- Thoughts and habits
- Values focused
- Mindfulness tools
About Roberta
Roberta Gomes offers calm, straightforward support for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, grief, or changes in life. She helps people untangle difficult thoughts and daily habits that get in the way of functioning. Sessions aim to be practical and compassionate so clients can try things that make a real difference between appointments.
Roberta uses a client-centred style that keeps each person’s goals front and centre. She draws on cognitive behavioural ideas to notice and change thinking patterns, and on mindfulness techniques to build tolerance for strong emotions. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy tools are used when people want to clarify values and take small steps toward a meaningful life.
Her background includes three years working in Australia with people facing trauma, mood disorders, sleep problems, addiction and relationship difficulties. Roberta holds PACFA, which reflects her professional standing with an Australian counselling association. She offers sessions in English and Portuguese.
In a typical session she listens first, then helps identify one or two practical strategies to try before the next meeting. That might be a short behavioural experiment, a breathing or grounding practice, or a small values-led action. Progress is reviewed together and plans are adjusted to the client’s pace.
Starting is simple: select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability. Roberta works collaboratively and aims to make counselling a down-to-earth part of everyday life.
Roberta uses a client-centred style that keeps each person’s goals front and centre. She draws on cognitive behavioural ideas to notice and change thinking patterns, and on mindfulness techniques to build tolerance for strong emotions. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy tools are used when people want to clarify values and take small steps toward a meaningful life.
Her background includes three years working in Australia with people facing trauma, mood disorders, sleep problems, addiction and relationship difficulties. Roberta holds PACFA, which reflects her professional standing with an Australian counselling association. She offers sessions in English and Portuguese.
In a typical session she listens first, then helps identify one or two practical strategies to try before the next meeting. That might be a short behavioural experiment, a breathing or grounding practice, or a small values-led action. Progress is reviewed together and plans are adjusted to the client’s pace.
Starting is simple: select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability. Roberta works collaboratively and aims to make counselling a down-to-earth part of everyday life.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Trauma and abuseGriefSleeping disordersAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationSelf-harmSelf-loveSmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems
Experience
3+ years
Credentials
PACFA · Australia
Languages
English, Portuguese
How Roberta’s approaches translate to online work
Roberta commonly draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and cognitive behavioural therapy in her sessions. ACT focuses on noticing what matters to you and taking small steps toward those values, while allowing difficult thoughts to be present without getting stuck. CBT helps identify unhelpful thought patterns and test them with real-life experiments to change unhelpful habits.Finding the right approach is treated as a shared task. The therapist will ask about your goals, what has helped before and how you prefer to work, then suggest methods to try. You and the therapist review what fits and adjust the plan together over time.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online work can still make it easier to fit counselling into busy days, for example by reducing travel time, enabling shorter check-in appointments, or allowing work around school or job schedules. It can also support using homework tools between meetings, such as brief mindfulness practices, behavioural experiments or journalling tasks that help shift everyday thoughts and habits.
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns can I bring to sessions?
Roberta works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, sleep problems, anger, addictions, ADHD and related concerns. She also addresses relationship and family conflict and career or self-esteem issues.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She uses a client-centred, collaborative style and blends practical methods such as cognitive behavioural techniques and mindfulness. The focus is on short, usable strategies that fit into daily life.
How much experience does she have?
Roberta has three years of professional experience working with a range of emotional and psychological challenges in Australia.
What credentials and location are listed?
Roberta holds PACFA and is based in Australia.
Which languages are supported during sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Portuguese.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin counselling with Roberta?
Choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability to begin the process.