- Guilt and shame work
- Attachment-focused methods
- Values-based goals
About Katarzyna
Katarzyna 'Kate' Loubet is a PACFA counsellor in Australia with 20 years of experience. She works with people carrying guilt and shame alongside anxiety, depression, grief, relationship strain, trauma and addiction. Her first aim is to help clients set small, practical goals to rebuild confidence and find more meaning in day-to-day life.
Kate uses clear, practical methods rather than jargon. Sessions focus on skills you can use between appointments - for example managing intense feelings, reducing avoidance, and improving communication. She draws on approaches such as acceptance and commitment strategies, attachment-focused ideas and cognitive tools to keep work grounded and useful.
She often sees people affected by domestic violence and sexual abuse and offers steady, goal-focused support for recovery from those experiences. She also works with issues like dissociation, low self-esteem, emptiness, and the fallout from separation or divorce. Guilt and shame are named concerns she addresses directly in therapy.
In sessions Kate pays attention to patterns that come from early attachments and current relationships. She helps people notice how those patterns affect choices now, and then experiment with different ways of relating. This includes short exercises, values clarification, and behavioural experiments to test new responses.
Her approach is strengths-based and practical. She helps people strengthen self-care habits, set boundaries, and practise clearer communication. The result is steady, manageable work aimed at changing everyday thoughts and actions rather than quick fixes.
How her approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people identify what matters to them and practice small actions that reflect those values. It is useful for guilt, shame, anxiety and choices that feel stuck. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns from early relationships and current bonds, helping people notice how those patterns affect trust, boundaries and closeness. This can be useful for relationship strain and fear of abandonment. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings and actions and gives straightforward techniques for changing unhelpful thinking and behaviour, which can ease repetitive guilt and negative self-talk.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and the issues you bring, and help choose or combine methods that fit your situation. That choice happens together over the first few sessions rather than being imposed up front.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a weeknight or a short break and can reduce travel time. It also allows practical adaptations - for example brief phone check-ins when bandwidth is low, or video sessions for exercises that need visual interaction. Discuss format preferences when arranging your first appointment so sessions fit into everyday life.
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Experience
20+ years
Listed in
Australia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concern does she focus on?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, addictions, parenting strain, anger, self-esteem, and compassion fatigue among other issues.
How would she approach feelings of guilt or shame?
She addresses guilt and shame directly using a mix of acceptance and commitment ideas, attachment-informed discussion, and cognitive strategies to change unhelpful self-blame and behaviour.
What is her professional background?
She has 20 years of clinical experience working with adults on trauma, relationship problems and mood concerns.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is listed with PACFA and practices in Australia.
Does she work in languages other than English or with overseas clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are offered?
Please confirm current session formats before booking, as the biography does not specify which formats are used.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.