- Stress and anxiety
- Parenting support
- Emotionally focused work
About Katharine
Katharine Ormonde is an AASW social worker with 16 years of clinical experience in Australia. She works with people feeling stuck by stress, anxiety, relationship strain, parenting pressures, low self-esteem and depression. She also supports those dealing with communication problems, guilt and shame, loneliness, social anxiety and questions about life purpose.
Katharine works in a direct, down-to-earth way. Sessions focus on what is happening now and on practical steps a person can try between meetings. She pays attention to interaction patterns in relationships, and to how difficult feelings get avoided or expressed.
She uses Emotionally Focused Therapy to help people identify and express deeper feelings and to change unhelpful cycles of criticism or withdrawal. That approach can be useful when communication has broken down or when emotional disconnection is causing repeated conflict. Katharine helps clients notice overwhelming feelings and practise calmer ways to respond.
Her work with parents focuses on the practical challenges of becoming and being a carer. She talks through common stresses in early parenthood and offers strategies to manage exhaustion, role changes and relationship tension while caring for a child.
Katharine brings straightforward conversation and a sense of humour to sessions. She aims to help each person clarify what matters to them now and to identify small, realistic steps forward. The emphasis is on clear, manageable change rather than quick fixes.
How therapeutic methods translate to online sessions
Emotionally Focused Therapy helps people identify and name vulnerable feelings and the interaction patterns that follow. Online work using this approach focuses on noticing feelings in the moment and practising different ways of responding to a partner or to oneself. It can help when arguments repeat or when people feel shut down during difficult conversations.Cognitive and behavioural techniques involve looking at unhelpful thinking and testing small behavioural changes. Online sessions can include short exercises to try between meetings, simple behavioural experiments and step-by-step skill practice aimed at reducing anxiety or lifting low mood.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work with the person to decide which techniques fit their goals, needs and preferences and adjust approaches as those needs change. That decision is collaborative and based on what works in real life.
Confirm the specific online formats before booking, as the profile does not list session types. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people try exercises at home and bring real-life situations into the work without promising any particular outcome.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
16+ years
Listed in
Australia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, parenting pressures and low self-esteem, plus related issues such as loneliness, guilt and social anxiety.
How does she approach feeling stuck?
Her approach is practical and present-focused, exploring current patterns and testing small changes between sessions to reduce overwhelm and improve communication.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 16 years of experience working in counselling and social work roles in Australia.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is an AASW social worker practising in Australia.
Can I work with her if I live outside Australia?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the profile.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.