- Anxiety support
- Trauma informed
- Leaving violence assistance
About Jennifer
Jennifer "Jenny" Heraghty is an ACA counsellor with 11 years' experience. She works with stress, anxiety, depression, coping with life changes and family concerns, and supports people with trauma, post-traumatic stress and social anxiety and phobia.
Jenny spent much of her career at a community centre providing counselling for anxiety, depression and life transitions. She has worked with people experiencing intimate partner violence and has offered leaving-violence assistance and anger management support. More recently she has focused on domestic violence and child protection reporting work.
Her approach is trauma informed and person centred, drawing on strengths people already have. In sessions she listens, helps name difficult experiences and supports practical next steps. Conversations are grounded and direct, with attention to what is possible now rather than distant goals.
Jenny often helps people with communication problems, guilt and shame, isolation and loneliness, and the practical fallout from separation and divorce. She supports people to consider small changes that make daily life more manageable as well as larger decisions when those are needed.
She works in English and combines practical problem solving with reflective discussion. To begin, people complete a short questionnaire and schedule a first session so the focus can be set from the start.
Approaches used online and how they help
Jenny describes a trauma informed approach and a person centred, strengths based framework. A trauma informed approach aims to recognise how past traumatic events affect current reactions and helps people make sense of those responses in manageable ways. A person centred method focuses on listening and supporting a person's own choices while a strengths based frame highlights skills and resources the person already has.Finding the right way of working is part of the online process. The therapist will talk with the client about their goals, preferences and what has helped before, and together they will try approaches that fit those needs. That collaborative process helps decide whether more practical problem solving or reflective work is most useful at any stage.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy week, avoid travel and choose quieter surroundings for focused work. They also allow shorter check-ins when time is limited and let people try talking without needing to be in the same room as the therapist.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
11+ years
Listed in
Australia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, family concerns, trauma and life changes, including social anxiety and phobia.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses a trauma informed, person centred and strengths based framework that focuses on practical steps and understanding difficult experiences.
How much experience does she have?
She has 11 years of counselling experience, including community centre work and roles in domestic violence and child protection reporting.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the Australian Counselling Association (ACA) and practises in Australia.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people from other countries work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How do sessions and costs work?
Session cost varies with location and the service uses a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.