Karishma Chandiramani, PACFA

Karishma Chandiramani is a registered counsellor in Australia with 22 years of experience supporting people through life’s messy, uncertain and often overwhelming moments. She regularly works with young adults and others navigating significant change - from career crossroads and relationship breakdowns to burnout, anxiety and a persistent sense of feeling stuck. Karishma operates from the belief that people do not need fixing but rather space, support and sometimes a gentle nudge, often offered with a cup of chai in hand, to reconnect with their own wisdom and resources.

Her approach blends practical strategies, mindset work and attentive listening to help clients find calm, clarity and a clear way forward. She draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address stress, anxiety, relationship and communication difficulties, self-esteem and career concerns, and coping with life changes. Karishma also focuses on attachment issues, body image, chronic pain and illness, commitment and control issues, family problems, guilt and shame, and other related challenges.

Karishma is listed with PACFA - the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia - and provides therapy in English and Hindi. She offers sessions by video call, phone, live chat and text-based messaging for people located in Australia.

Evidence-based approaches for online counselling

Karishma uses a mix of practical skills-based work and mindset-focused reflective therapy. Practical skills-based work teaches concrete strategies for managing stress, anxiety, burnout and everyday coping - for example pacing, problem-solving and communication techniques that support relationship and career challenges. Mindset-focused reflective therapy involves deep listening and inquiry to uncover patterns, attachment dynamics and unhelpful beliefs, helping people build self-understanding and shift long-standing responses to relationships and life transitions.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the process and is worked out collaboratively. Karishma will help clients explore which techniques feel most useful and adjust the approach over time, in line with what appropriately qualified or registered professionals and therapists generally recommend for each person’s needs, goals and preferences.

Online sessions by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging make therapy more flexible and accessible for people juggling work, study, family and health demands. These options allow clients to engage from home or other convenient locations, choose the format that suits their communication style, and fit regular support into a busy life.