Francesca Redden, PACFA

Francesca Redden is a counsellor with ten years' experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, grief and relationship concerns. She works with issues such as self-esteem, parenting strain, intimacy-related worries, career change and the ongoing impacts of trauma. Francesca also helps with abandonment and attachment issues, body-image distress, chronic illness and caregiver stress.

Her approach is person-centred and trauma-informed. Francesca uses somatic methods to help people notice how their body holds stress and to learn simple ways to calm and regulate their nervous system. She encourages clients to discover and draw on strengths that are already part of their story.

Sessions focus on practical skills and on developing inner resources. Francesca offers breathing and grounding exercises, body-based awareness, mindful practices and parts work to help people feel steadier in day-to-day life. Conversations aim to be straightforward and manageable, paced to the person’s needs.

She holds PACFA as a credential and works in Australia. Francesca has training in Somatic Experiencing and offers clinical supervision alongside counselling work. Her background includes supporting people affected by sexual abuse, domestic violence, loss and major life transitions.

Reaching out can feel daunting. Francesca frames therapy as a collaborative process and helps people explore options, cope with big emotions and build greater ease, confidence and agency in their lives.

Approaches that translate well to online counselling

Client-centred therapy focuses on listening and responding to what matters most to the person. In practice this means sessions follow the client's priorities, with the therapist reflecting and helping people clarify their goals and options.

Mindfulness work teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and build calm. These exercises can be practised during sessions and at home to help with anxiety, stress and emotional ups and downs.

Somatic methods pay attention to sensations in the body and offer gentle exercises to support nervous system regulation. This can help people notice when they are tense or overwhelmed and learn manageable ways to settle.

Choosing the right approach is part of therapy. The therapist will work collaboratively to match approaches to a person's needs, goals and preferences, and may blend methods over time as those needs change.

Confirm which session formats Francesca currently offers before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and let people practise grounding and mindful skills in everyday environments. These practical benefits often help therapy integrate more smoothly into daily life.