Herath Abeysekara, AASW

Herath Abeysekara is an AASW accredited social worker based in Queensland, Australia. She has six years of practice helping people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, low mood and relationship strains. Herath focuses on practical steps that make daily life feel more manageable. She aims to create a calm space where people can speak openly without fear of judgment.

Herath helps people build confidence, find motivation and manage changes in life. She uses simple, hands-on techniques to address unhelpful thinking and emotional overwhelm. Sessions often include clear strategies to try between meetings and time to reflect on what worked.

Herath draws on approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy. She adapts these methods to each person's needs rather than following a fixed recipe. The work is collaborative - the person and therapist decide what to try next.

She also has experience with issues including abandonment, adoption and foster care, caregiving stress, chronic illness and ageing and geriatric issues. This background informs how she supports people through life transitions and long-term concerns.

Herath speaks English and practices in Australia. She recognises that taking the first step can feel hard, and aims to support clients with straightforward, respectful and goal-focused care.

How these approaches translate to online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice thoughts without fighting them and choose actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, stress and motivation problems. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing them with practical experiments to reduce anxiety and low mood. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns in relationships and helps people understand how earlier bonds affect current feelings and reactions.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Herath treats therapy as a partnership and will discuss which methods suit a person’s goals, preferences and daily life. She adapts techniques over time so sessions stay relevant and achievable.

The original biography does not specify which online session formats are offered. Please confirm current options before booking. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives by reducing travel, allowing shorter check-ins and offering more flexible scheduling. They also let people try strategies together with a counsellor from wherever they are, and homework or worksheets can be shared between sessions to keep progress moving.