Rosemarie Herbert, PACFA

Rosemarie Herbert is a PACFA counsellor with ten years' experience helping people with relationship and intimacy concerns. She creates a calm, non-judgemental space where people can talk about difficult feelings and painful events. Rosemarie focuses on practical support and clear steps people can use between sessions. Her work covers relationship strain, family conflict, trauma and abuse, and intimacy-related issues. She also helps with eating difficulties, stress, anxiety, grief and parenting challenges. Additional areas she addresses include body image, attachment and abandonment concerns, isolation, infidelity, and gender dysphoria. Sessions often begin by identifying immediate priorities and what the person hopes will change. Rosemarie uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people make small, steady shifts in thinking and behaviour. She encourages skill-building for communication, emotional regulation and managing difficult memories. Her approach is collaborative and grounded. Conversations are paced to suit the person’s needs, with practical tools offered when helpful. The aim is to increase emotional understanding and day-to-day coping rather than quick fixes. Rosemarie works in Australia and speaks English. She supports people who want to address long-standing patterns or recent crises, and who prefer a straightforward, compassionate counsellor. To begin, people are asked to complete a short questionnaire and then schedule according to availability.

How evidence-based techniques translate to online therapy

Evidence-based techniques focus on practical steps people can use day to day. Cognitive-behavioural approaches help identify unhelpful thinking and try out new ways of responding, which can reduce anxiety and improve communication. Trauma-informed methods focus on building safety and pacing conversations so difficult memories are processed more manageably, which suits those dealing with past abuse or overwhelming experiences.

Finding the right approach is part of the work and will be decided together. The therapist will discuss your goals, past help, and what feels most useful, then try methods that match your needs. This collaborative process means techniques are adjusted over time based on progress and preference.

Practical benefits of online therapy include fitting sessions into a busy life and reducing travel time. Online sessions can make it easier to schedule regular check-ins around work or caregiving, and shorter or phone-based check-ins may suit people with limited bandwidth or quieter time windows. Confirm the available session formats with the booking options before you book so you know what will be offered.