About Salome
Salome Mbenjele is an ACA counsellor with more than 20 years of experience. She helps people who are anxious, depressed or overwhelmed by stress. She also supports those dealing with trauma, family conflict and low self-esteem.
Salome creates an open, non-judgemental space. She encourages people to share thoughts and feelings at their own pace. Her manner is warm and interactive, and she focuses on respect and sensitivity in every session.
Background and approach
Her way of working mixes practical thinking tools and a person-centred style. She draws on cognitive-behavioural ideas to address unhelpful thoughts and habits. She also uses attachment-focused and acceptance-based elements to explore relationships and values.
Sessions are tailored to each person. Salome listens first, then helps set clear, realistic goals. She uses simple exercises and conversations to build confidence and coping skills that can be used between sessions.
She avoids diagnostic labels and aims to support lasting change. People who want to feel more effective, calmer or connected often find her approach helpful. Salome is based in Australia and offers therapy in English, Ndebele and Shona.
How evidence-based approaches fit into online therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, low mood and when someone feels stuck. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying thought and behaviour patterns that keep problems going and replacing them with practical skills. This approach is often used for stress, anxiety and depression. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early and current relationships shape feelings and reactions, and it can help when relationship patterns cause distress.Finding the right blend of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will listen to your goals and preferences, then suggest methods to try. This is a collaborative process and plans are adjusted as you progress and learn what helps most.
Online therapy makes those approaches easier to access. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and exercises. Phone sessions can suit people who need less bandwidth or prefer voice-only contact. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for shorter check-ins, journalling between sessions or for people who prefer to write. These formats add flexibility for fitting therapy around work, caring roles and travel, while keeping the focus on practical skills and emotional understanding.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- 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
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- 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
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic Therapy
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English, Ndebele, South, Ndebele, North, Shona
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