Irinah Jurkowski, AASW

Irinah Jurkowski is an experienced counsellor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma, depression and major life changes. She is an AASW social worker based in Australia and brings 15 years of clinical practice to her work. Her style is warm and collaborative, and she aims to make conversations straightforward and practical.

In sessions she listens for what matters most to each person. She helps clients name patterns, understand feelings, and try small changes that make everyday life easier. Practical tools and clear goals are used alongside deeper, reflective work when needed.

Her background includes private practice work with a wide range of concerns. She has particular experience supporting people with caregiver stress, chronic illness and disability, body image struggles, abandonment issues, and aging and geriatric issues. Relationship difficulties, attachment concerns and issues around commitment and communication are also common themes in her practice.

Irinah uses a mix of short-term and depth-oriented methods to suit the client. She draws on approaches such as solution-focused work, narrative methods and psychodynamic ideas to help uncover long-standing patterns. Sessions are adapted to each person so therapy feels relevant and manageable.

People who choose her can expect clear steps between sessions and a focus on building resilience. She aims to help clients increase self-awareness, repair connections, and find practical ways to cope with worry and change.

Therapeutic approaches that work well online and in person

Solution-focused work is brief and action-oriented. It focuses on small, concrete steps and what the client wants to change first, which can be useful for stress, anxiety and coping with life changes. Narrative approaches help people reframe personal stories and separate themselves from difficult events, aiding work on trauma, attachment and identity-related concerns.

Finding the right approach is part of therapy. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals and preferences. Together they will review what helps and adjust the plan as the work unfolds.

The profile does not list specific session formats, so confirm the available options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also suit people who prefer not to be on camera or who need a format that uses less bandwidth. Appropriately qualified therapists will talk through practical arrangements and help choose the best way to meet during assessment and first sessions.