Francesca TondiPACFA

Francesca Tondi is a counsellor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationships, parenting and feelings of depression. She speaks English and Italian and brings 13 years of professional experience to her work in Australia. Francesca writes in a direct, warm way and focuses on practical steps that make day-to-day life easier.

She listens for what matters most to each person and then tailors conversations to those needs. Sessions are collaborative - she asks questions, reflects what she hears, and helps people try small changes between meetings. Francesca aims to make sessions a calm space to sort through worries and plan next steps.

Her background includes counselling, psychology work and facilitation of the Tuning into Teens program. That experience informs her approach to parent-child relationships and the stresses of raising children. She draws on real-world experience as a parent alongside her professional work.

Francesca supports people dealing with attachment and abandonment concerns, body image, caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, communication and control issues, separation and divorce, guilt and shame, isolation, life purpose and midlife concerns. She also works with men on issues specific to their experience.

Her style is respectful and practical. Francesca helps people set clear goals, practise new ways of relating and track small wins. She encourages the courage it takes to make change and offers steady support while people work toward a more satisfying life.

How therapeutic approaches shape online care

Francesca uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques focused on practical change and improved relationships. One approach emphasises skills training to reduce anxiety and stress, teaching breathing, pacing and simple behaviour changes that can lower daily tension. Another approach concentrates on attachment and relationship patterns, helping people notice how early relationships influence current reactions and try new ways of connecting.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Francesca collaborates with each person to identify goals, preferences and what feels helpful, then adjusts methods as therapy progresses. This means the approach can shift if a client wants to focus more on mood, parenting or communication skills over time.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the specific session formats available before booking since formats were not detailed in the biography. Many people find online sessions useful because they fit more easily around work and family, can shorten travel time and make regular check-ins simpler. Others prefer shorter phone check-ins when bandwidth is limited or video conversations when visual cues matter. Francesca will discuss practicalities and help choose an arrangement that suits everyday life and therapeutic goals.