Herath Abeysekara, AASW
6 years in practice
Herath Abeysekara is an AASW-accredited social worker with six years of mental health experience in Australia.
License and registration
- AASW
- 488687 · expires June 2027
- Years in practice
- 6
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the registration with the body that granted it.
About Herath
Herath Abeysekara is an AASW-accredited social worker with six years of mental health experience in Australia. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, low mood and problems with self-esteem. Her approach is warm and straightforward, aimed at making it easier to take the first step towards change.
Herath creates a calm space where clients can talk honestly about what matters. She listens without judgement and helps people make sense of difficult feelings.
Background and approach
Sessions are practical and paced to each person’s needs rather than following a single rigid method. She draws on Existential ideas to look at meaning and choice when life feels confusing or overwhelming. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy to help people build values-based goals and understand relationship patterns.
People come to Herath for help with relationship strain, coping with life changes, motivation and confidence. She also works with issues such as body image, caregiver stress, chronic illness and adoption-related concerns. Herath uses a mix of talking, practical exercises and simple behaviour steps.
She explains options clearly and checks in about what is working. Herath aims to support steady, realistic progress rather than quick fixes.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Herath lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Herath names
- Existential Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Approaches that suit online counselling
Existential therapy looks at meaning, choice and responsibility when life feels uncertain. It helps people face big questions and find clearer direction in their everyday decisions. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on noticing thoughts and feelings, then taking action that matches what matters most to you; it is useful for anxiety, depression and motivation. Attachment-Based Therapy pays attention to how early relationship patterns affect current connections and coping, and it can help with communication and trust issues.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with you about your goals and preferences, then try different methods to see what helps. This means sessions can shift over time to match your needs rather than sticking to one single technique.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video lets you use visual cues during a longer session. Phone sessions are helpful when bandwidth is low or you prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and messaging suit brief check-ins, ongoing reflections and times when a shorter contact fits your day. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit around work, school and family life.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does she commonly work with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, low self-esteem and coping with life changes. There is also experience with issues like body image, caregiver stress and chronic illness.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is calm and direct. She offers a mix of listening, practical exercises and steps you can try between sessions.
What is her professional background?
She has six years of experience in mental health practice and works as an AASW-accredited social worker in Australia.
Where does she practise and what credential does she hold?
She is based in Australia and holds accreditation with the Australian Association of Social Workers, abbreviated as AASW.
Can I have sessions in another language or from overseas?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
Which session formats are available?
Sessions can be run by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How much do sessions cost?
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