Angela Richardson Goodwin, PACFA

Angela Richardson Goodwin brings 15 years of counselling experience to her work in Australia. She draws on long experience running relationship programs, leading group work and supporting individuals through relationship and life transitions. Angela uses clear, practical language and focuses on helping people find steady ground during times of stress and change.

Clients can expect straightforward conversations and hands-on tools. Angela helps people build coping strategies, improve communication, and work through intimacy and relationship concerns. She also addresses issues such as anxiety, low self-esteem and the strain that caregiving or chronic health problems can bring.

Her method is informed by contemporary evidence-based research alongside Gestalt ideas and mindfulness practices she has developed through international living and meditation traditions. Sessions may include worksheets and psychometric assessments to pinpoint patterns and guide progress. The work aims to develop real-life skills rather than abstract theories.

Angela has a varied background outside counselling, including years in the Defence Forces, nursing training, and a career in IT business analysis. Those experiences shape her practical, solution-focused style and her interest in the mind-body connection. She also brings a lifelong passion for the sea, surfing and surf lifesaving.

People often come to her for relationship help, midlife questions and for support with life purpose and identity. Angela’s approach centres on helping each person recognise strengths, practise new skills and build resilience over time.

Approaches that guide online support and practice

Angela blends evidence-based techniques with mindfulness and Gestalt-inspired work to help people tackle relationship and life-change issues. Mindfulness practices are used to help calm racing thoughts and to increase present-moment awareness, which can assist with anxiety, stress and rumination. Gestalt-influenced work focuses on what is happening between feelings and behaviour in the moment, helping people notice patterns and try different responses. These approaches aim to build practical skills for managing relationships, intimacy concerns and life transitions.

Finding the right combination of approaches is part of the therapy process. The therapist works collaboratively with each person to choose methods that suit their needs, goals and day-to-day reality. This means plans are adjusted over time based on what is helpful in sessions and in life outside therapy.

If you are considering online work, confirm the current session options before booking as formats are not specified in the biography. Online therapy can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also help people continue steady support during life transitions and midlife change by keeping progress consistent across weeks without needing to reorganise daily routines.