Counsellor profile
Lorena Collazo, ACA
ACA counsellor - Family and mental health
Continue with LorenaAbout
- Stress and anxiety
- Trauma-informed care
- Spanish and English
About Lorena
Lorena Collazo is an ACA counsellor practising in Australia with five years of professional experience. She supports people facing stress, anxiety, family difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief, and depression. Sessions are offered in English and Spanish, and she combines clinical experience with personal insight as a single parent and doctoral researcher.
Lorena takes a trauma-informed and culturally responsive stance. She listens for how past events, migration, culture and family dynamics shape current struggles. In sessions she focuses on practical steps that reduce overwhelm and improve day-to-day functioning.
Her background includes supporting people with chronic illness, disability and neurodivergence. She also works with those coping with relationship and family conflict, domestic and family violence, childhood trauma, bereavement, and major health changes such as cancer. Lorena names common pressures like workplace stress, burnout and parenting strain as areas she helps people manage.
Her approach draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques alongside mindfulness, somatic ideas and creative methods when useful. She aims to help people recognise strengths, build coping skills and manage difficult feelings. Therapy is collaborative and adapted to the person’s goals and life circumstances.
Lorena’s international background and research work inform how she attends to cultural differences and adjustment struggles. People who value a direct, practical focus on managing symptoms and improving relationships may find this approach helpful.
How sessions work
Therapeutic methods and how they translate to online work
Her stated approach includes Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and mindfulness-based practices. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with small behavioural experiments to reduce anxiety and depressive patterns. ACT helps people clarify values and take committed steps, which can be useful for parenting stress, life transitions and grief. Mindfulness practices train attention and calm, and they often help with emotional regulation and reducing reactivity in family interactions.Finding the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will work with the person to choose which methods fit their goals, preferences and daily life. Techniques can be adjusted over time based on what helps most and what feels manageable for the client.
The biography does not list specific online session formats, so please confirm available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into busy days, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also allows continuity for people who move between regions. Discussing practical needs at the first appointment helps shape a format and pace that suits everyday life.
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Experience
5+ years
Listed in
Australia
Languages
English, Spanish
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of family and parenting concerns does she address?
She helps with family conflict, blended family issues, communication problems, and the strain of parenting. She also supports people dealing with separation or divorce impacts.
How does she work with trauma and grief?
Her practice is trauma-informed and uses evidence-based techniques alongside somatic and mindfulness elements. The focus is on stabilising distress and building manageable skills for daily life.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has five years of professional experience supporting people with anxiety, depression, trauma and complex health concerns. Her work combines clinical practice with doctoral research perspectives.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is listed as an ACA counsellor practising in Australia. Location details beyond country are not provided here.
Can she work in English and Spanish?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Fees vary with location and sessions operate through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time. Exact pricing is given during the sign-up process.
How do I start a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session. That will guide the next steps.
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.