- Psychoanalysis ideas
- Breathwork tools
- NLP and hypnotherapy
About Camila
Camila De Oliveira Mendes Leal is an ACA counsellor with ten years of clinical experience in Australia. She trained as a psychologist in Brazil and now practises in a counselling role, helping people who face stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, low self-esteem and major life changes.
Camila uses psychoanalytic ideas to look at deeper emotional patterns and where they began. She combines this with breathwork drawn from HeartMath to help manage anxiety and reduce acute stress. She also draws on neuro-linguistic programming and hypnotherapy techniques to reframe habits and support practical change.
Sessions typically focus on understanding what keeps a problem alive and on learning concrete ways to feel steadier day to day. Camila talks through memories, current difficulties and bodily responses, and suggests short exercises clients can practise between sessions. She offers support for people processing trauma, those dealing with perinatal mental health issues, and people aiming to manage chronic stress or anxiety.
Her approach blends talking work with somatic tools so people can build awareness and regulation skills. Camila speaks English and Portuguese and has experience supporting adults through life transitions, adoption and foster care issues, attachment concerns, body image and caregiver stress among other topics.
People considering counselling are asked to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session through the online pathway. Costs vary by location and use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online sessions
Camila uses a few main approaches that translate well to conversations at a distance. Psychoanalytic work focuses on exploring long-standing emotional patterns and how they affect current behaviour; online sessions allow this reflective work to continue through regular conversations. Breathwork from HeartMath is taught in short practices that can be demonstrated and coached over a session to help with anxiety and stress management. Neuro-linguistic programming and hypnotherapy offer practical reframing and short interventions that can be guided verbally and practised between meetings.Finding the right combination of methods is part of the process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what feels useful, and then jointly decide which techniques to try and how to pace them. This is a collaborative selection rather than a one-size-fits-all prescription.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions around study, shifts or early-career hours and lets people continue regular contact while living through transitions. It also makes brief check-ins or focused skill practice more practical, for example a short breathwork coaching slot between longer sessions.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Australia
Languages
English, Portuguese
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, low self-esteem and coping with life changes.
How does she approach therapy?
Her work blends psychoanalytic ideas with breathwork and techniques from NLP and hypnotherapy to mix understanding with practical regulation skills.
How much experience does she have?
She has ten years of clinical experience, having trained as a psychologist in Brazil and practising as an ACA counsellor in Australia.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She holds ACA membership with the Australian Counselling Association and is based in Australia.
Are sessions available in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English and Portuguese.
Can people outside Australia work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to try sessions?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.
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