Antoinette Bastian, PACFA

Antoinette Bastian is a counsellor who focuses on stress, anxiety, relationships and life changes. She supports people facing grief, loss, low self-esteem and motivation struggles. Her clear aim is to help clients take the first steps toward a more satisfying life.

Antoinette works from the belief that each person knows their own story. She looks for strengths people already have and builds on them. Sessions are practical and focused on small, manageable steps that fit into daily life.

With four years of professional experience in Australia, Antoinette has helped people navigate divorce and separation, midlife shifts and workplace stress. She also supports those dealing with chronic illness, pain and the challenges that come with ageing and geriatric issues.

Her approach treats worries like stress, panic and social anxiety with straightforward conversation and problem-solving. Antoinette pays attention to guilt, shame and life purpose so people can reconnect with what matters to them. She offers support for smoking and vaping cessation and for women-specific concerns when relevant.

People who choose Antoinette can expect respectful listening and a focus on practical coping skills. She encourages gradual change and self-compassion as part of recovery. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions based on availability.

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Antoinette uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical coping and personal strengths. One common approach she draws on helps people break problems into smaller steps and practice new behaviours between sessions; this is useful for managing anxiety, panic and workplace stress. Another frequent element concentrates on values and life purpose, guiding people to reconnect with what matters and make clearer choices during midlife changes or following a separation.

Choosing the right approach is part of the early work together. Antoinette explores a person’s goals, preferences and current needs, and then suggests techniques to try. This is a collaborative process and adjustments are made as progress and feedback emerge.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the current session options before booking since formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when a quick update is needed. It can also allow people to continue momentum from their daily life into therapy, for example by practising strategies between work breaks or managing symptoms at home. Appropriately qualified therapists can often adapt practical exercises and goal-setting to an online format so the work remains focused and action-oriented.