- Anxiety and stress
- Relationship issues
- Guilt and shame support
About Patricia
Patricia Boucher is an ACA counsellor in Australia with six years of counselling experience. She works with adults dealing with anxiety, stress, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship difficulties and low self-esteem. She also helps people who are carrying guilt or shame related to family, faith or relationships.
Her style is straightforward and collaborative. She treats each person as the expert on their life and focuses on practical understanding rather than lectures. Sessions often include tools and techniques clients can use between appointments.
Patricia has a particular interest in supporting people managing chronic illness, including ongoing pain, fatigue and complex health challenges. She understands how health conditions can affect mood, self-worth and daily functioning, and she helps clients talk through those practical impacts.
Born in France, Patricia has lived in several countries and says that experience informs her awareness of cultural adjustment. She offers therapy in English and French and is familiar with the strain of fitting into a new culture.
Her approach is described as collaborative and non-judgemental, with attention to clear strategies and small changes that add up. People who bring relationship problems, abandonment concerns, communication issues, or family-of-origin difficulties can work on concrete steps in sessions.
To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session. The subscription-based arrangement can be cancelled at any time, and fees vary with location.
Approaches you might use in online sessions
Patricia describes her practice as practical and collaborative, using evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people manage strong emotions. One common approach she draws on focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and teaching clear skills to challenge and reframe those thoughts; this is useful for anxiety, guilt and low self-esteem. Another frequent element emphasises behaviourally focused tools such as activity planning, pacing and small experiments to reduce avoidance and rebuild confidence, which can help with depression, chronic illness adjustment and relationship issues.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Patricia will help clients decide together which techniques fit best with their goals, current concerns and what they prefer to try. The collaborative process means methods can be adjusted as needs change.
Confirm the exact session formats before booking, as formats were not specified in the original biography. Online therapy can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy life by reducing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins when needed, and letting people join from different locations. These practical benefits can help therapy fit around work, caregiving or health limitations without promising a particular outcome.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
6+ years
Listed in
Australia
Languages
English, French
Frequently asked questions
Which concerns does she work with?
Patricia works with adults facing anxiety, stress, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem and relationship issues, and she lists guilt and shame among the concerns she supports.
How would she approach shame or guilt?
She uses a collaborative style that helps clients make sense of what they're feeling and learn practical tools to manage those emotions day to day.
What is her professional background?
She has six years of professional counselling experience and describes her work as practical and collaborative.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is an ACA counsellor and practises in Australia.
Can sessions be held in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English and French.
Does she see international clients?
She does not currently accept international clients.
How are sessions arranged and what does it cost?
Fees vary with location; sessions are delivered via a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I get started with a first session?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.