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Maliheh Zare

Supportive counsellor for stress and relationships

ACA Australia

Experience
18 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Family
Approaches
Gottman Method, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Languages
English, Persian
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About Maliheh

Maliheh Zare is an ACA counsellor with 18 years of clinical experience. She helps people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, anger or addiction.

Background and approach

She also supports those coping with grief, relationship and family problems, parenting strain, and sleep difficulties. Her background includes a Master’s degree in Counselling and many years working with people facing attachment and intimacy concerns.

Maliheh uses practical tools from Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to spot unhelpful thinking and change daily habits. She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people make room for difficult feelings while moving toward what matters to them.

In sessions she keeps the focus on clear, doable steps. Conversations are honest and down-to-earth.

She offers ways to manage strong emotions, improve communication and rebuild trust when needed. Maliheh pays attention to life context such as migration, family of origin issues, or work-related compassion fatigue.

She also helps with body image, commitment worries, isolation, and problems linked to separation or infidelity. Sessions are offered in English and Persian.

Maliheh uses video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to match different needs and schedules.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online sessions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without being controlled by them. Online ACT sessions focus on identifying values and small actions you can take, which suits people coping with anxiety, stress or life changes.

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns. In remote sessions this approach helps clients understand connection needs and practise new ways of relating, useful for intimacy concerns and communication problems.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and preferences, and choose techniques that fit. That choice is collaborative and can change as progress is made.

Online formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for deeper conversations. Phone sessions can be useful when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging suit shorter check-ins, ongoing reflection and flexible timing. These options let people access therapy from different places and times while working with an appropriately qualified therapist.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Maliheh help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, anger and addictions, plus relationship and family issues, grieving and sleep problems.
What is her general therapeutic style?
Her style is practical and down-to-earth, focusing on clear steps, emotional regulation and improved communication.
How much experience does she have?
Maliheh has 18 years of professional experience working with a wide range of concerns including attachment issues and compassion fatigue.
What credentials and location are listed?
She practises from Australia.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and Persian.
What session formats are available?
Clients can choose video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging for flexibility.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsAnger managementDepression

Also works with

AddictionsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersParenting issuesSelf esteemCoping with life changesCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

Attachment issuesAvoidant personalityBody imageCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDivorce and separationDrug and alcohol addictionFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameImmigration issuesInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPost-traumatic stressProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centred TherapyCognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyGottman MethodMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

18+ years

Registered with

ACA

Languages

English, Persian