Counsellor profile
Francesca Palazzolo, PACFA
PACFA clinician - Family and parenting concerns
Continue with FrancescaAbout
- Stress and anxiety
- Addictions and recovery
- Attachment and relationships
About Francesca
Francesca Palazzolo is a PACFA clinician in Australia with 10 years of experience. She works with stress and anxiety, addictions, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, and other common struggles adults face at home. She also supports people dealing with grief, body image and self-esteem concerns, and changes at work or in family life.
Francesca uses straightforward conversation to help people talk through what is hard. She draws on approaches like Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to help people notice unhelpful patterns. She also uses attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current reactions.
Sessions aim to identify small, practical steps that fit into busy lives. That might mean learning ways to manage strong emotions, practising new communication habits, or adjusting routines around sleep and food. Her work includes supporting people with addiction and coping skills for anger and stress.
Francesca pays attention to issues that often come up together, such as attachment wounds, codependency, blended family tensions, and the impact of illness or caregiving duties. She helps people talk through commitment worries, separation and communication breakdowns without clinical jargon.
Conversations are rooted in what a person wants to change. Francesca encourages clear goals and regular review of progress. If you want to explore how therapy could fit into your life, start by completing the matching questionnaire and scheduling an initial session.
She offers sessions in English and does not accept international clients at this time.
How sessions work
How Francesca uses therapeutic approaches online
Francesca commonly draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in her work. ACT helps people notice unhelpful thinking and reconnect with personal values so actions match what matters. CBT focuses on changing thoughts and behaviours that keep problems such as anxiety and low mood going.She also uses attachment-based ideas to understand how early relationship patterns influence current reactions in close relationships. That approach can help when worry about abandonment or communication problems keeps repeating. Choosing which approach to focus on is collaborative; the therapist and client work together to decide what fits the person's goals and preferences.
If you plan to use online therapy, check the current session options before booking since formats are not specified in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It can also help maintain continuity of care when life is busy, while the therapist and client review what works and adjust the approach as progress is tracked.
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Australia
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What family and parenting concerns does she address?
She helps people with blended family issues, communication problems, divorce and separation, and parenting-related stress. The focus is on the individual's experience rather than running family sessions.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She uses a direct, conversational style and practical strategies. Treatment draws on ACT, CBT and attachment-based ideas to change patterns and manage emotions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 10 years of professional experience working with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues and trauma.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with PACFA and practices in Australia.
Does she work in other languages or with overseas clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm the current session formats before booking, as the biography does not specify which formats are offered.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.