Eric Rangel Oliveira, AASW

Eric Rangel Oliveira is an AASW-accredited mental health social worker who brings a compassionate, curiosity-driven approach to psychotherapy. He practices in both English and Portuguese and has built four years of clinical experience supporting people dealing with anxiety, depression, trauma-stress responses, addictive behaviours, impulse control difficulties, relationship challenges, and low self-esteem. He also works with issues related to attachment and abandonment, caregiver stress, commitment and communication problems, control issues, guilt and shame, isolation and loneliness, mood disorders, social anxiety, and concerns common to young adults.

Originally from Brazil, Eric moved to Australia eight years ago and has integrated a range of evidence-informed methods into his practice. He works from a trauma-informed, client-centred, and non-judgmental stance, aiming to explore how past experiences shape present patterns while building practical skills and resilience. His practice emphasises collaboration - helping people identify goals, develop self-efficacy, and adopt positive behavioural and lifestyle changes that support wellbeing.

Eric uses a variety of therapeutic modalities to meet individual needs, including trauma-informed care, a harm reduction approach, motivational interviewing, cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), schema therapy, recovery-oriented cognitive therapy (CT-R), dialectical behavioural therapy (DBT), and mindfulness-based interventions. He welcomes people seeking help for stress, addiction and substance use, relationship concerns, self-worth struggles, and mood-related difficulties, and invites prospective clients to reach out to explore whether his approach is a good fit.

Online therapeutic approaches and how they help

Eric often integrates cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) into online sessions to help clients identify unhelpful thinking patterns and develop practical strategies for managing symptoms like anxiety, low mood, and problematic behaviours. CBT focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions so clients can test and replace patterns that no longer serve them.

He also uses dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT) skills to teach emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. DBT is useful for people who struggle with intense emotions, impulsivity, or relationship conflicts and offers structured skills that can be practised between sessions.

For trauma-related difficulties, Eric may draw on eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) techniques, which help people process distressing memories and reduce their emotional impact. EMDR is often chosen when past events continue to influence present-day functioning.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Eric will work with each person to assess needs, preferences, and goals, then tailor interventions so the chosen methods fit the individual’s situation and pace.

Online therapy via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging offers flexibility for scheduling and for engaging in therapy from home or another convenient setting. These options make it easier to maintain consistency in care, try different ways of working, and access support that fits a person’s life and routine.