Salome Mbenjele, ACA
20 years in practice
Salome Mbenjele is an ACA counsellor with 20 years' experience who helps people facing stress, anxiety, family tensions, trauma and low self-esteem.
License and registration
- ACA
- 7138 · expires January 2027
- Years in practice
- 20
- Languages
- English, Ndebele, South, Ndebele, North, Shona
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the registration with the body that granted it.
About Salome
Salome Mbenjele is an ACA counsellor with 20 years' experience who helps people facing stress, anxiety, family tensions, trauma and low self-esteem. She aims to make the first step less daunting by offering a calm, respectful space to talk and to think about change. Salome keeps sessions warm and interactive.
She listens without judgement and works alongside each person to set practical goals. Conversations focus on what matters right now and on small steps that can make day-to-day life easier.
Background and approach
Her approach blends practical thinking tools with a human-centred focus. She uses cognitive behavioural ideas to identify unhelpful thinking, and client-centred techniques to follow what the person needs in the moment. Attachment-based ideas inform how relationships and past experiences shape current struggles.
Salome has a long history supporting people through grief, trauma and difficult transitions. She also helps with body image, communication problems, caregiver stress and issues that arise as people age. Her experience includes working with complex presentations where several problems occur together.
Sessions are available in English, Ndebele (South), Ndebele (North) and Shona. People access her from across Australia by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging. Salome explains options clearly so people can pick what suits their life and routine.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Salome lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Salome 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
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic 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
Therapeutic approaches for online counselling
Existential work helps people face big life questions and find personal meaning amid change or loss; it can be useful for those feeling stuck or unsure about next steps. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) teaches practical skills to notice thoughts without being driven by them and to commit to actions that match personal values, which often helps with anxiety and low mood. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early and current relationships affect feelings and behaviour and can help improve communication and trust in close relationships.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will collaboratively discuss goals and preferences and recommend methods that fit the person’s needs. This is an ongoing conversation and techniques can be adjusted as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging to provide flexibility for different lifestyles. Video calls allow face-to-face discussion, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits shorter check-ins and text messaging supports ongoing contact between appointments. This range helps people fit therapy into work, caring responsibilities and other commitments.
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Questions people ask
Which concerns does Salome commonly help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, trauma and family tensions, among other related issues.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is warm and interactive, emphasising respectful listening and practical steps you can use between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
Salome has 20 years of professional experience working with a range of psychological and relational issues.
What credentials and where is she based?
She is credentialed with the Australian Counselling Association (ACA) and practises from Australia.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English, Ndebele (South), Ndebele (North) and Shona.
Can people outside Australia work with her?
International clients are not accepted at this time; sessions are provided to people within Australia.
How are sessions conducted and what formats are available?
Work is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different schedules and communication preferences.
How does payment and scheduling work?
Pricing varies with location and the subscription used covers sessions; the subscription can be cancelled at any time and scheduling follows the therapist's availability.
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