- Stress and anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Life purpose focus
About Simone
Simone Fernandes Rezzadori Bortolato is an ACA counsellor in Australia with 15 years of clinical experience. She works with people feeling stuck after changes in work, relationships or health. Common concerns she sees include stress, anxiety, depression, self-esteem and coping with life changes, and she also focuses on relationship and communication problems and life purpose.
She combines psychological methods such as cognitive behavioural ideas with counselling and Functional Analytic Psychotherapy (FAP). That mix aims to help people notice patterns that keep them stuck and practise new ways of relating and coping. Simone draws on her experience working in both Australia and Brazil to understand cultural and family influences on behaviour and meaning.
Sessions are conversational and practical. Simone encourages clear goals and small experiments between sessions to test what helps in everyday life. She pays attention to attachment and codependency patterns when these affect relationships and decision making.
People who come to her for midlife issues or questions about life purpose can expect focused, step-by-step work on values, choices and practical next steps. For fertility, immigration or mood concerns she brings the same structured, evidence-informed approach.
Her style aims to be respectful and culturally aware while keeping the work concrete. To begin clients complete a short matching questionnaire and arrange a first session through the See online therapy options button.
Therapeutic techniques and online sessions
Simone uses cognitive behavioural ideas to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviours. CBT-style work is practical, with clear steps and experiments that can be tried between sessions to reduce anxiety or lift mood.She also uses Functional Analytic Psychotherapy (FAP), which focuses on patterns that happen in the therapeutic conversation and then rehearses different ways of relating. FAP can be useful for addressing attachment issues, codependency and communication problems.
Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process. Simone will discuss your concerns, goals and preferences and together you will choose techniques to try. She adjusts the plan as you report what works and what does not.
Confirm current session formats before booking, as the biography does not list specific options. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed and remove travel time. When you sign up you complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session to discuss practical arrangements and how the work will proceed.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
15+ years
Listed in
Australia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, relationships and coping with life changes including midlife questions and life purpose.
How does she approach feeling stuck?
Her approach is integrative, using cognitive behavioural techniques, counselling and Functional Analytic Psychotherapy to identify patterns and try practical changes.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 15 years of professional experience working in psychology, CBT, FAP and counselling in Australia and Brazil.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an ACA counsellor based in Australia.
In which languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions charged?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.