Counsellor profile
Francesca Redden, PACFA
Australia
PACFA counsellor - Stress and Anger support
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- CredentialsPACFA
- RegistrationPACFA, Australia / 31463
- Experience10 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationAustralia
About
- Somatic therapy
- Mindfulness practices
- Internal parts work
About Francesca
Francesca Redden is a PACFA counsellor in Australia with 10 years of professional experience. She works with adults who are managing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, low self esteem, parenting strains, relationship and intimacy concerns, career change, and anger. Her background also includes support around chronic illness, caregiver stress, domestic violence, and family of origin issues.
Francesca uses body-based somatic work to help people notice how stress and trauma live in the body. She guides simple practices that teach the nervous system to down-regulate and to build resources for calmer responses. This is practical work aimed at reducing that snap or rush of anger and at easing ongoing tension.
Her approach is trauma-informed and person-centred. That means she pays attention to current needs and follows the pace a person can tolerate. Francesca also uses mindfulness, Internal Family Systems ideas, and somatic techniques to help people understand emotional patterns and make small changes in daily life.
She describes clients as the experts in their own story and focuses on helping them access internal strengths. Sessions include talking, body-awareness exercises, and grounding skills people can use between appointments. The aim is steadier emotion, clearer boundaries, and more effective communication rather than quick fixes.
Practical steps to begin are straightforward. Prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire, pick a suitable time, and schedule a first session. Francesca works in English and does not take international clients.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Francesca draws on somatic therapy and mindfulness in her online practice. Somatic therapy focuses on bodily awareness and gentle regulation practices to help reduce reactivity and the physical tension that often accompanies anger and trauma. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices that help people notice rising frustration earlier and choose different responses.She also uses Internal Family Systems ideas, which involve noticing inner parts and their roles in protecting or reacting. Online sessions can include guided noticing, description of sensations, and step-by-step work to recognise parts that fuel anger. Finding the right mix of these approaches is part of the process; Francesca works collaboratively to decide what feels workable based on a person's goals, history, and comfort with body-based exercises.
The practical benefits of online work include fitting sessions into a busy week and reducing travel time so regular check-ins are easier to keep. Because the biography does not list specific session formats, confirm available formats before booking. The focus is on making therapy fit into everyday life while practising grounding, mindfulness and somatic skills that can be used between sessions.
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Australia
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She helps with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, self esteem, coping with life changes, parenting concerns, career issues and anger among other related issues.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her style is trauma-informed and person-centred, combining somatic awareness, mindfulness and parts-based work to address emotional patterns and bodily responses.
How much experience does she have?
She has 10 years of professional experience working with adults across a range of emotional and life challenges.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is credentialed with PACFA and practises in Australia.
Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients.
What session formats are offered?
Please confirm current session formats before booking, as the biography does not specify which formats are used.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.