- Attachment‑based work
- Client‑centred approach
- Trauma focus
About Itay
Itay Lahav is a PACFA practitioner with 22 years of clinical experience in Australia. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, sleeping problems and depression. She also attends to issues such as attachment concerns and personality-related patterns that affect daily life.
Itay uses psychodynamic ideas alongside attachment-based and client-centred approaches. Sessions focus on understanding how past relationships and patterns shape present behaviour and feelings. Conversations aim to make difficult patterns easier to recognise and talk through.
She offers both short-term, focused work and longer-term, in-depth therapy depending on what a person needs. Practical attention is given to sleep, coping with anxiety and dealing with relationship problems alongside deeper therapeutic themes. Body–mind connections are part of the work when relevant.
Her approach is conversational and reflective. She pays attention to how people relate to others and to themselves, and she helps people think about changes they want to make. Treatment priorities are discussed together at the start of therapy.
Itay’s background includes advanced clinical training and many years working with complex mental health difficulties. Her experience covers trauma-focused work, attachment issues and psychodynamic practice. She supports people who want to make sense of their experience and to reduce the everyday problems that follow from it.
How her approaches guide online work
Itay uses attachment-based and trauma-focused ideas alongside client-centred methods. Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships influence present-day patterns in close relationships and self‑view. It helps when people struggle with trust, abandonment fears or repeating relationship patterns.Trauma-focused therapy concentrates on the effects of traumatic events and on reducing the ways trauma continues to affect daily life. It focuses on stabilising symptoms, understanding triggers and building coping strategies for distressing memories or reactions.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. Itay will discuss goals and preferences and together they decide whether shorter focused work or deeper exploration is most suitable. This collaboration helps match the method to the issue at hand and to the person’s pace.
Session formats are not specified in the provided biography, so confirm current online options before booking. Many people find online therapy helps fit sessions into busy days, makes it easier to schedule regular check‑ins, and can allow for video or phone choices that suit quieter surroundings or lower bandwidth. These practical benefits can make it simpler to keep therapy consistent while balancing other commitments.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
22+ years
Listed in
Australia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, sleeping problems and depression, plus related issues such as attachment and personality patterns.
What is her therapeutic style?
She blends psychodynamic, attachment-based and client-centred approaches to explore how past relationships shape current feelings and behaviour.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 22 years of professional work experience in Australia, including advanced clinical training.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is credentialed with PACFA and practises in Australia.
Are sessions offered in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Can international clients work with her?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
How are fees and payments handled?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription 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.