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Marielle Quinlan

Therapist / counsellor · Australia

Marielle QuinlanPACFA

Warm integrative psychotherapist

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  • Experience7 years
  • LanguagesEnglish, Portuguese
  • SessionsOnline
  • Stress and anxiety
  • Self-esteem support
  • Evidence-based care

About Marielle

Marielle Quinlan greets people with a warm, down-to-earth style. She focuses on practical ways to reduce stress and anxiety, manage addictive behaviours, and build stronger self-esteem. Many clients come to her while facing big life changes, and she helps them find steady footing during those times.

Marielle trained as an integrative transpersonal psychotherapist and brings together several approaches. She blends evidence-based techniques with present-moment, intuitive ways of working. Sessions often include straightforward conversations, creative tools, and grounding practices to help people apply changes between meetings.

Her background emphasises building easy rapport and holding a calm presence. That means the first goal is helping people feel heard and understood so they can talk through what matters most. She aims to make sessions feel like a practical place to try new ways of coping and communicating.

Marielle has seven years of clinical experience and holds PACFA, which she lists as her credential. She works with concerns such as relationship strain, codependency, body image, attachment difficulties, and the emotional impacts of major events like separation or serious illness.

Sessions are conducted in English and Portuguese, and people in Australia can choose to work with her through the therapy site's booking process. Prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to the therapist's availability.

How Marielle's approaches translate to online work

Marielle combines integrative and transpersonal perspectives with evidence-based techniques to help people manage stress, anxiety, addictive behaviours, and relationship difficulties. Integrative work means she draws on different tools to suit the person - for example practical skill-building alongside reflective exercises to explore values. Transpersonal-informed approaches bring attention to meaning, connection, and creative ways to access resilience in difficult times.

She also uses evidence-based techniques that focus on present problems and teach concrete coping strategies. These methods can help with panic, persistent worry, low mood, and unhelpful behaviour patterns by teaching new ways to respond to triggers and high-stress moments.

Finding the right combination of approaches is part of the therapeutic process. The therapist collaborates with each person to identify goals, test different techniques, and refine what works best over time. Clients are invited to discuss preferences and practical needs so therapy fits into day-to-day life.

If you are considering online sessions, please confirm available session formats before booking as the profile does not specify them. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy routine, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It also makes it possible to continue support during transitions and other life changes without rearranging your whole day.

Professional registration

  • PACFA Australia · No. 32189

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Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEmptinessFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingImmigration issuesImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Experience

7+ years

Credentials

PACFA · Australia

Languages

English, Portuguese

Frequently asked questions

What issues does Marielle commonly help with?

She helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship difficulties, and self-esteem problems. She also supports coping with life changes and related concerns such as attachment issues and codependency.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her style is integrative and down-to-earth, combining evidence-based techniques with present-moment intuitive interventions. Sessions tend to be practical, conversational, and focused on skills you can use between meetings.

What is her clinical experience?

She has seven years of experience working in therapeutic settings. That background includes working with people facing relationship strain, body image concerns, and the emotional effects of major life events.

What credentials and location are listed?

Her listed credential is PACFA and she practises in Australia. The credential is shown as provided in her profile.

Which languages are supported during sessions?

Sessions are offered in English and Portuguese.

Can international clients work with her?

International clients are not currently accepted. People in Australia can book through the site's matching and scheduling process.

How does payment and cost work?

Cost varies with location and the therapist's availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

What steps are involved to begin therapy?

Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling a time based on the therapist's availability.

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