About Larissa
Larissa Lau is an AASW social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and low self-esteem. She works with individuals facing life transitions, grief and relationship strains. Larissa uses straightforward language and a practical approach so conversations feel clear and focused.
She prefers to work collaboratively, setting goals together and building a plan that fits each person’s situation. Sessions often include skill-building, paced reflection and strategies you can apply between meetings.
Background and approach
Larissa emphasises strengths and small, achievable changes rather than overwhelming homework. Her practice draws on evidence-based methods. Larissa may use cognitive behaviour ideas to change unhelpful thinking, acceptance and commitment tools to clarify values, and mindfulness to reduce reactivity.
She also offers approaches that attend to the body, such as somatic techniques, and ways of working with different parts of experience. Larissa has a Master of Social Work and about 10 years’ experience in mental health and community settings. She identifies as Lara and brings a calm, patient style to sessions.
People who contact her often want practical steps, clearer thinking, and more emotional balance. Sessions are offered across several online formats to suit different needs. Larissa works from Australia and conducts therapy in English.
If someone wants a plan that’s tailored and manageable, she aims to help them find it.
Evidence-based approaches for online care
Larissa commonly draws on cognitive behaviour therapy to help identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviours. CBT is practical and problem-focused, and it can help with anxiety, panic and low mood by teaching coping strategies and behavioural experiments.She also uses acceptance and commitment therapy to clarify what matters most and build committed action. ACT helps people manage difficult feelings while moving toward a more valued life. Mindfulness practices are offered to reduce reactivity and improve attention during stressful moments.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Larissa will talk through options and tailor methods to a person’s goals, preferences and how they respond in early sessions. The process is collaborative, with regular check-ins to see what is helping.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video is useful for a full face-to-face conversation, phone works well when bandwidth is limited, and messaging suits brief check-ins or for people who prefer not to be on camera. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caring duties and other commitments.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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