Hamida Parkar, AASW

Hamida Parkar is an AASW social worker with five years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, grief and loss, trauma and abuse, and issues around self-esteem, motivation and addiction. She also notes experience with anger and intimacy-related concerns. She speaks English, Hindi and Marathi.

Hamida uses practical, evidence-informed methods in sessions. She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Attachment-Based work alongside client-centred and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy ideas. Sessions focus on what is happening now, skills to manage strong feelings, and understanding patterns that keep problems recurring.

In practice she applies knowledge from crisis support and suicide prevention roles. That background informs how she notices warning signs and plans immediate steps when someone feels overwhelmed. Her counselling experience includes supporting people through domestic violence, abuse, loss, identity questions and addiction-related struggles.

She describes her style as collaborative and aims to help people regain a sense of control when life feels chaotic. Conversations typically include practical tools - breathing and grounding, behavioural experiments, values clarification and communication practice - plus time to reflect on past attachment or family patterns that affect current relationships.

People preparing for a first session are invited to use the site's matching process to schedule an appointment. Clear, short-term goals are often set early so progress can be tracked between meetings.

Therapeutic approaches and remote sessions