Pamela Varas

Pamela Varas is an ACA counsellor who began practising after completing a Bachelor of Counselling at the Australian College of Applied Professions in 2022. She brings a warm, compassionate manner and a focus on building trust. Pamela has worked directly with people affected by domestic violence and with carers and people living with dementia. She has logged more than 911 client contact hours and close to 75 hours of clinic supervision.

Pamela runs Rebuild Together Counselling, a private practice she opened in late 2022 to provide emotional support in the community. Her work has concentrated on depression, anxiety and healing from childhood trauma in adults. She also uses grief and loss techniques when relationship issues arise. Pamela is completing additional training in trauma work and is about to begin a Masters in Psychotherapy and Counselling.

In sessions she draws on client-centred principles to keep the conversation focused on each person’s experience and goals. She mixes practical Cognitive Behavioural Therapy strategies and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy skills to help with emotion regulation and day-to-day coping. Pamela also uses elements from Solution-Focused Therapy and the Gottman Method where helpful for relationship concerns.

Her approach is collaborative and straightforward. Pamela aims to help people name what they are feeling, develop small tools that change daily life, and practise safer ways of relating to others and themselves. She welcomes questions and will work with each person to find a practical path forward.

How therapeutic approaches guide online work

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on the person in front of the counsellor, prioritising empathy and clear listening so clients feel heard and understood. It helps with building self-awareness and making decisions about next steps. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at thought patterns and behaviours and teaches concrete skills to reduce anxiety, improve mood and tackle sleep issues. Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) offers emotion regulation and distress-tolerance tools that suit people managing intense feelings or relationship conflict.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Pamela will work with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals and preferences. That collaborative decision-making means the plan can change as progress happens.

The biography does not list session formats, so please confirm current online options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, for example by removing travel time, allowing a shorter check-in during a work break, or avoiding the need to be on camera when that feels difficult. Appropriately qualified therapists can adapt CBT homework, DBT skills coaching and client-centred discussions to suit remote sessions, helping people practise tools between appointments and build steadier routines.