- Clear practical steps
- Warm listening style
- Focus on relationships
About Mercedes
Mercedes Alia is an AASW social worker with six years' experience helping people through stressful life moments. She focuses on addictions, relationships, family strain, parenting challenges and self-esteem worries. Her approach is warm and straightforward and aims to make the first step feel manageable.
Mercedes offers a calm, listening presence. Sessions are built around what matters to each person. She helps clients understand patterns, set small goals and try practical steps that fit day-to-day life.
Her work draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how early connections affect current relationships. She also uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking and Narrative Therapy to help people rewrite their stories. Motivational Interviewing is used when someone needs help finding motivation to change behaviours such as addictive patterns.
Mercedes keeps language simple and focuses on concrete actions. She talks through communication skills, boundaries, coping during separation and strategies for managing caregiver stress. The style is collaborative - the therapist and client agree on goals and review progress together.
Sessions are delivered in a way that fits a person’s life and aims to leave people with clearer choices. Mercedes works in English and also speaks Albanian and Italian. People are encouraged to complete the initial matching steps before scheduling a first appointment.
How attachment and behaviour work translate online
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape how people connect now. Online work from this angle helps people notice patterns in relationships and practise different ways of relating. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small changes in behaviour to reduce stress and anxious thinking. Motivational Interviewing helps people find their own reasons to change by exploring values and ambivalence in a supportive way.Finding the right approach is something the therapist will do with you. Mercedes will talk through your goals and preferences in the first sessions and recommend approaches that match what you want to achieve. This is a collaborative process and can change as therapy progresses.
Confirm the current session options before booking so you know what formats are available. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It can also let you practise communication or boundary skills in real-life contexts and review progress between appointments.
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Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Mercedes help with?
She supports people facing addictions, relationship strain, family conflict, parenting stress and low self-esteem, plus related issues such as abandonment, attachment concerns, body image and domestic violence.
What is her therapy style like?
Her sessions are collaborative and down-to-earth. She listens, helps set small goals and offers practical steps you can try between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
She has six years of clinical experience working with individuals on a range of emotional and relational problems.
What credentials and region are listed?
She is listed with the AASW and practises in Australia.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English, Albanian and Italian.
Can international clients book with her?
International clients are not accepted at this time.
How is pricing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.