Sharon Strauss, PACFA

Sharon Strauss is credentialed in Australia with over 8 years of professional experience as a clinical counsellor. She maintains a private practice that offers both online and in-person sessions on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland.

Sharon has supported people with stress and anxiety, relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, motivation difficulties, self esteem and confidence challenges, and issues related to alcohol and other drugs and gambling. She works with each person with respect, sensitivity and compassion, shaping conversations and treatment plans to fit individual needs and circumstances. Sharon acknowledges that beginning therapy can require considerable courage and welcomes those taking that first step.

Her professional details include a clinical PACFA counsellor registration (number 28305) and a public liability policy listed as PACFA-0152801. She operates under the trading name Sharon Strauss and uses ABN 94572969936 for Sharon Strauss Counselling.

Approaches that inform online therapy practice

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages people to notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and to focus on actions that align with personal values. It can be useful for anxiety, stress, low motivation and for coping with life changes.

Attachment-Based Therapy explores early and current relationship patterns to help improve connection, emotional regulation and trust within close relationships. This approach is often helpful for attachment issues, intimacy-related concerns and relationship difficulties.

Client-Centred Therapy emphasises a non-judgemental, empathetic therapeutic relationship in which the counsellor offers support and understanding while the client leads the pace and focus of the work. It can help build self-esteem, confidence and a stronger sense of self.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Sharon works collaboratively with clients to consider their needs, goals and preferences and to select or combine methods that best suit their situation, recognising that flexibility and client input are central to effective care.

Online therapy with video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging offers practical flexibility for people balancing work, family and other commitments. These options make it easier to attend sessions from the Sunshine Coast or elsewhere in Australia and enable ongoing access to therapists and appropriately qualified or registered professionals when in-person appointments are not feasible.