Herath Abeysekara, AASW

Herath Abeysekara is an AASW mental health social worker practising in Queensland, Australia. She has six years of professional experience supporting people facing stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, low self-esteem and depression. She aims to make the first step easier by offering a calm, non-judgemental space where clients can talk about what matters to them.

Herath focuses on practical conversations that help people cope with life changes and build clearer ways to manage difficult feelings. She uses everyday language and simple tools so clients can try new approaches between sessions. The style is collaborative - the client’s goals guide what they work on together.

Herath draws on several psychotherapy approaches such as acceptance and commitment therapy, cognitive behavioural techniques and attachment-based ideas. These methods are used to help people notice unhelpful patterns, strengthen what matters to them, and try different habits in daily life. Sessions often include problem-solving, mood tracking and gentle behavioural experiments.

She also works with issues linked to adoption and foster care, caregiver stress, body image, chronic illness and age-related concerns. Communication difficulties, commitment worries and attachment challenges are among other focus areas she addresses.

Herath offers therapy in English and practices from Australia. She encourages people to reach out when they feel ready; the first step is a short matching process and a scheduled appointment that fits the client’s needs.

How these approaches translate to online support

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, low mood and stress when someone wants clearer direction about what matters. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and uses practical strategies like behavioural experiments and mood tracking to change distressing patterns. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and helps people develop safer ways of relating and communicating.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Herath will talk with the client about goals, preferences and what feels most useful. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress is made.

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 a busy day, reduce travel time and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It also supports trying techniques at home between appointments and makes it simpler to schedule around work or caregiving commitments.