- Warm person-centred care
- Strengths-based focus
- Practical tools
About Catharina
Catharina Oberholster is an AASW counsellor with ten years of experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, grief and life changes. She speaks English and Afrikaans and focuses on practical ways to build self-esteem and cope with hard days. Parents and caregivers often find her steady, respectful approach helpful when routines and roles feel overwhelming.
Catharina works in a warm, person-centred way. Conversations are interactive and grounded in the client’s own strengths. She avoids labels and aims to help people notice the skills they already have and how to use them more often.
Sessions draw on clear, goal-focused strategies when useful. That can mean trying small behaviour changes, testing new ways of thinking, or choosing one practical step to reduce stress. Other times sessions simply provide space to name feelings and make sense of loss or resentment.
Her additional focus areas include caregiver stress, family of origin issues, forgiveness, guilt and shame, and finding life purpose. These topics are approached with sensitivity and without judgement, so people can take the pace that suits them.
Clients can expect straightforward conversation, collaborative planning, and tools to practise between meetings. Catharina encourages questions and works to make sessions relevant to everyday family and parenting concerns.
She aims to help people build more steady routines, clearer boundaries and greater self-compassion as they move through change.
How her approaches work in online therapy
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps you spot and try out different ways of thinking and behaving. In practice this can mean testing small changes between sessions and noticing the effect on mood and stress. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on an empathetic conversation where the person leads the pace and agenda, useful for grief, self-esteem and parenting concerns. Solution-Focused Therapy zeroes in on practical steps and short-term goals to create quick, manageable change.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences and what has helped before. Together they will choose which methods to try and adjust them over time based on what is useful.
Confirm the exact online session options before booking as formats are not listed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments around family life, reduce travel, allow shorter check-ins between busy days, and let people attend from wherever they are in Australia. These practical benefits help many people keep therapy consistent while juggling parenting and work commitments.
Areas of expertise
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Australia
Languages
English, Afrikaans
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Catharina commonly help with?
She helps with stress, anxiety, grief, self-esteem, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, parenting, anger, depression and ADHD related concerns.
What style of therapy does she use?
The approach is person-centred and interactive, with elements of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy used when helpful to set goals and try practical changes.
How much experience does she have?
Catharina has ten years of professional experience working with people on stress, grief, self-worth and life transitions.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an AASW counsellor and practises in Australia.
Which languages are offered in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Afrikaans.
Can international clients work with Catharina?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin therapy with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.