Counsellor profile
Astrid Tiefholz, ACA
ACA counsellor - Parenting and life changes
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- Stress and anxiety
- Eating concerns
- Mindfulness and ACT
About Astrid
Astrid Tiefholz is an ACA counsellor with four years' experience working in Australia. She helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, eating and food-related issues, parenting strains, depression and big life changes. Her background also includes work around autism and Asperger syndrome, body image, caregiver stress and communication problems.
Astrid uses straightforward, person-focused sessions. She treats each person as the expert in their life and listens without judgement. Sessions often involve practical skills, behavioural strategies and mindfulness work aimed at easing daily pressures.
Her approach draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy alongside Client-Centred and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy elements. That means sessions can include noticing thoughts and feelings, practising small behavioural changes, improving communication, and building coping strategies for moments of overwhelm.
Astrid's writing and work emphasise real-life tasks rather than jargon. She explains techniques simply and sets manageable steps you can use between meetings. People who need help with parenting stress, mood shifts or eating-related concerns will find clear, direct guidance and shared problem-solving.
To start, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session through the online booking flow. Costs vary by location and are provided via a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time. Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
How sessions work
How Astrid uses therapeutic approaches online
Astrid commonly draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy when working with stress, anxiety and mood issues. ACT focuses on noticing thoughts and values-based action, helping people live in line with what matters to them despite difficult feelings. CBT focuses on identifying thought and behaviour patterns and testing small changes to reduce distress and improve functioning.She also uses client-centred techniques to listen and reflect, and elements of Dialectical Behaviour Therapy for emotion regulation and practical coping skills. Working together, therapist and client decide which methods suit the presenting concern and what goals feel realistic. That collaborative process helps shape session content and homework tasks.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current online session options before booking. The practical benefit of online work is that it can fit into busy days and remove travel time. It can also allow shorter check-ins or flexible scheduling around work and family commitments. Appropriately qualified therapists can adapt exercises for video or phone conversations and suggest short at-home practices between sessions.
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Experience
4+ years
Listed in
Australia
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
Astrid works with stress, anxiety, eating and food-related issues, parenting pressures, depression and coping with life changes. She also focuses on autism and Asperger syndrome, body image and caregiver stress.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses a person-centred style that treats the client as the expert in their life. Sessions mix practical skills, mindfulness and behaviour-focused work.
How much experience does she have?
Astrid has four years' experience in her current counselling practice in Australia and broader clinical background in health settings.
What credentials does she hold and where is she based?
She holds ACA as her listed credential and practises in Australia.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside Australia work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are fees and payments handled?
Costs vary with location and are managed through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.