Pamela Varas, ACA

Pamela Varas is a certified counsellor registered with the Australia Counselling Association (ACA) who brings a warm, compassionate presence to her therapeutic work. She completed a Bachelor of Counselling at ACAP in 2022 and has focused her practice on supporting women affected by domestic violence, as well as providing brief solution-focused therapy and emotional support to carers and people living with dementia during her time at Dementia Australia beginning in October 2022. Pamela has accumulated more than 911 client contact hours and close to 75 hours of clinical supervision, including both individual and group supervision, and in late 2022 she established her private practice, Rebuild Together Counselling, to better serve the community.

Pamela specialises in working with depression, anxiety and healing childhood trauma in adults, and also supports people with stress, relationship difficulties, grief, sleep problems, compassion fatigue and ADHD. She blends person-centred principles with trauma-informed care and uses a mix of cognitive behavioural therapy, dialectical behaviour therapy, internal family systems and Gestalt approaches, adapting techniques to suit each person’s needs. Pamela is undergoing further training in trauma, depression and anxiety, applies grief and loss strategies in relationship work, and is supervised by a clinician specialising in psychotherapy. She is about to commence a Masters in Psychotherapy and Counselling and aims to continue developing an ethical, client-focused practice that prioritises trust and collaborative healing.