Valerie Monteiro, ACA
21 years in practice
Valerie Monteiro is an ACA counsellor with 21 years of clinical practice in Australia.
License and registration
- ACA
- 1642 · expires July 2026
- Years in practice
- 21
- Languages
- English, Hindi
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the registration with the body that granted it.
About Valerie
Valerie Monteiro is an ACA counsellor with 21 years of clinical practice in Australia. She combines talking therapies and practical exercises to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression and loss. Valerie uses straightforward language and calm guidance to make the first steps easier for someone who is nervous about starting therapy.
Valerie draws on a range of approaches, including hypnotherapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and client-centred work. Sessions aim to help people notice unhelpful patterns, build coping skills and clarify values.
Background and approach
She also uses practical strategies from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy when they suit the person's goals. Valerie has a long background supporting people through relationship issues, intimacy concerns, grief, trauma and family problems. She offers help for sleep and eating difficulties, anger, low self-esteem, career stress and compassion fatigue.
Additional focus areas include attachment issues, blended family challenges, chronic illness and coping after separation. Her style is gentle and collaborative. She listens first, then suggests exercises and steps that are realistic and manageable.
Practical homework and simple breathing or grounding techniques are commonly used between sessions to help change feel real. Valerie works in English and Hindi and conducts sessions online by video, phone, live chat or text messaging. To begin, a short matching questionnaire is completed and then sessions are scheduled according to therapist availability.
Payment uses a cancellable subscription model.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Valerie lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
Approaches Valerie names
- Hypnotherapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Gottman Method
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How Valerie’s approaches work online
Valerie uses hypnotherapy to help people access calm focus and to reframe unhelpful thoughts and habits. In short sessions that combine guided imagery and breathing, some people find it easier to break repetitive patterns such as sleep disruptions or anxious thinking.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, is also part of her practice. ACT helps people notice painful thoughts without getting stuck in them and encourages action guided by personal values. This approach is useful for anxiety, stress and life transitions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Valerie discusses your goals and preferences in early sessions and together you decide which methods to try. She adapts methods as you progress so the plan stays practical and relevant.
Online sessions are offered by video, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video calls are useful for in-depth conversation and exercises. Phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited or for a simpler check-in. Live chat and text messaging can suit quick updates or ongoing coaching between appointments. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to access a therapist from different locations.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Valerie work with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief and trauma. Relationship and intimacy issues, sleep and eating problems, career strain and compassion fatigue are also within her focus.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is gentle and collaborative. She listens, then offers practical steps and short exercises to use between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
Valerie has 21 years of experience working in Australia. That experience covers a wide range of emotional and relationship concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is listed with the Australian Counselling Association as ACA and practices in Australia.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and Hindi.
How are online sessions delivered?
Sessions can be by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging. These options let people choose what suits their routine and comfort.
What does therapy cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions are provided through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
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