Samita Rathor, PACFA
15 years in practice
Samita Rathor brings 15 years of clinical experience to her counselling work.
License and registration
- PACFA
- 32285 · expires June 2026
- Years in practice
- 15
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the registration with the body that granted it.
About Samita
Samita Rathor brings 15 years of clinical experience to her counselling work. She combines a calm, respectful manner with practical tools to help people manage stress, anxiety, relationships and life changes. Samita is a PACFA counsellor and works in Australia offering sessions in English.
Samita adapts support to each person’s needs. She listens without judgement and works collaboratively to set goals. Sessions focus on learning skills to cope with anger, depression, sleep or eating concerns, and addictive behaviours while building emotional strength.
Background and approach
Her approach draws on Systemic ideas alongside Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Attachment-based methods. This helps with relationship patterns, connection problems and coping strategies that make daily life easier. Samita also uses client-centred and cognitive behavioural techniques when they suit a person’s goals.
She has a background in psychology and counselling studies and extensive experience mentoring other health professionals. That practical experience informs a clear, solution-oriented style with an emphasis on emotional regulation and real-life change. Samita supports people from many backgrounds including professionals, young adults, couples and those who identify as LGBT.
She also has experience with issues such as abandonment, adoption and carer stress, chronic illness and body image concerns. Her work aims to help people find manageable steps toward a steadier life.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Samita lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Anger management
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- 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
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Samita names
- Systemic Therapy
- 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
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How Samita’s approaches work online
Systemic ideas look at how relationships and routines shape how people feel. Online sessions using Systemic thinking explore patterns between people and daily life to find small changes that can improve connection and reduce stress.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It supports identifying personal values and taking practical steps toward them, which can help with anxiety, depression and life transitions.
Attachment-based work focuses on how early bonds affect current relationships. In an online setting this approach helps people understand patterns in close relationships and develop safer ways of relating to partners or significant others.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. Samita will talk with clients about their concerns, goals and preferences and then try methods that match those needs. She adapts techniques over time so sessions stay focused on what is helpful.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video works well for interactive therapy and body language cues, phone is useful when bandwidth is limited, and text or chat can suit short check-ins or people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to fit counselling around work, family and daily routines.
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Questions people ask
What issues does Samita commonly help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, anger and coping with life changes. Other concerns include addictions, sleep and eating problems, ADHD and compassion fatigue.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Samita works collaboratively and without judgement, using practical skills and emotion regulation. She mixes client-centred conversation with active tools to support everyday change.
How much experience does she have?
She has 15 years of experience providing counselling and mentoring health professionals. That background informs a straightforward, solution-focused approach.
What credentials and location are listed?
Samita is a PACFA counsellor based in Australia. Sessions are conducted in English.
Can I book if I live outside Australia?
International clients are not currently accepted. Sessions are offered to people located in Australia and delivered in English.
Which session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. These options let people choose what fits their routine and comfort level.
How is payment arranged?
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