- Stress and anxiety
- Trauma and grief
- CBT and DBT skills
About Hamida
Hamida Parkar is an AASW social worker with five years of hands-on counselling experience in Australia. She focuses on issues such as stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, depression, addictions and relationship concerns. She speaks English, Hindi and Marathi.
Hamida keeps sessions straightforward and practical. She listens first, then helps people name what matters most to them. Conversations centre on coping strategies, noticing patterns, and finding small, manageable steps forward. She draws on evidence-based methods without jargon.
Her background includes substantial crisis work and leadership in suicide prevention and crisis support. That work involved supervising and mentoring others, and supporting people through immediate crisis, loss, domestic and family violence, and addiction. This experience informs how she notices risks, safety needs, and strengths in hard moments.
Hamida uses a mix of therapies such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, attachment-focused methods, client-centred work, CBT and DBT skills. She says these approaches help with emotional regulation, building values-based goals, and repairing relationship patterns. Sessions are collaborative and paced to each person.
She holds a Masters in Social Work and is an Australian Association of Social Workers member (AASW). Earlier work included counselling for victims services and training in trauma-informed practice, responding to sexual assault and domestic violence, group facilitation, and crisis support delivery. These roles shape how she supports people through both sudden and long-term challenges.
How her approaches translate to online work
Hamida often draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and attachment-based ideas in her practice. ACT focuses on helping people clarify their values and take committed action even when emotions are difficult, which can help with anxiety, low motivation and life transitions. Attachment-based work looks at how earlier relationships shape current patterns and helps people build more secure ways of relating.She also uses client-centred principles, which mean conversations aim to reflect the person's priorities and let the therapist follow their lead. Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work and Hamida will collaborate with each person to decide which methods suit their needs and goals. That choice is revisited as therapy proceeds.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit appointments around study, work and commuting. They also allow for shorter check-ins when time is tight, or for working through skills like emotion regulation without needing to travel. Therapists and appropriately qualified professionals can adapt ACT and attachment-based exercises for remote sessions, using worksheets, behavioural experiments and skills coaching to help with practical change.
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Experience
5+ years
Listed in
Australia
Languages
English, Hindi, Marathi
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, depression, addictions, grief and related concerns common in early adulthood.
What is her general approach in sessions?
She uses evidence-based methods and focuses on practical coping, noticing patterns, and setting small goals. Work is collaborative and paced to the individual's needs.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has five years of counselling experience and additional years in suicide prevention and crisis support leadership.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is an AASW social worker based in Australia and holds a Masters degree in Social Work.
Which languages can sessions be held in?
Sessions are offered in English, Hindi and Marathi.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How does payment work?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
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