- Client-focused
- Practical steps
- Compassionate listening
About Caroline
Caroline Vass is an AASW social worker with 20 years of experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, grief and relationship worries. She offers calm, practical guidance and aims to make conversations straightforward and useful. Caroline focuses on what matters now and helps clients find steps they can try between sessions.
Over two decades Caroline has worked with people facing trauma, addiction, low self-esteem and major life changes. She also supports those dealing with postpartum depression, first responder and veteran issues, and the effects of guilt and shame. Her approach is adaptable to each person’s story and goals.
Caroline uses Client-Centred Therapy to keep the sessions led by the client’s priorities. She also draws on attachment-based ideas to help people understand their close relationships and on cognitive behavioural tools to notice and change unhelpful thinking and behaviour.
Sessions are conversational and collaborative. Caroline listens closely, reflects what she hears, and helps set practical goals. She encourages small experiments and new ways of coping so progress can be noticed between appointments.
People who come to Caroline often want clear strategies alongside empathetic listening. She frames therapy as a process of discovery and practical change. To start, she asks a few questions about what’s most important and what outcomes the person would like to see.
How Caroline’s approaches work online
Client-Centred Therapy puts the person’s goals at the centre of each session. The therapist follows your lead, reflects your concerns, and helps you decide what to work on next. Attachment-based work looks at relationship patterns and helps people understand how early connections shape current reactions; it can be useful for relationship strain and recurring conflicts.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings and actions. It offers practical techniques to test unhelpful beliefs, try different behaviours and build coping skills for anxiety, depression and stress-related problems.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Caroline will talk with you about your goals, explain options, and together you will choose what feels most useful. She adjusts the plan as progress is made so the approach matches your needs and preferences.
Please confirm the current session options before booking, as formats are not specified here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also suit people who prefer talking rather than writing or who want to try behavioural experiments between sessions.
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Experience
20+ years
Listed in
Australia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What issues does Caroline work with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addiction and relationship concerns. Other focuses include trauma and abuse, self-esteem, life changes and postpartum depression.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Caroline adopts a conversational and collaborative style that keeps the client’s priorities central. Sessions mix listening with practical suggestions and small between-session tasks.
How much experience does she have?
Caroline has 20 years of professional experience working in Australia across a range of mental health and life challenges.
What credentials and location apply?
She is credentialed with the AASW and practises in Australia.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She is not currently taking international clients.
How are sessions charged?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working together?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, then schedule according to therapist availability.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.