- Stress and anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Relationship communication
About Irinah
Irinah Jurkowski is an AASW social worker with 15 years' experience based in Australia. She works with stress, anxiety, relationships, trauma and abuse, depression, and people coping with life changes. She describes a collaborative way of working and offers practical strategies alongside reflective conversation.
People bring different problems into sessions. Irinah helps clarify what is happening and what feels most urgent. She listens for patterns linked to relationships, attachment, or past events that keep causing guilt or shame. Her approach balances short-term problem solving with deeper exploration when that feels useful.
Her background includes private practice work and roles supporting a wide range of adults. She is a member of professional bodies and holds AASW as a credential. She reports experience with couple work, communication problems, commitment worries, abandonment concerns, and caregiver stress among other issues.
Irinah uses a mix of approaches. She mentions Solution Focused Therapy for clearer, immediate goals and depth-oriented methods for long-standing patterns. She also works with trauma processes and describes ways to address childhood and other traumatic experiences without rushing the process.
Sessions combine practical tools and reflective work. Irinah may introduce exercises to try between sessions and will review what helps. People who carry guilt or shame related to relationships, faith, or past actions may find sessions that look at both feelings and the behaviours they lead to.
Her style aims to be straightforward and attentive. If someone wants to begin, the next step is to use the site’s matching process and schedule an initial session to see how the approach fits.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online sessions
Solution Focused Therapy focuses on specific, achievable goals and small changes that make a difference day to day. It suits people who want practical steps to reduce guilt-driven behaviours or manage anxiety with clear actions.Depth-oriented and psychodynamic approaches look at patterns formed in early relationships and how they affect current emotions. These methods can help when shame or guilt feels tied to long-standing attachment issues or repeating relationship dynamics.
Choosing an approach is collaborative. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, then try methods that fit those aims. That process can include reviewing what helped and adjusting the plan as work progresses.
The original biography does not list specific online session formats. Confirm which formats are offered before booking. In general, online work can make it easier to fit sessions into busy days, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. It can also make video or audio options possible for people who prefer not to meet in person. Appropriately qualified therapists can adapt exercises, homework, and discussion to work well in remote sessions.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
15+ years
Listed in
Australia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, depression, and coping with life changes.
How would she approach guilt or shame from past relationships?
She combines short-term problem solving with deeper exploratory work to look at the feelings and patterns that follow past actions or relational wounds.
What is her professional background?
She has 15 years of experience and has worked in private practice and other roles supporting adults through life challenges.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is listed with the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) and practices in Australia.
Can I work with her if I live outside Australia?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats does she offer?
The original profile does not specify session formats. Please confirm current session options through the booking flow before scheduling.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
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 or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.