About Ursula
Ursula Adams is an AASW social worker with 13 years' experience. She supports people feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, stress, depression, grief and relationship strain. Ursula creates a calm, non-judgemental space where clients can talk through what matters most to them.
Her style is warm and collaborative. Sessions focus on practical steps and clearer perspectives rather than jargon. Ursula helps clients notice strengths, set small goals, and try new ways of coping between meetings.
How Ursula works
Ursula draws on a mix of evidence-based approaches including cognitive behavioural ideas and attachment-based thinking. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people live by their values when stress or difficult feelings get in the way. These methods are adapted to each person's situation rather than applied in a fixed way.
She has particular experience supporting LGBTQI people and adults navigating parenting challenges, intimacy concerns, career stress and recovery after trauma or loss. Ursula also works with issues such as sleep disruption, social anxiety and compassion fatigue for professionals. Clients can expect straightforward conversation, practical tools and reflective listening.
Ursula aims to make progress feel manageable by breaking change into small, achievable steps.
Ursula lists 9 ways of working on the entry:
What Ursula works with
The areas below are the ones Ursula selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Attachment issues
- Career difficulties
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Grief
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | AASW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 13 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Australia |
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Online support options
How Ursula's approaches translate to online therapy
The therapist uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help people notice painful thoughts and still move toward what matters to them. ACT focuses on values-based action and practical exercises that clients can try between sessions.Attachment-Based Therapy is used to understand patterns in close relationships and how early experiences shape current reactions. This approach helps people improve communication and feel safer in intimate connections.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Ursula will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and together decide which methods to use. That collaborative planning helps tailor sessions so they address immediate concerns and longer-term change.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging, giving options for different situations. Video allows more direct face-to-face interaction, phone can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, and messaging suits short check-ins or ongoing support between calls. These formats make it easier to fit therapy around work, family life and other commitments, and they allow therapists who are appropriately qualified or registered to provide care across a wider area.
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