Gabriela Mano Radunz, ACA

Gabriela Mano Radunz is an ACA counsellor with eight years' clinical experience. She works mainly in Portuguese and English and focuses on stress, anxiety, self esteem, life changes and ADHD. Her approach is warm and direct when needed, aiming to help people reconnect with what matters to them.

She combines Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) with Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and mindfulness practices. Sessions centre on practical steps and values-based choices rather than labels. Gabriela helps people tolerate difficult feelings while taking small, useful actions towards their goals.

Gabriela has extensive experience supporting people through anxiety, burnout, depression and social phobia. She also supports those navigating career and relationship shifts, and people managing ADHD challenges. Her background includes a bachelor degree in psychology and further studies in clinical psychology.

Outside independent practice she has provided workplace listening and support, which she says sharpened her ability to hold complex emotional material. That experience informs how she offers structure in sessions while staying empathetic and culturally aware.

Sessions are practical and collaborative. Gabriela uses curiosity, clear feedback and exercises to help people test new habits between meetings. She encourages small experiments that fit into everyday life and believes steady changes add up over time.

Using ACT and CBT online to manage everyday challenges

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without letting those experiences dictate behaviour. It supports living in line with personal values despite discomfort. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting patterns of thinking and behaviour that keep problems going and testing new, kinder ways of reacting. Mindfulness therapy teaches present-moment noticing skills that reduce reactivity and improve focus.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Gabriela will discuss goals and preferences and together decide which methods suit a person's situation. That collaborative process means the plan can change as needs evolve and new insights emerge.

Confirm the current session formats before booking, as formats are not listed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into busy days, reduce travel time and allow for consistent check-ins during life transitions. It also makes follow-up exercises and shorter check-in sessions easier to arrange when needed. Work with an appropriately qualified therapist to choose tools and session rhythms that match your routine and goals.