatic style that balances skill teaching with listening and support. People commonly bring concerns about anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addiction, sleep problems, bipolar mood issues, low self-esteem and relationship or family stress. Roberta also works with other areas such as chronic pain, caregiver stress, attachment or abandonment issues, codependency and anger management.
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What Roberta works with
The areas below are the ones Roberta 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
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | PACFA |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 3 |
| Languages | English, Portuguese |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Australia |
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Online support options
How Roberta adapts therapeutic approaches online
Roberta commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in her online work. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and then focus on actions that align with personal values. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at patterns of thinking that keep problems going and teaches practical strategies to change those thoughts and behaviours.Choosing the right approach is a joint process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences and what feels most useful, then try methods that match those priorities. Sessions can shift over time if different skills are needed.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and practising new skills together. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging suit people who prefer writing, want shorter exchanges, or need flexibility across the day. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, family and daily routines.
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