- Guilt and shame focus
- ACT and CBT methods
- Attachment-based work
About Ethel-Caroline
Ethel-Caroline Miman is an AASW social worker with 18 years of experience. She works with people dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem, addiction and depression, and she lists Guilt and shame among her focus areas.
She helps people who are navigating big life changes and the fallout from relationships or family issues. She also supports those facing parenting pressures, career transitions, chronic health problems, or identity and cultural concerns. Her experience includes work with neurodivergence and attachment problems.
Her approach blends several familiar therapies. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice thoughts and choose actions that matter to them. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for practical skills to manage mood and unhelpful thinking. Attachment-based ideas inform how she looks at relationship patterns.
Many sessions are conversational and client-led, with practical exercises and at times creative elements from art therapy and lifestyle coaching. She mentions pastoral care and psychotherapy training in addition to social work, and uses that mix to adapt how she talks with different people.
Ethel-Caroline brings wide life experience and international perspectives gained from travel. She says her own lived experience shapes how she engages with people in difficult moments. To start, she asks people to complete a brief matching questionnaire and schedule a first session through the platform.
How therapeutic approaches work in online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choose actions that reflect their values. This approach can help when guilt or shame keeps someone avoiding what matters to them.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and practising different ways of responding. It often includes short exercises and homework to reduce anxiety and depressive symptoms.
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at relationship patterns and how early connections shape current reactions. It can be useful when feelings of abandonment or chronic relationship shame are part of the problem.
Choosing an approach is collaborative. The therapist will work with each person to see which methods fit their needs, goals and preferences, and may mix techniques from ACT, CBT and attachment work during online sessions.
Session format details should be confirmed before booking. The therapist's original profile lists weekly phone and chat/messaging sessions on Sunday to Friday with appointment times between 4pm and 11.30pm AEST, so check those options when you arrange a time. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into work and family schedules, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and let people use quieter surroundings or avoid travel to an appointment.
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Experience
18+ years
Listed in
Australia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she support?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, depression, addictions and relationship and family issues. Guilt and shame are listed among her focus areas.
How does she approach guilt and shame?
She uses approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and attachment-based ideas to help people notice difficult thoughts and respond differently. Sessions include practical skills and talking through patterns that keep shame and guilt active.
How much experience does she have?
She has 18 years of clinical experience as a social worker and has completed additional training in psychology, counselling, art therapy, lifestyle coaching and pastoral care.
What are her credentials and location?
She is an AASW social worker based in Australia.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
The original profile notes weekly phone and chat/messaging sessions on Sunday to Friday between 4pm and 11.30pm AEST. Confirm current session options before booking.
How do fees and starting work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, complete the short matching questionnaire on the platform and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.