Jane Ronec, AASW

Jane Ronec is an AASW social worker with nine years of professional experience in Australia. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, relationship and family concerns, and other life changes. Her practice also covers issues such as parenting strain, sleep problems, addictions, ADHD and grief.

Jane keeps sessions straightforward. She treats people as the expert in their own story and helps them use existing strengths to manage hard moments. Conversations focus on practical steps that can be tried between meetings. The aim is to make small, manageable changes that reduce overwhelm and restore day-to-day functioning.

Her background includes extensive work related to family violence and assisting people with coping during major life shifts. That experience informs how she recognises patterns of stress, attachment and impulsivity. She commonly addresses abandonment, attachment issues, guilt and shame, and forgiveness alongside core mood and anxiety concerns.

Clinically, Jane draws on approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy to provide skills for emotion regulation, behaviour change and values-guided action. She also uses client-centred principles and elements of Emotionally-Focused Therapy when discussing relationship and intimacy-related issues.

Sessions tend to be practical and conversational rather than highly technical. Jane helps people set clear goals, try out strategies between sessions, and reflect on what works. The focus is on steady progress through realistic steps rather than quick fixes.

How Jane uses therapy approaches online