- Somatic therapy
- Mindfulness practice
- Internal parts work
About Francesca
Francesca Redden is a PACFA-credentialled counsellor with ten years of professional experience in Australia. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem difficulties, and life transitions such as relationship or career change. Francesca also supports people dealing with intimacy-related concerns, parenting strain, anger and career questions.
She practises from a body-based somatic perspective and uses somatic methods to help people notice how tension and safety show up in the body. Sessions focus on building bodily resources so day-to-day life feels more manageable. Francesca describes clients as the experts of their own stories and aims to help them reconnect with strengths that already exist.
Her approach is trauma-informed and person-centred. She uses Internal Family Systems and trauma-focused practices alongside mindfulness and somatic techniques to help people work with stuck patterns. Practical exercises and simple grounding are mixed with reflective conversation to support change.
Francesca is also experienced in work around abandonment, attachment issues, body image, chronic illness and caregiver stress. She offers clinical supervision and brings ten years of varied clinical experience to each session.
To begin, people are invited to use the site process to complete a short matching questionnaire and arrange a first session. Francesca works in English and does not accept international clients at this time.
How Francesca uses somatic and mindfulness work online
Francesca draws on somatic therapy to help people notice how stress and safety appear in the body. In practice this means simple bodily awareness exercises and movements that help reduce tension and increase calm over time. Somatic work can be useful for people with trauma responses, chronic stress or physical symptoms linked to emotion.She also uses mindfulness-based methods to build present-moment awareness and reduce reactivity. Mindfulness practice in sessions usually involves short guided attention exercises and breath work to help with anxiety and concentration. Internal Family Systems or parts work is used to map different feelings and inner parts, helping people understand inner conflicts and self-protective patterns.
Finding the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. Francesca will check in about goals, preferences and what feels manageable, and together they trial practices that suit the person's needs. This may mean slower pacing, shorter check-ins, or focused body-based exercises depending on how someone responds.
The biography does not list which online session formats are offered, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit care into a weekday break, reduce travel time and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. Francesca works with people to shape sessions so they fit around daily life while attending to emotional and bodily needs.
Areas of expertise
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Australia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, life changes and related issues such as attachment and body image.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her practice is trauma-informed and person-centred, combining somatic work, mindfulness and internal parts approaches to help people notice body responses and build coping resources.
How much experience does she have?
She has ten years of professional experience working in counselling and somatic approaches in Australia.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is PACFA credentialled and practises in Australia.
Can people book sessions in other languages or from overseas?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options on the booking page before scheduling.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session through the site.