Niveen Rajabdeen, ACA

Niveen Rajabdeen is a clinical counsellor (ACA) who focuses on thoughts and everyday habits that affect wellbeing. She works with people feeling stuck, overwhelmed or disconnected and aims to make sessions practical and approachable. Her style is warm and collaborative, and she helps clients notice patterns and try different ways of responding to stress.

Niveen has seven years of experience in counselling and psychotherapy in Australia. She draws on a mix of talking therapies and body-based practices to help with anxiety, depression and workplace stress. She also supports people through grief, trauma, relationship difficulties and major life changes.

Her work often includes simple mindfulness and nervous system regulation techniques. These tools are used alongside cognitive and emotion-focused methods to help people manage strong feelings and repetitive thinking. Niveen encourages small, sustainable changes that fit into everyday life.

She also brings experience with cultural identity concerns, compassion fatigue, addiction and ADHD-related challenges. Sessions are aimed at increasing self-awareness, improving communication and reducing unhelpful habits that get in the way of daily functioning.

Niveen aims to make therapy a space where people feel heard and able to try new strategies. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a session according to the therapist's availability.

Approaches that translate well to online counselling

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and commit to actions that match their values. It is useful for anxiety, low mood and when stuck in unhelpful thinking patterns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings and actions and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful habits and reactions. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) supports people to identify and shift patterns in emotional responses, which can help with relationship and intimacy-related issues.

Working out which approach fits best is part of the therapy process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what has or hasn’t helped before, and then try methods that suit the person. Clients often mix approaches so the work reflects their needs rather than one fixed model.

Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also support use of worksheets, guided mindfulness or in-the-moment coaching on thoughts and everyday habits while people are in their daily environments. Appropriately qualified or registered therapists can discuss what will work best for each person and adapt the methods for online use.