Maliheh Zare, ACA
18 years in practice
Maliheh Zare is an ACA counsellor with 18 years of practical experience supporting people through stress, anxiety and relationship strain.
License and registration
- ACA
- 17616 · expires January 2027
- Years in practice
- 18
- Languages
- English, Persian
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About Maliheh
Maliheh Zare is an ACA counsellor with 18 years of practical experience supporting people through stress, anxiety and relationship strain. She offers calm, straightforward guidance and focuses on helping clients take manageable steps toward feeling better. Maliheh draws on a mix of approaches to suit each person.
Sessions are conversational and goal-focused. She listens for what matters most and then works with clients to build clearer patterns of thinking and healthier ways of relating.
Background and approach
Her work often addresses family conflict, grief, trauma and addiction. She also helps with sleep problems, low self-esteem, anger and coping with life changes. Parenting concerns, intimacy issues and challenges around communication are other common areas she supports.
Maliheh uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to look at how attachment and emotional bonds affect relationships. She also applies Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy techniques to change unhelpful habits and to increase willingness to act in line with values. Sessions can include practical exercises, mindfulness skills and steps to change day-to-day routines.
Maliheh aims to make therapy useful and relevant so people can try things between appointments and notice small changes. She works in English and Persian and practices in Australia. Maliheh frames treatment with respect and compassion and partners with clients to create a plan that fits their needs.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Maliheh lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Anger management
- Depression
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Maliheh names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- 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
Approaches that suit online sessions and everyday life
Maliheh uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to look at how attachment and emotional bonds shape close relationships and to help people notice and change unhelpful interaction patterns. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is used to help people make room for difficult thoughts and feelings while taking action that aligns with their values. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) helps identify and change unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns through practical exercises and homework tasks.Finding the right approach is part of therapy. Maliheh works collaboratively to choose methods that match a person's situation, goals and preferences. She pairs longer-term aims with small, testable steps so clients can see what helps and what needs adjusting.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and exercises, phone calls are easy when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits shorter check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and daily life while keeping the focus on practical change and emotional connection.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Maliheh commonly help with?
She helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and addictions, and addresses relationship, family and parenting concerns.
What is her style in therapy?
Maliheh focuses on practical, conversational sessions that set clear goals and use exercises you can try between appointments.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 18 years of professional experience working with a range of emotional and relationship difficulties.
What credentials and location are listed for Maliheh?
She is a member of the Australian Counselling Association (ACA) and practices in Australia.
Which languages are supported during sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Persian.
What session formats are available online?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
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