Dominique Caesar, AASW

Dominique Caesar is a trans, autistic, queer social worker who combines lived experience with eight years of professional practice across community, clinical, and systemic settings. They provide telehealth counselling grounded in neuroaffirming care, peer connection, and systemic justice, supporting adults and young people to live in ways that reflect their values and identities. Dominique holds the AASW credential - membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers - which indicates professional standing in social work.

Dominique's style is warm, pragmatic, and non-judgmental, with close attention to the details that shape everyday life. Their work includes supporting neurodivergent young people to build peer networks and self-advocacy skills, advocating for tenants and unhoused community members, assisting NDIS participants to reclaim choice in supports, and mentoring emerging social and peer workers. They specialise in areas such as LGBT issues, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, depression, ADHD, relationships, grief, and compassion fatigue, alongside a wide range of related concerns.

Rather than pathologising, Dominique adopts a collaborative approach that centres clients' lived experience and practical goals. They help with self-understanding, problem-solving, system navigation, burnout recovery, and building strategies that fit each person's life. Sessions are offered by telehealth on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays between 10am and 5pm AEST.

Evidence-Based Approaches for Online Care

Dominique applies trauma-informed practice in online work, which means recognising how past harm can shape current reactions and focusing on safety, pacing, and empowerment to support recovery and resilience. They also centre neuroaffirming care - adapting strategies to respect neurodivergent ways of thinking and sensing the world, and helping people build practical supports and self-advocacy skills that fit their lives. In addition, Dominique uses collaborative problem-solving techniques to break challenges into manageable steps and co-create actionable plans for day-to-day difficulties.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the process, and Dominique works with each person to identify what feels most helpful. They take a collaborative stance - listening to goals and preferences, trying approaches together, and adjusting plans as needs evolve to ensure the work remains relevant and respectful.

Online therapy with Dominique is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it easier to access support from home or other convenient locations. These formats provide flexibility for scheduling, allow sessions to fit around work, school, or caregiving, and make it possible to continue care even when life is busy or travel is difficult.