About Simone
Simone Fernandes Rezzadori Bortolato helps people manage stress, anxiety, low mood and relationship strain. She focuses on building confidence, coping with life changes, and improving communication. Simone is practised at supporting people through issues like fertility concerns, immigration stress and feelings of isolation.
She brings 15 years of experience in psychology and counselling, and uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques. Simone combines a person-centred stance with practical strategies so conversations stay down-to-earth and relevant to daily life.
How Simone works
She speaks English and draws on experience working in Australia and Brazil to understand cultural influences on wellbeing. Sessions are tailored to each person's goals. Simone aims to identify patterns such as attachment or codependent behaviours and then work on clearer boundaries and healthier connection.
For mood and impulse difficulties she uses focused, structured approaches alongside reflective conversation. People can expect a respectful, compassionate space to talk through guilt, shame, control issues and questions about life purpose. Simone emphasises collaboration - she works alongside clients to set realistic steps and checkpoints.
Her practice offers flexible formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Simone uses these options to fit therapy into busy schedules and different life circumstances.
What Simone works with
The areas below are the ones Simone selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Attachment issues
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- 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
Evidence-based approaches and online access
Simone uses several evidence-based approaches to address mood, anxiety and relationship concerns. Cognitive behavioural techniques focus on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviours to reduce anxiety and low mood. This approach is useful for stress, depressive symptoms and anxiety-driven habits.She also applies functional-analytic perspectives that look at how behaviours relate to goals and relationships. This helps with patterns like codependency, impulsivity and communication difficulties by clarifying what maintains those patterns and then trying alternative responses.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Simone will discuss different methods with clients and decide together based on each person's goals, preferences and life situation. She frames therapy as a collaborative process with regular check-ins to adjust direction.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video is helpful for in-depth conversation and visual cues, phone can fit short check-ins or lower-bandwidth situations, and chat or messaging suits ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, family and travel commitments while keeping the focus on practical progress.
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