Meredith Torpey, ACA

Meredith Torpey is an ACA counsellor who uses a person-centred approach to help people manage stress, anxiety, trauma and grief. She keeps conversations practical and clear, and aims to make the first step feel achievable for someone who is worried or overwhelmed.

Meredith has 18 years of experience working with people facing trauma and post-trauma recovery, disability and vocational rehabilitation. She also supports those dealing with career and workplace changes, low motivation, and struggles with self-esteem and confidence. Sessions focus on what matters most to the individual, not on labels or jargon.

Her approach blends client-centred therapy with cognitive behavioural ideas and mindfulness practice. That means conversations that listen first, then try small, testable changes and simple grounding practices to reduce intense moments. Meredith will work with each person to agree on steps that feel manageable.

She also uses solution-focused techniques and motivational interviewing to help set realistic goals and keep momentum between sessions. Where trauma is present, Meredith draws on trauma-focused strategies to help people stabilise and regain control over everyday life.

Meredith works in Australia and conducts sessions in English. She aims to treat people with respect and compassion while tailoring plans to their needs. To begin, people are encouraged to follow the site process to match with her and arrange an initial appointment.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Client-centred therapy focuses on listening and building a trusting working relationship. In practice this means sessions start by understanding what matters most to the person and shaping conversations around their priorities rather than a fixed agenda.

Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) helps identify unhelpful thought patterns and test small behaviour changes. Online sessions can be used to plan and review simple experiments, practise new responses and track progress between meetings.

Mindfulness therapy teaches short exercises to bring attention back to the present moment and reduce stress. These can be practised during sessions and assigned as brief daily exercises to support ongoing coping with chronic pain, illness or persistent worry.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the person to choose methods that suit their needs, goals and preferences, and to adjust the plan as progress is made.

The practical benefits of online therapy include fitting sessions into a busy week and reducing travel time. Confirm the current session options before booking, as formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to maintain continuity of care while people manage health challenges, work demands or caring responsibilities.