- Strength-based approach
- Warm and direct
- Practical skills focus
About Sandra
Sandra Jonah is an AASW social worker with five years of hands-on experience supporting people through addiction, relationship strain and family conflict. She also helps with trauma and abuse, and works to rebuild self-esteem. Sandra is warm and down-to-earth and aims to make the first step feel manageable for anyone considering help.
She keeps sessions straightforward and practical. Sandra listens first and adapts the conversation to each person. She focuses on identifying strengths and using those strengths to move past obstacles. Her style is caring and occasionally light-hearted to ease hard conversations.
Sandra uses a mix of approaches to match what each person needs. She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help change unhelpful patterns. Attachment-Based and client-centred ideas guide how she explores relationships and safety in connection.
Her work covers a range of family and parenting concerns, plus related issues such as abandonment, attachment problems, divorce and separation, and domestic violence. She also supports people dealing with drug and alcohol addiction, co-morbidity, guilt and shame, isolation and workplace difficulties.
Sandra will collaborate on a plan with clear goals. Sessions concentrate on skills you can use between meetings and on practical steps to reduce distress. She encourages people to notice what already helps them and to build on those habits.
To begin, Sandra asks people to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to availability. She allows subscription-based bookings that can be cancelled at any time.
How Sandra's approaches suit online work
Sandra uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people accept difficult feelings and take actions that match their values. ACT can be useful for addiction, shame and low motivation because it focuses on what matters most and small, consistent steps.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is another core approach she uses to identify thinking patterns that keep problems going. CBT offers practical tools for changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviours and is often helpful for managing anxiety, mood and relationship reactions.
Finding the right approach is part of the early sessions. Sandra will work with each person to choose methods that fit their goals and preferences. This is a collaborative process and adjustments are made as progress is monitored.
The biography did not list specific online formats, so please confirm current session options before booking. In general, online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when time is limited. Some formats also suit people who prefer not to be on camera or who need to balance therapy with work or parenting commitments. Appropriately qualified or registered professionals can adapt ACT and CBT tools to work well at a distance.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
5+ years
Listed in
Australia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns can this counsellor help with?
Sandra helps with addictions, relationship stress, family conflict, trauma and abuse, and low self-esteem. She also works with issues like abandonment, attachment difficulties, divorce and workplace stress.
What is Sandra's therapeutic style like?
Her approach is warm and practical. She listens first, adapts conversations to each person, and focuses on skills people can use between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
She has five years of professional experience working with people from varied backgrounds on addiction, family and relationship issues.
What credentials and location are listed?
Sandra holds AASW and practices in Australia.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English only and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats, so please confirm current session options before booking.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start working with Sandra?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.