Jennifer Altheimer, ACA, PACFA

Jennifer Altheimer is an Australian counsellor registered with the Australian Counselling Association (ACA) and the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA). With 18 years of clinical experience, she has supported individuals, children, young people, couples and families from diverse backgrounds through a wide range of life challenges. Her registrations with ACA and PACFA indicate membership in national professional associations for counsellors and psychotherapists, reflecting ongoing commitment to professional standards.

She focuses on repairing and strengthening relationships - both the relationship a person has with themselves and with others. Jennifer brings warmth and an approachable manner to sessions, aiming to create a space where people can feel heard, acknowledged and encouraged to discover their own voice. Her practice emphasizes a strengths-based, client-centered approach that recognises each person as the expert in their own life while helping them access inner resources for growth and healing.

Her experience covers family and relationship dynamics, interpersonal issues, grief and loss, family and domestic violence, trauma, depression, anxiety, parent-teen conflict and migration. In couples work she offers pre-marital support and assistance with separation or relationship strengthening, and she also provides family counselling, coaching and group work. Sessions are tailored to the client’s needs and draw on a blend of therapeutic modalities and techniques to support increased self-awareness, improved relationships and practical ways to cope with life changes.

Therapeutic approaches and accessible online support

Jennifer works from a client-centered perspective, which means sessions focus on the client’s own goals and experiences. This approach emphasizes empathy, active listening and collaboration to help people build self-awareness and find their own solutions; it is often helpful for relationship, identity and self-esteem concerns.

She also incorporates mindfulness therapy, which uses present-moment awareness and gentle attention practices to reduce distress and support emotional regulation. Mindfulness techniques can assist with anxiety, stress and coping with difficult emotions.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the work together. Jennifer approaches therapy collaboratively, helping clients explore which methods suit their needs, goals and preferences and adjusting the mix of tools as progress is made.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for busy schedules and for those who find remote sessions more accessible. These formats make it possible to maintain continuity of care, schedule sessions around life demands and engage in therapy from a familiar environment, while working with licensed professionals and therapists to address personal and relational challenges.