- Client-Centred Therapy
- Expressive therapies
- Family dispute mediation
About Yvette
Yvette Strawbridge is a PACFA counsellor with 32 years of practice in Australia. She works with relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues and self-esteem. Yvette uses a client-centred approach and combines talking therapies with expressive methods when useful.
She describes work that looks at patterns carried from childhood and the family of origin. Yvette helps people identify roles and expectations that still influence their relationships. She also supports people dealing with separation, infidelity, blended family challenges and communication problems.
Her sessions often include conversational work alongside expressive techniques such as sand tray, art therapy and psychodrama. Those options are used to help people name feelings and try new ways of relating. Yvette also uses brief, solution-focused techniques when a practical, focused plan is required.
Yvette has experience supporting people through aging and geriatric concerns, cancer and hospice matters, and issues around gender dysphoria. She works with worries about guilt, shame, isolation and control, and supports those facing divorce or end-of-life decisions.
She is an Accredited Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner and mediator who has worked with children and adolescents after parental separation, including child inclusive mediation. Yvette asks new clients to complete a short questionnaire to match goals before scheduling a first session. Sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How her approaches translate to online work
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting back what a person says. It helps people feel understood and clarifies their goals. This approach is useful for relationship concerns, family of origin patterns and self-esteem issues.Expressive therapies such as sand tray, art therapy and psychodrama involve using creative methods to explore feelings and interactions. These approaches can help when words alone are not enough to explain family roles or recurring patterns.
Finding the right approach is part of the early sessions. The therapist will work with the client to decide which methods suit their needs, goals and preferences. That decision is collaborative and may change as the work progresses.
The biography does not list specific online session formats. Please confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into busy days, allow shorter check-ins when needed, or avoid travel for someone juggling appointments. Appropriately qualified therapists can adapt talking work and some expressive techniques to remote formats, while clarifying what will be practical for each person before the first session.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
32+ years
Listed in
Australia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she work with?
She works with relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues and self-esteem, plus related matters such as infidelity and communication problems.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her primary approach is Client-Centred Therapy. She combines this with expressive therapies and solution-focused techniques for focused planning.
How long has she practised?
Yvette has 32 years of professional experience working with adults, couples and families in Australia.
What credentials and where does she practise?
She is listed with PACFA and practises in Australia.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English only and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a first session.
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