- Relationship and family
- Trauma and depression
- Attachment and adoption
About Irene
Irene Landouris is an AASW social worker with 20 years' clinical experience in Australia. She works with relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, depression, and people coping with life changes. Irene also focuses on issues such as abandonment, adoption and foster care, attachment, and caregiver stress.
Her background includes work across child protection, child and adolescent mental health, adult mental health, acute psychiatry, youth justice, and crisis sexual assault services. That breadth gives her practical knowledge of how systems affect people and how childhood experiences can shape adult patterns.
Irene uses an integrative, relational approach that pays attention to both thoughts and the body. She draws on body-based techniques and methods aimed at calming the nervous system, alongside talk-based work. Sessions move at a steady, collaborative pace and aim to link present difficulties to earlier family patterns when that feels helpful.
People often come for help with communication problems, codependency, attachment difficulties, or the emotional impact of separation and blended family dynamics. Irene also supports those dealing with neurodevelopmental differences such as autism and Asperger syndrome, and complex presentations like dissociation or co-morbidity.
Her practice includes work with grief, life transitions, and existential questions for people seeking meaning after major change. Prospective clients are invited to consider how patterns from their family of origin continue to affect choices, relationships, and wellbeing.
To begin, visitors are asked to follow the site's process to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule an initial session. The subscription model used for sessions can be cancelled at any time and session cost varies with location.
How therapeutic approaches shape online work
Her practice draws on evidence-based methods that combine relational talking therapies with body-focused techniques. Relational approaches focus on patterns in relationships and how those patterns repeat today; they help with communication problems, attachment difficulties, and recurring relationship behaviours. Body-based methods and nervous system regulation involve simple practices and attention to bodily signals to reduce overwhelm and help people feel more settled during emotional work.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss options and together with the client decide which methods suit the presenting concerns, goals, and preferences. That collaborative process can include trying different techniques and noting what helps most in real situations.
The original biography does not specify which online session formats are offered, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make regular contact easier to fit around work and family commitments, allow shorter check-ins when needed, or remove travel time for people juggling busy schedules. It also lets people continue therapy when life changes make in-person visits difficult. Appropriately qualified therapists will aim to match session length and cadence to the client's needs and daily life.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
20+ years
Listed in
Australia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She works with relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, depression, and coping with life changes. Additional areas include attachment, adoption and foster care, and caregiver stress.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her approach is integrative and relational, combining talk-based work with body-focused techniques and nervous system regulation. She describes the work as collaborative and paced to the person's needs.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 20 years of clinical experience across child protection, mental health services, acute psychiatry, youth justice, and crisis sexual assault work.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is listed with the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) and practices in Australia.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How are sessions priced?
Session cost varies with location and the service uses a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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