Pamela Varas

Pamela Varas is an ACA counsellor who chose counselling after recognising a lifelong urge to help people. She completed a Bachelor of Counselling at ACAP in 2022 and has since built a small private practice called Rebuild Together Counselling. Pamela has provided support to women who experienced domestic violence and has worked with carers and people living with dementia, gaining substantial client contact hours and supervised practice.

She uses straightforward, person-focused work. Sessions aim to make day-to-day life feel more manageable. Pamela listens first, then helps clients identify small, practical steps they can try between sessions. She names patterns, offers tools for thinking and behaviour, and supports emotional processing when needed.

Her practice commonly addresses depression, anxiety and healing from childhood trauma in adults. Pamela also works with issues such as grief, relationship pain, stress, compassion fatigue and sleep difficulties. She lists women’s issues among her areas of focus and supports people dealing with identity questions, loneliness and migration-related stress.

Pamela draws on several approaches in her work, including client-centred therapy, cognitive behavioural therapy and dialectical behaviour therapy, plus solution-focused methods and some Gottman ideas for relationship work. She is completing further study towards a masters in psychotherapy and counselling and continues clinical supervision.

Sessions are conducted in English and Pamela practises in Australia. People who want to begin are asked to use the site Start Therapy process to match and schedule a time that fits their needs.

How Pamela's approaches adapt to online work

Client-centred therapy focuses on understanding each person's experience and following their pace. It helps build trust, hear what matters most and prioritise the client's own goals. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions and teaches practical exercises to reduce anxiety, depression and unhelpful patterns. Dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT) introduces skills for managing intense emotions and improving coping - useful when stress feels overwhelming.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Pamela treats this as a collaborative process and will discuss what feels most useful based on a person's goals and preferences. She often mixes methods, tailoring the plan as the relationship develops.

The biography does not list specific online formats, so please confirm available session types before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow a quieter check-in when that helps. It also makes it possible to keep regular momentum between sessions using practical homework and short skills practice that suit everyday life.