- Guilt and shame
- Sleep and fatigue
- ACT and CBT
About Teena
Teena Quinn is an ACA counsellor in Australia with over 10 years of professional experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, sleep problems, grief and major life changes, and she lists guilt and shame among the concerns she addresses.
Teena combines clinical experience with lived experience of chronic illness, which shapes how she listens and responds. She has worked with people from diverse backgrounds and spent several years supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. Her practical focus includes sleep difficulties, functional neurological challenges, and coping with long-term health conditions.
In sessions she keeps language direct and grounded. She draws on approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Attachment-Based methods to help clients identify patterns and try small, practical steps. Teena also uses Client-Centred and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy ideas when helpful.
Her style includes clear discussion about what matters most to each person. She pays attention to how relationships, family history and past losses feed into ongoing shame or guilt. Where needed she works on communication, boundaries and day-to-day coping skills.
Teena describes herself as professional with a relaxed, regional manner that some clients notice as part of her style. She encourages people to be honest about their priorities, and she works with them to set realistic, step-by-step goals. If someone needs guidance on practical life adjustments or managing chronic health limits, she brings both professional and lived insight.
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying personal values and taking small actions that align with those values, which can help with ongoing guilt or when people feel stuck. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts and behaviours maintain distress, and it teaches practical experiments to test and change those patterns. Attachment-Based Therapy pays attention to how early relationships shape current trust and intimacy, helping people understand where shame or abandonment fears come from.Finding the right approach is part of the work. She will talk with each person about their goals and preferences, and together they choose which methods to try. That collaborative decision is reviewed as progress is made and circumstances change.
The biography does not specify session formats, so confirm the current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions around daily life, for example by reducing travel time or allowing a shorter check-in during a break. It can also let someone join from a quieter place or avoid needing to be on camera if that helps them focus. Appropriately qualified therapists can adapt ACT, CBT and attachment-focused conversations to an online setting while keeping practical skill-building central.
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Australia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, grief, intimacy and many practical life challenges listed in her profile.
How does she approach feelings of shame or guilt?
She uses approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help name patterns and try small, practical changes.
What is her professional background?
She has over 10 years of experience and is an ACA counsellor practising in Australia, with experience supporting diverse communities.
Where is she located and what credential does she hold?
She is based in Australia and lists ACA as her credential.
Are sessions available in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are offered?
The original profile does not specify formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How much do sessions cost?
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 or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.