Samita Rathor, PACFA
15 years in practice
Samita Rathor is a counsellor with 15 years' experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, relationships and life transitions.
License and registration
- PACFA
- 32285 · expires June 2026
- Years in practice
- 15
- Languages
- English
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About Samita
Samita Rathor is a counsellor with 15 years' experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, relationships and life transitions. She works with adults and professionals to build calmer responses and clearer choices. Samita brings a practical, compassionate style to sessions and focuses on what will help now.
She listens without judgement and tailors support to each person's needs. Conversations are collaborative - Samita helps people notice patterns, try new ways of responding, and set small, manageable goals.
Background and approach
She blends talk-based methods with breathing and mind-calming practices drawn from her study of yoga and meditation. Her background includes an MSc in Psychology with specialisation in counselling, a MA in Science of Living, Yoga and Meditation, and a postgraduate diploma in counselling psychology. She also holds a BA in Psychology and training in clinical hypnotherapy.
These studies inform how she works with emotional regulation and stress. Over two decades Samita has provided guidance to students, professionals, TEDx speakers and business leaders, and has mentored other practitioners. She also volunteers with aged care and supports women in distress, and works as a crisis support specialist offering emotional support in high-pressure situations.
Samita draws on Existential ideas alongside evidence-based therapies to help people find meaning while managing symptoms such as depression, anger or compulsive behaviours. Her approach aims to strengthen everyday coping, improve communication, and support long-term wellbeing. If a calmer mind and clearer direction feel important, Samita helps people take practical steps toward those goals.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Samita lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Anger management
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Cancer
- 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
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- 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
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Samita 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)
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- 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
How her approaches work online
Existential work helps people reflect on meaning, choices and values when life feels uncertain. It supports questions about purpose and identity and can be useful when coping with major life changes or loss.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) teaches practical skills to notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and to commit to actions that match personal values. This approach often helps with anxiety, depression and chronic stress.
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationship patterns affect current connections and communication. It can help people improve trust, manage conflict and build healthier bonds in close relationships.
Finding the right blend of approaches is a collaborative process. Samita will work with each person to choose methods that fit their goals, needs and preferences, and will adapt techniques over time based on what helps most.
Online sessions offer flexibility through video calls, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Video is useful for longer therapy work, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, short check-ins work well by text, and live chat suits quick emotional support or practical planning. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and daily life.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does Samita help with?
Samita supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and anger difficulties, addictions, sleep and eating concerns, ADHD and compassion fatigue, among other issues.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She uses a warm, collaborative style that mixes talk therapy with practical calming techniques from yoga and hypnotherapy, and focuses on small, achievable steps.
What is her background and experience?
She has 15 years' clinical experience and over two decades mentoring and guiding students, professionals and leaders in mental health and wellbeing.
What credentials and region are listed?
Samita holds PACFA and is based in Australia.
Which languages are supported and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does pricing work for sessions?
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