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Rosemarie Herbert

Rosemarie Herbert, PACFA

Australia

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PACFA counsellor - Relationships and trauma

  • Relationship issues
  • Trauma and abuse
  • Guilt and shame

About Rosemarie

Rosemarie Herbert is a PACFA credentialed counsellor in Australia with ten years of experience. She works with relationship difficulties, family conflict, trauma and abuse, intimacy problems, eating concerns, stress and anxiety, grief and parenting. She also supports people facing abandonment, attachment issues, body image concerns and guilt and shame.

Rosemarie keeps sessions straightforward and focused. She invites people to talk about what has happened and how it feels. Conversations are practical and grounded in real situations rather than abstract theory.

Her method often explores how past experiences shape current reactions. That might include looking at attachment patterns, old losses, or times when boundaries were crossed. She pays attention to how shame or guilt shows up in daily life and relationships.

Rosemarie works with questions of identity and difference, including LGBT and gender dysphoria matters. She also addresses immigration stress, caregiving pressure, isolation and the effects of domestic violence. Eating and body image concerns are discussed alongside the emotions that drive them.

Sessions are paced to the person and focus on clear steps people can use between meetings. She uses approaches drawn from evidence-based therapeutic techniques. To begin, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session.

How Rosemarie adapts evidence-based approaches for online work

Rosemarie draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that help people notice and change patterns. One common approach looks at attachment and relationship patterns to see how past experiences shape current reactions and intimacy problems. This helps when shame or guilt affects relationships and daily decisions.

Another approach focuses on processing trauma and abuse in manageable steps. It involves naming events, tracking how the body and emotions react, and building practical coping strategies to reduce overwhelm and dissociation. These methods are used to address grief, domestic violence effects and related stress.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with the client to identify which techniques fit their needs, goals and preferences. That selection can change as progress is made, and Rosemarie discusses options openly during early sessions.

Please confirm the current online session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into everyday life, such as shorter check-ins during a lunch break or avoiding travel time. It also allows continuity when circumstances make in-person meetings difficult. Appropriately qualified counsellors can adapt exercises, handouts and pacing so sessions remain practical and focused.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesEating disorders

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyLGBTGriefParenting issues

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCommunication problemsControl issuesDissociationDomestic violenceEmptinessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameImmigration issuesInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessMood disordersNarcissismPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Self-loveSex addictionSexual dysfunctionSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issues

Experience

10+ years

Listed in

Australia

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of issues does she help with?

She helps with relationship difficulties, family conflict, trauma and abuse, intimacy problems, eating concerns, stress, anxiety, grief and parenting. Additional focuses include abandonment, attachment issues, body image, gender dysphoria and guilt and shame.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her style is straightforward and practical, inviting people to talk about events and feelings. She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address patterns and daily problems.

How much experience does she have?

She has ten years of professional experience working with the listed concerns.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is PACFA credentialed and practices in Australia.

Are sessions available in other languages?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside Australia work with her?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

How are sessions arranged and what do they cost?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. Exact fees depend on the chosen subscription plan.

How do I start working with her?

Begin by selecting 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.

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