- Stress and anxiety
- Relationship issues
- ACT and CBT
About La
La Rue De Vries is an AASW social worker with seven years of professional experience in Australia. She works with people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, self-esteem and depression. La Rue speaks English and supports adults who are looking for practical ways to manage difficult feelings and move forward after change.
La Rue focuses on helping people name what is happening and take small, doable steps. She uses straightforward talk and active listening to identify patterns that keep problems going. Sessions often include noticing thoughts and testing new behaviours between meetings.
She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to help people change their relationship with unhelpful thoughts and build actions that match their values. Attachment-based ideas are used when relationships and connection are central to the problem. Dialectical Behaviour Therapy skills can be introduced for emotional regulation and distress tolerance.
La Rue aims to make sessions practical. She helps people break larger concerns into manageable tasks and develop routines that fit everyday life. Work may include communication practice, grounding techniques, or planning small behavioural experiments.
People usually start by clarifying a single, realistic goal and reviewing progress regularly. La Rue asks questions about current stresses and supports, then agrees on what to try next. This approach is aimed at steady, achievable change rather than quick fixes.
Therapeutic approaches and working online
La Rue commonly draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy in her work. ACT focuses on noticing thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and then choosing actions that match what matters. This approach can help with anxiety, low motivation and feeling stuck.Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how relationship patterns affect current difficulties. It helps people understand how early connections shape expectations and reactions, and supports rebuilding more helpful ways of relating when relationships are a source of stress.
Choosing the right approach is part of therapy. La Rue will work with the client to decide which methods fit their goals, needs and preferences. That discussion is collaborative and can change as progress happens.
If you want to use online sessions, please confirm the available formats before booking. The therapist will explain what session options are offered and help arrange times that fit work, caring duties or other commitments. Online work can make it easier to fit regular check-ins into a busy week, allow shorter phone or video check-ins if bandwidth is limited, and support continuing therapy after a life change such as relocation or work hours shifting.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
7+ years
Listed in
Australia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, self-esteem and depression, plus related issues such as grief, isolation and caregiver stress.
How would she approach feeling stuck or directionless?
She uses practical steps from ACT and CBT to help name unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviours that align with what matters to the person.
What is her professional background?
She has seven years of professional experience in Australia working with adults on emotional and relationship difficulties.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She holds AASW and practices in Australia.
Does she offer sessions in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
How are sessions paid for or charged?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin 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, use the crisis numbers.