Kathryn Furfaro, PACFA

Kathryn Furfaro is a Sydney-based therapist practising in Australia with three years of clinical experience. She is credentialed with PACFA - a professional credential that reflects training and membership with an established psychotherapy and counselling body in Australia. Kathryn works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties and grief, and she supports clients exploring self-esteem, motivation and confidence concerns.

Kathryn approaches therapy from a strengths-based perspective, recognising that each person is the expert on their own life and already holds resources to navigate change. She aims to create an empowering environment where people can build practical strategies for managing symptoms, repair communication in relationships, and process loss and major life transitions. Her work also addresses attachment and abandonment concerns, body image, caregiver stress, chronic illness and other life challenges listed in her practice areas.

Kathryn encourages courageous first steps toward a more fulfilling life and offers steady support as clients set goals and try new ways of coping. She combines evidence-based techniques with collaborative, client-centred care to help people move toward greater resilience and wellbeing.

Evidence-based approaches and flexible online care

Kathryn uses evidence-based techniques that focus on building practical skills to manage symptoms such as anxiety, stress and low mood. These skills-based strategies help clients learn coping tools, improve emotion regulation and reduce unhelpful patterns that interfere with daily life.

She also works from a strengths-based, client-centred perspective that honours each person’s experience and priorities. This collaborative approach helps people explore relationship patterns, attachment concerns and grief while identifying personal resources and values to guide change.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Kathryn partners with clients to determine what fits best based on their needs, goals and preferences. Together they adapt techniques over time so therapy remains relevant and effective.

Online therapy with Kathryn is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging, giving clients flexibility to engage in ways that suit their schedule and comfort. These options make it easier to access consistent support from licensed professionals without the constraints of travel, and allow therapy to fit into busy or changing lives.