Francesca Redden , PACFA

Francesca Redden brings a decade of professional experience to her work as a counsellor in Australia, supporting people through stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, and life transitions. She integrates body-based approaches to help clients reconnect with physical sensations and build internal resources that promote greater ease, confidence, and resilience. Francesca works with a wide range of concerns including self-esteem, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting and family dynamics, anger, career changes, depression, and coping with illness or caregiving responsibilities.

As a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner and qualified counsellor who also serves as a Clinical Supervisor with PACFA - the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia - Francesca blends trauma-informed, person-centred care with nervous system healing techniques. Her practice emphasises that each person is the expert of their own story and that strengths and inner wisdom can be recovered even after overwhelming experiences. She uses mindful and somatic tools alongside internal parts work to help clients access safety in the body and practical coping skills.

Francesca aims to meet people where they are, offering compassionate guidance for processing abandonment and attachment wounds, body image concerns, codependency, communication and control issues, and the impact of domestic violence or loss. She supports clients to explore possibilities for healing, develop greater self-compassion, and move through change with more calm and agency.

Somatic and Mindful Approaches for Online Healing

Francesca draws on somatic therapy to help clients notice and work with sensations in the body, supporting nervous system regulation and relief from the physical imprint of stress and trauma. This approach can be especially helpful for people experiencing chronic tension, panic responses, or difficulties linked to past trauma.

She also uses client-centred and mindfulness-informed methods that prioritise the person's experience and pace. Client-centred work focuses on empathy and collaboration, helping clients explore values, goals, and relationships, while mindfulness practices build present-moment awareness and self-compassion for managing anxiety, depression, and life transitions.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Francesca works collaboratively with each client to tailor techniques to their needs, goals, and preferences. She listens for what feels most useful and adjusts methods over time so clients can engage in a way that feels safe and effective.

Online therapy with Francesca includes video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to access consistent support from licensed professionals without needing to travel, and they allow clients to continue work through life changes, illness, or geographic limitations.