Mitchell Salafia, ACA

Mitchell Salafia is an ACA counsellor in Australia with five years of clinical experience. He supports people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety or low mood. He also helps with parenting concerns, trauma and abuse, and building everyday confidence.

Mitchell works from a strengths view. He believes each person knows their story best and brings resources to change it. The first appointment focuses on listening, understanding what matters most, and agreeing simple next steps.

In sessions he talks through practical habits and thought patterns that keep problems going. He helps people notice unhelpful thinking and try different ways of responding. For parenting worries he focuses on clear goals and small changes that can make daily life easier.

Mitchell has worked with a range of concerns including attachment and abandonment issues, codependency, communication problems, dissociation, and struggles with substance use. He also supports people facing guilt, shame, emptiness and impulsivity. His approach aims to make therapy straightforward and usable between sessions.

People who come to Mitchell often want clear, down-to-earth help rather than jargon. He encourages collaboration and practical tools that fit into busy lives. To start, he asks people to share what they want to change and what a better week would look like.

Approaches that help with thoughts and daily habits

Mitchell draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that target thoughts and everyday behaviour. One common approach helps people notice unhelpful thinking patterns and practise alternative, more balanced thoughts to reduce anxiety and low mood. It focuses on small changes in thinking that can change how a day feels.

Another approach works on everyday habits and routines. This method looks at what people do between sessions and builds simple, repeatable actions to improve mood, motivation and parenting challenges. It helps make new habits realistic and sustainable.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Mitchell collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their goals and preferences, and adjusts the plan as progress is made. The client’s feedback helps shape the path forward.

The original biography does not list specific online session formats, so please confirm current session options before booking. In general, online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Talk with the therapist about what will best suit your schedule and circumstances.