Amalina Yahya, ACA, PACFA

Amalina Yahya is an experienced counsellor practising in Australia with more than a decade helping people navigate life transitions and everyday challenges. She brings twelve years of clinical work with multicultural families and young adults, focusing on areas such as stress, anxiety, relationship dynamics, parenting, self-esteem and coping with change. Her work also addresses attachment concerns, blended family and family-of-origin issues, caregiver stress, communication difficulties, feelings of emptiness, self-harm, self-love and challenges common to young adults.

Amalina creates a warm, interactive space that values each person she sees, responding with sensitivity, respect and compassion rather than labels. Her practice draws on person-centred principles that prioritise the client’s experience, psychodynamic ideas that explore relational patterns and unconscious influences, and rational-emotive techniques that help people reframe unhelpful thoughts and beliefs. These approaches are integrated and tailored to each person so the therapeutic plan evolves to meet individual needs.

She holds ACA and PACFA credentials, reflecting formal training and professional recognition in counselling and psychotherapy. Amalina aims to support clients in making constructive choices and building greater fulfilment, offering collaborative guidance for those ready to begin a journey of change.

Evidence-informed approaches for online counselling

Amalina uses a blend of established therapeutic methods to support clients online. Person-centred work emphasises the client’s own perspective and strengths, creating space for people to explore their goals and values at their own pace - this approach is helpful for improving self-esteem and coping with life changes.

Psychodynamic-informed work looks at patterns in relationships and emotional life that may have developed over time, helping clients understand recurring difficulties such as attachment concerns or family-of-origin issues. Rational-emotive techniques focus on identifying and challenging unhelpful thoughts so clients can adopt more adaptive ways of thinking and behaving, which is particularly useful for anxiety and stress management.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Amalina will work with each client to identify which methods best match their needs, goals and preferences, adjusting the plan as therapy progresses. Appropriately qualified or registered professionals can draw from these approaches to tailor support.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can take place by video call or phone, or through live chat and text-based messaging. This variety makes it easier to fit therapy into busy lives, access support from different locations within Australia, and maintain continuity of care when schedules change.