Camila De Oliveira Mendes Leal, ACA

Camila De Oliveira Mendes Leal is a Brazilian-trained psychologist and a Level 4 Counsellor with the ACA, the Australian Counselling Association, which recognises her training and membership within that professional body. She creates a personal, non-judgmental space where adolescents and adults can explore emotional difficulties and build greater emotional regulation and self-awareness.

Her practice blends the depth of psychoanalytic work with practical mind-body techniques. Through psychoanalysis she helps people uncover unconscious patterns that contribute to ongoing distress, supporting longer-term insight and change. She also integrates HeartMath breathwork to teach somatic regulation strategies useful for managing anxiety and stress, and she uses Neuro-Linguistic Programming and hypnotherapy as complementary tools to reframe unhelpful patterns and access internal resources for healing.

Camila tailors her approach to each person, with particular experience addressing trauma, perinatal mental health, persistent anxiety and chronic stress. She works with clients who are navigating parenting challenges, self-esteem concerns, and major life changes, and supports a broad range of related issues. Her practice is collaborative and client-centred, aiming to walk alongside people as they build resilience and emotional balance.

Therapeutic approaches for online counselling

Camila integrates psychoanalytic work and practical mind-body methods to support emotional recovery and growth. Psychoanalysis involves exploring unconscious patterns and early influences that shape behaviour and relationships; this approach can help people gain deeper insight into the roots of long-standing difficulties and foster meaningful change. HeartMath breathwork focuses on breath and physiological regulation to reduce anxiety and improve emotional calm, offering concrete tools for managing stress in daily life. She also draws on Neuro-Linguistic Programming and hypnotherapy techniques to help reframe unhelpful patterns and strengthen internal coping resources.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey, and Camila collaborates with each person to identify which methods best match their needs, goals and preferences. This collaborative process helps tailor sessions to what will be most helpful for the individual at each stage of therapy.

Online therapy with Camila is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging, providing flexible options to fit different schedules and comfort levels. These formats make it easier to maintain continuity of care, access support from home, and choose the communication style that feels most effective for the person seeking help. Appropriately qualified or registered professionals can use these methods to deliver effective and adaptable therapeutic support.