Herath Abeysekara, AASW
6 years in practice
Herath Abeysekara is an AASW-accredited social worker who has practised for six years in Queensland, Australia.
License and registration
- AASW
- 488687 · expires June 2027
- Years in practice
- 6
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the registration with the body that granted it.
About Herath
Herath Abeysekara is an AASW-accredited social worker who has practised for six years in Queensland, Australia. She focuses on practical help for stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression and the strain of life changes. Her approach aims to make starting therapy feel manageable and respectful of each person's pace.
She creates a calm space where people can say what they think and feel without judgment. Sessions are straightforward and conversational. She listens, reflects, and helps clients notice patterns that keep them stuck.
Background and approach
Herath draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy to look at emotional needs and attachment patterns. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people act on what matters to them and change unhelpful thinking. These methods are blended to suit each person’s concerns and goals.
She has worked with issues such as abandonment, attachment concerns, adoption and foster care, caregiver stress, and chronic illness. Her practice also addresses communication problems, commitment worries, body image and co-morbid mental health challenges. The focus remains on small, practical changes that make daily life easier.
Herath speaks English and offers several online session formats. She encourages anyone who is unsure about therapy to ask questions and take the first step when they feel ready.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Herath lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Herath names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How therapeutic approaches translate to online support
Emotionally-Focused Therapy looks at how emotions shape relationships and personal patterns. Online sessions using EFT help people identify core feelings and respond to them with more clarity and connection. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy encourages noticing thoughts and choosing actions that reflect personal values. In remote sessions ACT can help people practise small steps toward meaningful goals and build acceptance of difficult feelings.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Herath will talk with each person about their needs, goals and preferences and choose which methods to use together. That collaborative process means the approach can change as progress is made or life situations shift.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow a face-to-face style conversation, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports brief check-ins or guided reflection, and text messaging suits ongoing prompts and notes between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving or medical commitments, and to keep continuity when life is busy.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of problems does this counsellor help with?
Herath focuses on stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and self-esteem concerns, and coping with life changes. She also supports people facing abandonment, attachment issues, caregiver stress, chronic illness and related challenges.
How would you describe the therapeutic style?
The style is conversational and calm, with a focus on listening and helping people notice patterns that keep them feeling stuck. Sessions aim to be practical and tailored to each person’s goals.
What is Herath's professional background?
She has six years of professional experience as an AASW-accredited social worker based in Queensland, Australia. Her background includes work with a range of emotional and life transition concerns.
Where is the counsellor located and credentialed?
Herath is based in Australia and holds accreditation from the Australian Association of Social Workers, listed as AASW.
Which languages are offered and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available online?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different preferences and schedules.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions operate through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin therapy with Herath?
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