- Stress and anxiety
- Trauma and addiction
- Values and career
About May
May Ann Dulnuan is an ACA counsellor in Australia with five years of professional counselling experience. She works with adults on problems such as stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma, depression and coping with life changes. She also addresses relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting strain, career uncertainty, and issues linked to ADHD and compassion fatigue.
Her background includes work with people affected by substance use and complex trauma. She trained to a Master of Counselling level and keeps up ongoing professional development and supervision. Those experiences inform how she supports people who feel stuck or unsure what comes next.
In session she uses straightforward, person-focused conversations. She listens for patterns linked to attachment, control, avoidance or shame and then helps people try small, practical steps. Techniques come from approaches such as cognitive behavioural methods and acceptance and commitment strategies, alongside attachment-based ideas.
May Ann adapts the pace according to each person. Some weeks the focus is skills practice for mood and anxiety; other times it is processing difficult events or decisions. She works with matters like grief, loss, feelings of emptiness, and recovery from domestic or relationship-related harm.
People often come for help with career direction, relationship patterns, or parenting stress. May Ann supports exploration of values, boundaries and everyday coping tools so clients can test different choices and notice what changes in their daily life.
How her approaches shape online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying what matters to a person and practising small actions that align with those values. It can help when someone feels directionless after a job change, relationship shift or health event. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours interact and offers concrete techniques to reduce anxiety and depressive patterns. It suits people who want skills they can use between sessions. Attachment-Based Therapy explores patterns in close relationships and how early experiences influence trust and boundaries, which can help with intimacy, abandonment or family conflict.Finding the best approach is part of the work. The counsellor collaborates with each person to select and adapt methods based on goals, preferences and how problems show up in daily life. That means some sessions focus on practical skills, while others slow down to reflect on relationship patterns.
The original biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, or remove travel time so counselling fits around work and family commitments. The counsellor will discuss which session arrangements suit a person’s routine and needs during the initial matching process.
Areas of expertise
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
5+ years
Listed in
Australia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
Which concerns does she help with?
She works with adults on stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and major life changes. Other areas include relationship issues, parenting strain, career questions and ADHD related concerns.
How would she approach feeling stuck or directionless?
She uses person-centred conversation plus practical techniques from CBT and ACT to clarify values and try small steps. Sessions mix talking, skills practice and reflection.
What experience does she bring?
She has five years of counselling experience working with adults, including people affected by substance use and complex trauma.
What credential and location apply to this counsellor?
She holds ACA credentials and works from Australia.
In which language are sessions delivered?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients book with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How do sessions and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.