Christina Mossaad, AASW

Christina Mossaad is an AASW counsellor who focuses on practical, down-to-earth support for parents and carers. She works with people experiencing stress, anxiety and compassion fatigue. Christina also helps with self-esteem, motivation and coping through major life changes.

She begins from the view that each person knows their own story best. Sessions focus on building strengths and small, manageable steps towards the changes someone wants. Conversations are straightforward and respectful, with attention to what matters most to the client in day-to-day life.

Christina uses a mix of approaches including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and client-centred methods. She blends techniques so people can practise new ways of responding to anxiety, mood shifts and difficult thoughts. Mindfulness and skills from Dialectical Behaviour Therapy are included where they help with emotion regulation and coping.

Her background includes five years working directly in therapeutic support alongside broader professional experience in related roles. That mix informs a practical style that aims to make therapy useful for busy lives and caring roles. Christina pays particular attention to caregiver stress, attachment concerns and communication difficulties.

People considering sessions are encouraged to think about what they want help with and what feels achievable. Christina supports parents and carers to find ways of easing daily strain, strengthening self-care and improving connections with others.

How therapy approaches translate to online care

Christina commonly draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Attachment-Based ideas to guide online conversations. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values; it can be useful for anxiety, low motivation and navigating life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns in relationships and how early bonds affect current connections, supporting work on communication, separation stress and caregiver strain.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Christina treats this as a collaborative process and will discuss which methods match a person’s goals and preferences. Sessions can blend techniques so people can practise skills between meetings and review what works for them.

The practical benefit of online sessions is fitting therapy into busy lives, for example making it easier to attend between caring duties or work commitments. Where session formats are not specified in the profile, confirm current options before booking so you know what will be available. The focus is on making sessions manageable - shorter check-ins, audio-only conversations if that suits, or timing appointments to fit a carer’s daily routine - rather than promising a particular format.