Veruschka Marais
Experienced relationship and anxiety counsellor
PACFA Australia
- Experience
- 15 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Family
- Approaches
- Gottman Method, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Languages
- English
About Veruschka
Veruschka Marais is a PACFA therapist with 15 years of clinical experience supporting people through relationship and life challenges. She focuses on helping individuals and couples manage stress, anxiety and relationship conflict so they can feel more connected and confident.
Background and approach
Her work often starts with understanding what matters to each person. She listens for patterns that leave someone feeling stuck, then helps them try practical changes that produce clearer communication and better day-to-day coping.
Sessions are collaborative and paced to suit each person's needs. Clients come for many reasons - parenting strain, career crossroads, grieving loss, or trouble trusting after separation.
Veruschka also supports people dealing with attachment and adoption-related concerns, blended family issues, caregiver stress and immigration-related pressures. She pays attention to family of origin themes and how they shape current relationships.
Veruschka draws on a mix of approaches such as the Gottman Method, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy to match the task at hand. She uses straightforward tools from cognitive behavioural work and client-centred listening where helpful.
Her goal is to make therapy practical and relevant for daily life. People who choose her tend to want calm, honest conversation and step-by-step ways to change unhelpful patterns.
She encourages small experiments between sessions so progress is visible. If someone wants clearer communication, less anxiety, or a stronger sense of purpose, she will work with them to find a path forward.
Approaches that translate well to online therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice what matters most and take small, values-driven actions. It focuses on moving toward a meaningful life even when anxiety or difficult thoughts are present. The Gottman Method centres on improving communication, reducing conflict and building shared rituals that support relationship connection. It is practical and often uses exercises couples can practise between sessions. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns affect current bonds and helps people build safer, more responsive ways of relating. Finding the right approach is part of the work. Veruschka aims to collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their goals and day-to-day life. She will discuss options, adapt techniques and check in regularly so therapy stays useful and relevant. Online formats offer practical benefits. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to follow up between sessions. These options give flexibility so people can keep therapy consistent even with work, family or travel commitments.Frequently asked questions
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Experience
15+ years
Registered with
PACFA
Languages
English