Therapy Approaches & Modalities | Kindred Counselling Melbourne

Therapeutic Approaches

EXPLORE THE MODALITIES we
might use in our work together

Kindred draws from evidence-based therapeutic frameworks, each offering different tools for understanding patterns and creating change. These modalities aren't applied as separate techniques, they're woven together fluidly, drawing on whichever combination is most useful for what you're working on.

Below are the core approaches that inform the work, though the practice isn't limited to these alone. What matters is finding what works for you.

Title

Description

ACCEPTANCE AND COMMITMENT THERAPY

(ACT)

Clarifying your values and building the flexibility to move forward with what matters, even when difficult thoughts and feelings are present.

ATTACHMENT-BASED THERAPY

ATTACHMENT

Understanding how early relationships shape current patterns in intimacy, trust, and connection—and developing earned secure attachment.

COGNITIVE BEHAVIOURAL THERAPY

(CBT)

CBT examines the relationship between your thoughts, feelings, and behaviours, helping you recognise patterns that keep you stuck and develop alternative ways of responding.

INTERNAL FAMILY SYSTEMS

(IFS)

Working with the "family" made up of all the different parts within you—the inner critic, people-pleaser, protector—with compassion rather than judgment, accessing your capacity for self-leadership.

PERSON-CENTRED THERAPY

(PCT)

Creating non-judgmental space for you to explore your experience and find answers.

PSYCHODYNAMIC

Exploring unconscious patterns, defence mechanisms, and how past experiences shape present behaviour—bringing what's beneath the surface into awareness to understand the 'why' to create lasting change.

SOLUTION-FOCUSED THERAPY

(SFT)

Focusing on solutions and what's already working rather than analysing problems, helping you move forward efficiently and practically.

SOMATIC APPROACHES

SOMATIC

Recognising that trauma and emotion live in your body, not just your thoughts—and working with physical experience as a pathway for change.

TRAUMA-INFORMED PRACTICE

TRAUMA INFORMED

Recognising how past experiences affect present functioning, building safety and regulation before processing difficult material.