- Ten years experience
- Psychoanalytic approach
- English and Portuguese
About Camila
Camila De Oliveira Mendes Leal offers calm, steady support for people coping with stress, anxiety, trauma and life changes. She writes plainly and listens closely, helping clients find tools that fit their daily life. Camila is an ACA counsellor with ten years' experience and she speaks English and Portuguese.
Her background is in psychology from Brazil and she practices from a psychoanalytic perspective. That means she pays attention to deeper patterns and to the feelings that sit under everyday reactions. She also uses breathwork drawn from HeartMath to help reduce anxiety and bring the body and mind back into balance.
Camila integrates techniques from Neuro-Linguistic Programming and hypnotherapy when these methods suit a person's goals. Those tools are used to reframe unhelpful patterns and access inner resources for change. She combines exploration of past influences with practical regulation skills.
She works with adolescents and adults, including people navigating parenting stresses, self-esteem concerns, chronic health conditions and grief. Camila has specific experience supporting trauma processing and perinatal mental health for women in pre- and post-natal periods.
Sessions aim to be collaborative and paced to what a person can manage. Camila often blends talking work with mind-body exercises so clients leave with skills they can apply between sessions.
How therapeutic approaches shape online care
Camila uses psychoanalytic listening to uncover patterns people repeat in relationships and decisions. That approach looks at feelings and early influences to help clients understand why they react as they do, which can be helpful for stress, attachment concerns and longstanding emotional issues.She also offers breathwork techniques from HeartMath to manage anxiety and bring the body back into balance. These exercises are practical, short practices that people can use between sessions to reduce immediate stress and improve focus.
Neuro-Linguistic Programming and hypnotherapy are used as complementary tools to reframe habits and access internal resources for change. Those methods can support people working on self-esteem, behavioural shifts and coping with change.
Finding the right mix of approaches is collaborative. Camila discusses goals with each person and adapts methods to match needs, preferences and the pace a person can manage. Together they decide which tools to try and review what helps most.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm available options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into busy schedules, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people practise breathwork or grounding techniques at home between sessions to build steady skills over time.
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Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with related to money stress?
She helps people who feel overwhelmed by stress and anxiety that affect decision-making and daily routines; financial worries are often part of that picture.
What is her general therapeutic style?
Camila blends psychoanalytic listening with practical regulation techniques like breathwork and somatic exercises to help people manage feelings in the moment.
How long has she been practising?
She has worked in counselling and psychology for around ten years, including training originally completed in Brazil and practice in Australia.
What credentials and region apply to her practice?
She is a Level 4 counsellor with the Australian Counselling Association (ACA) and is based in Australia.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Portuguese.
Can people outside Australia work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are fees and subscriptions managed?
Costs vary with location and availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
What should I do to start therapy?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a time according to the therapist's availability.