Ishita Sharma, AASW

Ishita Sharma is a counsellor who draws on a culturally and linguistically diverse background to inform her work with individuals and families. She has extensive experience supporting victim-survivors and people navigating the emotional complexities of intimate and family relationships, and her practice is grounded in empathy, emotional integrity and an awareness of cultural context.

Her approach is trauma-informed, relational and client-centred, focusing on collaboration to help clients recognise repeating patterns, rebuild trust in themselves and others, and move toward greater emotional clarity and self-worth. Intersectional awareness and lived experience shape her perspective, helping her to consider how culture, identity and power influence healing and behaviour.

Ishita offers a non-judgemental space for people processing relational trauma, cultural expectations, emotional pain or seeking clarity in love and life. She aims to help clients feel seen and heard while working towards practical steps for recovery and growth. She holds the AASW credential, which denotes membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers.

Trauma-informed and relational approaches for online care

Ishita commonly uses trauma-informed practice, which focuses on recognising how past harm affects current emotions and relationships and helps clients build safety, stability and coping strategies. She also works in a relational way, paying close attention to how patterns of connection and trust shape behaviour and offering support to improve communication and closeness within families and partnerships. Additionally she uses client-centred techniques that prioritise the person’s goals and pace, allowing sessions to be guided by what the client considers most important.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the process. Ishita works collaboratively with each person to identify methods that fit their needs, goals and preferences, drawing on approaches commonly used by appropriately qualified or registered professionals and adapting them as therapy progresses.

Online therapy with Ishita is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging, providing flexibility for people juggling work, family or geographic constraints. These options make it easier to access regular support, continue progress between meetings and choose the communication style that feels most manageable for the individual.