Counsellor profile
Francesca Tondi, PACFA
PACFA counsellor - Family and parenting support
Continue with FrancescaAbout
- Parent-child communication
- Stress and anxiety help
- Attachment and abandonment
About Francesca
Francesca Tondi is a PACFA counsellor practising in Australia with 13 years of experience. She helps people who are juggling stress, anxiety, relationship strain, family tensions and parenting pressures. She also works with depression and related concerns that affect everyday life.
Her approach is practical and grounded. She listens to what is happening at home and helps people talk through where things get stuck. Conversations focus on improving communication, handling overwhelm, and managing difficult feelings so daily life runs more smoothly.
Francesca has experience with parent-child relationships and has facilitated Tuning into Teens. Her own experience as a parent informs her understanding of the routines and pressures of family life. She draws on that background when supporting adults who are trying to balance caring roles and personal needs.
Sessions look at attachment and abandonment concerns when these affect current relationships. She also works with issues such as guilt, forgiveness, control, and feeling isolated. Practical tools and clearer communication strategies are often part of the work.
People can expect straightforward talk about goals and next steps. Francesca aims to help each person identify small, realistic changes they can try at home. Her work is suited to adults dealing with parenting stress, family conflict, or strains in close relationships.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches and online sessions
Francesca uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques suited to relationship and family concerns. One widely used approach helps people notice patterns in their interactions and change small behaviours that keep conflicts alive. This kind of work is useful for communication issues, control struggles and recurring arguments.Another common approach focuses on attachment and abandonment themes. It looks at how early relationships shape expectations and responses in adult relationships, and helps people understand and adjust those patterns to feel less reactive and more connected.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. Francesca will work collaboratively to identify what feels most helpful based on your goals and what you want to change. She reviews progress with you and adjusts the focus as needed rather than following a fixed plan.
Confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not specify formats here. Practical benefits of online work include fitting sessions around school or work, shorter check-ins when time is limited, and avoiding travel to appointments. These factors can make it easier to keep therapy consistent while managing family responsibilities.
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Experience
13+ years
Listed in
Australia
Languages
English, Italian
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of family or parenting concerns does she address?
She supports adults with parenting pressures, family tensions, relationship strain, stress and anxiety. She also works with issues like divorce and separation, caregiver stress, and communication problems.
How does she work with people in sessions?
Her style is practical and conversational. Sessions focus on clearer communication, coping strategies for stress and anxiety, and small changes to improve home life.
How much experience does she have?
She has 13 years of professional experience working with people on relationship, family and parenting matters.
What credentials and where is she based?
She is PACFA credentialed and based in Australia.
Does she offer sessions in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English and Italian.
Can people from other countries book with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are fees and payments handled?
Costs vary 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 the short matching questionnaire, and schedule the 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.