Valerie Monteiro, ACA
21 years in practice
Valerie Monteiro is an ACA counsellor who has practised in Australia for over two decades.
License and registration
- ACA
- 1642 · expires July 2026
- Years in practice
- 21
- Languages
- English, Hindi
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About Valerie
Valerie Monteiro is an ACA counsellor who has practised in Australia for over two decades. She brings a calm, straightforward presence to sessions and focuses on helping people move through difficult emotions. Valerie speaks English and Hindi and aims to make early conversations easy to manage for worried parents and busy adults.
Valerie works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, grief, depression, trauma and intimacy-related issues. She also supports people facing relationship and communication problems, parenting strains, eating and sleeping difficulties, and the practical impacts of chronic illness or cancer.
Background and approach
Her work often touches on attachment, blended family matters, and first responder stress. Her style is collaborative and person-centred. Valerie listens closely, helps name what is happening, and offers strategies drawn from Emotionally-Focused Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and cognitive behavioural ideas.
Sessions can include talking, practical exercises, and grounding techniques aimed at real-life coping. Valerie also uses approaches such as EMDR for trauma and Gottman-informed ideas for relationship conversations when suitable. She explains options clearly and invites people to choose what feels manageable.
The pace is set by the client and informed by their goals. Taking the first step can feel hard. Valerie focuses on making each session helpful from the start.
She supports people who want clearer thinking, calmer reactions, and more connected relationships.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Valerie lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
Approaches Valerie names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Gottman Method
- Hypnotherapy
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic 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 care
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people identify and shift patterns of emotional interaction. Online sessions use guided conversation and exercises to help clients notice emotions and change how they respond in relationships.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on values and small action steps. A therapist helps clients notice thoughts and choose actions that match what matters to them, which can reduce avoidance and build resilience.
Client-Centred Therapy puts the client's experience at the centre. The therapist offers empathic listening and reflection so people can find their own solutions and feel more understood.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Valerie will discuss these options and help decide what fits a client's needs and preferences. That decision is collaborative and may change over time as goals evolve.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video allows face-to-face interaction for exercises and emotional work. Phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat or messaging can suit brief coaching, check-ins, homework support or times when writing feels easier than speaking. These options provide flexibility to fit therapy into work, caring duties and busy schedules.
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Questions people ask
What issues does Valerie help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy-related issues, and many everyday struggles such as sleep, eating, parenting and career pressures.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
The approach is collaborative and person-centred. Valerie listens, reflects what she hears, and offers practical exercises and tools that clients can try between sessions.
How long has she been practising?
Valerie has 21 years of professional experience in Australia working in psychotherapy, coaching and relationship support.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is listed with the Australian Counselling Association (ACA) and practices in Australia.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Hindi.
What session formats are available?
Valerie offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different preferences and schedules.
How do fees and billing work?
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