Hamida Parkar, AASW

Hamida Parkar is an Accredited Social Worker based in Australia who brings a compassionate, practical approach to therapy. With five years of professional experience, she supports people facing stress and anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief and loss, low self-esteem, depression, addictions, relationship difficulties, and a range of life transitions. She combines evidence-based methods with a holistic outlook to help clients regain a sense of control and move toward meaningful change.

Hamida creates an open, nonjudgmental space where clients can explore thoughts and feelings at their own pace. Her practice emphasizes collaboration - working together to identify goals, build coping skills, and strengthen resilience when life feels overwhelming. She draws on training in trauma-informed practice, crisis support, group facilitation, and approaches for complex trauma to tailor care to each personâs needs.

She holds professional accreditation with the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) - indicating registration as an Accredited Social Worker - and has completed a bachelorâs degree in sociology and a masterâs degree in social work. Hamida provides therapy in English, Hindi, and Marathi and focuses on helping individuals, couples, and families navigate challenges such as attachment and relationship issues, caregiver stress, intimacy concerns, eating and body image struggles, and grief, while also offering coaching and support for career and life changes.

Therapeutic Approaches and Flexible Online Care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters most to them and build practical habits that align with their values. It supports work on anxiety, depression, and difficulties with motivation by combining acceptance strategies with commitment to meaningful actions.

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns in close relationships that affect emotions and behavior. It is useful for addressing relationship difficulties, abandonment and attachment issues, intimacy concerns, and family dynamics by helping clients understand and reshape relational responses.

Hamida approaches treatment collaboratively - exploring which methods fit each personâs needs, goals, and preferences and adjusting the plan as therapy progresses. Clients participate in choosing techniques and setting the pace so the work feels manageable and relevant.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility; sessions can be arranged by video call or phone when face-to-face meetings are impractical, and live chat or text-based messaging can provide additional check-ins or short-term support between sessions. These options make it easier to access consistent care around work, family, or mobility constraints while working with licensed professionals and therapists toward sustainable change.