Francesca Redden , PACFA

Francesca Redden is an experienced Australian counsellor with a decade of clinical practice supporting people through stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship difficulties and life transitions. She works with a wide range of concerns including self-esteem and confidence, parenting and family issues, intimacy-related struggles, career changes, anger and depression, as well as complex areas such as abandonment, attachment wounds, chronic illness, caregiver stress and recovery from domestic violence.

Francesca brings a body-informed perspective to her work as a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner and body-based somatic counsellor, helping people build safety in the body and develop resources that make navigating daily life feel easier and more grounded. Her approach is trauma-informed and person-centred, which means she focuses on each individual’s needs and meets them where they are. She also practices as a Clinical Supervisor with PACFA, the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia, and draws on training in nervous system healing, inner child and inner parts work, Internal Family Systems, shadow work, nonviolent communication, mindfulness and mindful self-compassion.

Francesca views each person as holding deep, often untapped, internal wisdom. She supports clients to notice and work with patterns held in the body and psyche, and to develop greater ease, confidence and empowerment as they move through change. Taking the first step can feel courageous, and Francesca offers steady, strengths-based support for people ready to explore possibilities and build new resources for living.