- Stress and anxiety
- Family and relationships
- Self-esteem work
About Natalia
Natalia Potapovska is an ACA counsellor with nine years of professional experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety and relationship concerns. She also supports those facing family conflict, low self-esteem and big life changes.
Natalia uses a warm, client-centred style. She aims to make sessions feel safe so people can speak freely without judgement. She works at a gentle pace and helps clients name what matters most to them.
Her background includes work with adoption and foster care concerns, blended family issues, and family of origin difficulties. Natalia also supports people dealing with ageing and geriatric issues, chronic illness or pain, and cancer-related stresses. She helps people talk through communication problems, commitment worries and codependency patterns.
Natalia draws on narrative and solution-focused work to help people rewrite limiting stories and set practical goals. She also uses systemic ideas to look at relationships and interactions that shape everyday problems. Sessions tend to be straightforward and action-oriented when that fits a person's goals.
Natalia speaks English, Russian and Ukrainian, and brings cultural awareness to sessions. She encourages anyone who is ready to take a step forward to try a short matching process and book a session. The first appointment is a chance to clarify goals and plan next steps.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and understanding. The therapist creates space for people to describe their experience and helps them find their own solutions, which can help with anxiety and low self-esteem.Narrative Therapy looks at the stories people tell about themselves. By separating people from their problems, this approach can help reframe limiting beliefs and address issues like family of origin concerns or feelings of emptiness.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and together decide which methods to try. This collaborative process helps tailor sessions to what a person needs right now.
Confirm the session formats available before booking since the profile does not list specific online options. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, such as shorter check-ins during a work break or avoiding travel time. It also lets people take therapy from a quiet place that suits them and can support steady progress on stress, relationships and coping with change.
Areas of focus
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems can be talked about here?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, low self-esteem and coping with life changes. Additional areas include adoption and foster care, ageing issues, chronic illness and communication problems.
How would sessions feel and what approach is used?
Sessions are client-centred, with an emphasis on listening and respect. Natalia also uses narrative and solution-focused methods, plus systemic ideas to look at relationship patterns.
What is her professional background?
She has nine years of experience working with people on stress, relationships and life transitions. That experience includes work across family and health-related concerns.
Where is the counsellor based and what credential is held?
She practises in Australia and holds ACA credentials as stated in her profile.
Can I work with her in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English, Russian and Ukrainian according to the profile.
Are international clients accepted?
International clients are not currently accepted, so sessions are arranged for people within Australia.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to try therapy?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.