Counsellor profile
Katharine Heading, ACA
Australia
ACA counsellor - Anger and mood concerns
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- CredentialsACA
- RegistrationACA, Australia / 11094
- Experience17 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationAustralia
About
- Hypnotherapy
- Relaxation strategies
- Equine supported work
About Katharine
Katharine Heading is an ACA counsellor with 17 years' experience working across grief, addiction, trauma and mood disorders. She practises in Australia and draws on long experience in community health and clinical settings to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression and anger.
Her career started far from offices - in remote Tasmania - and later moved through roles at Relationships Australia, the Royal Hobart Hospital and community health services in western Victoria. Those positions gave practical exposure to problem gambling, OCD, phobias, dual diagnosis and alcohol and other drugs work.
In private practice she focuses on straightforward, practical care. Sessions often include breathing, relaxation and meditative techniques. Hypnotherapy is part of her toolkit and she uses it for symptoms like poor sleep, heightened arousal and stuck states after trauma or loss.
Katharine also has experience supporting people with caregiver stress, dissociation, panic disorder, bipolar mood concerns, seasonal affective disorder and smoking or vaping cessation. She describes people as experts in their own lives and builds on their existing strengths and experience when planning work together.
Her approach aims to help people notice how their body and mind respond to pressure. That can make anger easier to recognise and manage, along with other reactions such as anxiety or withdrawal. She also offers nature-based and equine supported work alongside talking and relaxation techniques.
To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first appointment. Sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time and fees vary with location.
How sessions work
How hypnotherapy and relaxation work in online sessions
Hypnotherapy is a guided technique that uses focused attention and relaxed states to help people access calm, reduce arousal and shift repetitive thoughts. It is commonly used for sleep problems, anxiety, smoking or vaping cessation and for managing stress-related reactions.Relaxation and meditative strategies involve simple breathing, progressive muscle release and short grounding exercises. These tools are taught and practised in sessions so people can use them between appointments to lower tension and manage angry responses more quickly.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, symptoms and preferences and together they will try methods that fit the person's situation. This is a collaborative process and adjustments are made where techniques do not feel useful.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into everyday life, for example by removing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins, or avoiding the need to be on camera for parts of a session. Appropriately qualified therapists can adapt hypnotherapy and relaxation work to an online setting while helping clients build practical skills for managing anger and stress.
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Experience
17+ years
Listed in
Australia
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
Katharine works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, addictions, sleeping problems and anger among other mood concerns.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses a practical, skills-based style that includes relaxation, meditation and hypnotherapy to help re-regulate nervous system responses.
How much experience does she have?
She has 17 years' experience in counselling and community health settings, including work with gambling addiction, trauma and mental health programs.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a member of the Australian Counselling Association (ACA) and practises in Australia.
Can I work with her if I live outside Australia?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select 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.