About Pedro
Pedro Leone is an ACA counsellor registered with AHPRA who has eight years' experience working with adults on anxiety, stress, depression and relationship concerns. He speaks English, Spanish and Portuguese and aims to make sessions straightforward and practical for people feeling overwhelmed. Pedro draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people manage anxiety and phobias and rebuild self-esteem.
He focuses on clear goals and small, manageable steps so progress can be noticed week to week.
Background and approach
Sessions are conversational and down-to-earth rather than academic. His background includes work with people facing attachment and abandonment issues, adoption and foster care questions, and life changes such as ageing or chronic illness. He also supports people dealing with communication problems, codependency and relationship commitment worries.
Pedro uses approaches that target thoughts and behaviour, and he adapts techniques to each person's needs. He aims to help people develop coping strategies for stress, reduce avoidance, and improve day-to-day functioning. Meetings are structured but flexible, with homework and practical tools when useful.
People who prefer clear direction and practical steps often find his style helpful. He encourages honest conversation about struggles and strengths, and works collaboratively to set realistic goals. The focus is on steady change, not quick fixes.
How evidence-based approaches work online
Pedro commonly uses cognitive-behavioural techniques that focus on changing unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns. This approach breaks problems into manageable parts and teaches practical skills for anxiety, phobias and low mood.He also applies brief hypnotherapy methods to support relaxation and reduce avoidance. These techniques can aid panic reduction and the management of stress symptoms by teaching focused breathing and imagery tools.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss different options, try techniques and adapt based on what the person finds most useful. Goals, preferences and practical constraints guide which methods are emphasised.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging to fit different needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier during a busy day. Live chat or text messaging suits quick check‑ins or people who prefer typing over speaking.
This mix of methods gives flexibility for people juggling work, family or health needs while maintaining regular contact with an appropriately qualified counsellor.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English, Spanish, Portuguese
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