About Rona
Rona Kinnersly helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, grief and the effects of trauma and abuse. She also supports concerns like low self‑esteem, compassion fatigue, addictions, parenting pressures, anger and major life changes. Rona uses clear, calm language and practical steps to help people feel steadier in daily life.
Rona has ten years of experience and holds AASW accreditation with practice in Australia. She believes each person knows their story best and draws on those strengths during sessions.
How Rona works
Her approach is collaborative and respectful, with the client guiding the pace of work. Sessions often focus on skills you can use between meetings, such as grounding, emotion regulation, problem solving and behaviour changes. She blends evidence-based techniques to suit what a person needs right now rather than following a rigid plan.
This means therapy can include noticing thoughts, practising acceptance, and building routines that make life more manageable. Rona also specialises in supporting people affected by family violence and helps with parenting stress, caregiver strain and ageing concerns. She pays attention to practical safety and coping strategies when past harm is part of the picture.
Her background includes work with people experiencing isolation, relationship betrayal, and the complicated emotions that follow separation. People meet Rona for frank conversation and step-by-step plans to move forward. She offers a down-to-earth style, listening first and introducing tools that fit each person’s goals.
Taking that first step is hard, and she aims to make it feel achievable.
Rona lists 12 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)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic Therapy
What Rona works with
The areas below are the ones Rona 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
- Addictions
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | AASW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 10 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Australia |
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Online support options
Online approaches that fit your life
Rona commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in her online work. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on noticing and accepting difficult thoughts and feelings while taking action that matches a person’s values; it can help with anxiety, depression and making life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours interact and teaches practical strategies to reduce distress and improve daily functioning.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. Rona listens to what matters to the client, discusses options and adapts methods as understanding grows. She aims to match techniques to a person’s goals, pace and preferences rather than prescribing a single method up front.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to give practical flexibility. Video works well for in-depth conversation and visual connection, phone sessions suit people who prefer no camera, live chat is handy for quick check-ins and text-based messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options help people fit therapy around work, caregiving and daily life while keeping 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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