- Client-centred care
- Creative expressive tools
- Family dispute mediation
About Yvette
Yvette Strawbridge is a clinical counsellor and psychotherapist with PACFA credentialing and 32 years of practice. She takes a client-centred approach that starts with listening. She makes space for people to say what matters and to be heard without judgement.
Yvette blends talk therapy with creative, expressive methods like art, sand tray and psychodrama. She uses these tools to help people access feelings that are hard to put into words. Sessions often focus on practical steps people can try between meetings.
Her work covers relationships, family concerns, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues and self-esteem. She also supports people facing ageing and geriatric issues, autism and Asperger syndrome, cancer, grief and end-of-life matters. Yvette helps individuals navigate divorce, blended family challenges, communication problems and issues around guilt or forgiveness.
Yvette has experience working with child-inclusive mediation and family dispute resolution in separation contexts. She combines mediation skills with counselling when clients need help sorting practical arrangements and emotional impact after separation. This background informs a calm, structured style in sessions.
The therapy room is practical and person-focused. Yvette works with clients to set clear goals and to notice small changes. She explains options in simple language and invites people to try approaches that fit their life and needs.
Client-centred practice and online therapy options
Yvette works from a client-centred stance which means she focuses on the person in front of her and follows their lead. This approach emphasises listening, acceptance and helping people find their own solutions, which suits relationship and self-esteem concerns as well as trauma-related work.She also uses expressive therapies such as art, sand tray and psychodrama to help people access emotions that are hard to name. These methods can be useful when talking alone doesn’t feel enough, for example with grief, trauma or family-of-origin issues.
Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. The therapist will work collaboratively to choose methods that match your goals and preferences, and adapt them as the work progresses.
The biography does not list specific online formats, so please confirm session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. Appropriately qualified or registered counsellors can also use expressive tools in remote sessions when the format allows, and Yvette can advise on what will work best for your situation.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
32+ years
Listed in
Australia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Yvette focus on?
She works with relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, intimacy concerns and self-esteem. Additional focus areas include grief, end-of-life matters, cancer-related distress and communication problems.
What is her therapeutic style?
Yvette uses a client-centred approach that prioritises listening and collaboration. She also offers expressive therapies such as art, sand tray and psychodrama to help people express difficult feelings.
How much experience does she have?
She has 32 years of clinical experience working in counselling, psychotherapy and family dispute resolution. That background includes work with child-inclusive mediation after separation.
What credentials and location are listed?
Yvette holds PACFA credentialing and practises in Australia.
Which languages are supported and can international clients attend?
Sessions are offered in English 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 and payment handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.