Pamela Varas, ACA

Pamela Varas is a certified counsellor registered with the Australia Counselling Association (ACA), known for a warm and compassionate approach that supports trusting therapeutic relationships. She completed a Bachelor of Counselling in 2022 at ACAP and moved directly into work supporting women who had experienced domestic violence, bringing practical, empathetic care to people in crisis.

In October 2022 she joined Dementia Australia, where she provided Brief Solution Focused Therapy and emotional support to carers and people living with dementia. Over the course of her practice she has accumulated more than 911 client contact hours and close to 75 hours of clinic supervision, including both individual and group supervision sessions.

In late 2022 Pamela established her private practice, Rebuild Together Counselling, to continue offering community-focused emotional support. She specialises in treating depression and anxiety and in supporting adults healing from childhood trauma, and she applies grief and loss techniques when addressing relationship issues.

Pamela is engaged in ongoing professional development, including focused training in trauma treatment, depression and anxiety interventions, and work under a clinician supervisor who specialises in psychotherapy. She is about to commence a Masters in Psychotherapy and Counselling and emphasises an ethical, person-centred stance in practice. Her therapeutic approach integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Internal Family Systems (parts work), Gestalt, and trauma-informed, client-centred principles.

Her background working with survivors of domestic violence, carers, and people affected by dementia informs a practice that balances clinical approaches with grounded emotional support. She aims to help clients rebuild and heal through collaborative, evidence-informed care.