Lorena Collazo

Lorena Collazo is an ACA counsellor who brings five years of clinical experience to her work. She is Spanish-born and practises in Australia, and she combines professional knowledge with empathy shaped by personal experience as a single mother and doctoral researcher.

She creates a warm, trauma-informed and culturally responsive space. Sessions aim to be non-judgemental and centred on the person’s needs. Lorena emphasises authentic therapeutic relationships where clients feel heard and respected.

Lorena supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, and family concerns. She also assists those coping with chronic illness, disability, cancer, neurodivergence, eating disorders, and life transitions. Her work includes support around abandonment, attachment issues, communication problems, and separation or divorce.

Her approach is collaborative and practical. She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and works with clients to build resilience and coping skills. Treatment plans are tailored to each person’s goals and values, with attention to cultural background and lived experience.

Lorena speaks English and Spanish and has experience supporting people from diverse cultural backgrounds. She often helps clients who are recovering from trauma or managing ongoing health and relationship challenges. Reaching out is acknowledged as a brave first step, and Lorena aims to walk alongside people as they work towards clearer direction and greater self-compassion.

Evidence-based approaches and making online care work for you

Many of Lorena’s interventions draw on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, which looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours interact and teaches practical tools for managing anxiety, low mood and stress. CBT is useful when someone wants structured strategies for changing unhelpful patterns.

She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which focuses on clarifying values and building psychological flexibility through mindful action. ACT can help when a person wants to pursue meaningful goals despite difficult emotions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Lorena takes a collaborative stance and will discuss which techniques suit a person’s needs, goals and preferences. The plan can be adjusted over time as needs change.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. These practical benefits help people maintain consistency with their sessions and apply new skills between meetings.