- Trauma and anxiety
- Perinatal support
- Breathwork and somatic tools
About Camila
Camila De Oliveira Mendes Leal offers practical support for people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and major life changes. She is named Camila and brings ten years of experience to sessions. She focuses on helping adolescents and adults build tools for coping and emotional balance. Sessions are delivered in English and Portuguese and her training is recognised by the ACA, the Australian Counselling Association.
Camila blends longer-term talking work with techniques that target body and nervous system responses. Her background includes Brazilian psychology training and work that draws on psychoanalytic ideas to look at longstanding patterns. She also uses breathwork drawn from HeartMath to help with anxiety and regulation, and complementary methods such as Neuro-Linguistic Programming and hypnotherapy to reframe unhelpful habits.
People come for help with trauma, stress, self-esteem issues and parenting pressures. Camila mentions perinatal mental health and support for chronic stress and anxiety as areas she commonly addresses. She also works with concerns like attachment, abandonment, body image and coping with illness or caregiving demands.
Her sessions aim to be non-judgemental and supportive while focusing on practical steps clients can use between meetings. Camila personalises the pace and techniques to each person’s needs and life circumstances. She encourages a collaborative relationship where the client’s goals guide the work.
To start, a short matching questionnaire and scheduling follow the Start Therapy button. This helps match priorities and set an initial plan that fits the client’s availability and needs.
Camila blends longer-term talking work with techniques that target body and nervous system responses. Her background includes Brazilian psychology training and work that draws on psychoanalytic ideas to look at longstanding patterns. She also uses breathwork drawn from HeartMath to help with anxiety and regulation, and complementary methods such as Neuro-Linguistic Programming and hypnotherapy to reframe unhelpful habits.
People come for help with trauma, stress, self-esteem issues and parenting pressures. Camila mentions perinatal mental health and support for chronic stress and anxiety as areas she commonly addresses. She also works with concerns like attachment, abandonment, body image and coping with illness or caregiving demands.
Her sessions aim to be non-judgemental and supportive while focusing on practical steps clients can use between meetings. Camila personalises the pace and techniques to each person’s needs and life circumstances. She encourages a collaborative relationship where the client’s goals guide the work.
To start, a short matching questionnaire and scheduling follow the Start Therapy button. This helps match priorities and set an initial plan that fits the client’s availability and needs.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSHoardingImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTraumatic brain injuryTrichotillomaniaWomen's issuesYoung adult issues
Experience
10+ years
Credentials
ACA · Australia
Languages
English, Portuguese
How therapeutic approaches and online sessions come together
Camila combines psychodynamic exploration with body-focused regulation to help clients understand patterns and feel steadier day to day. Psychoanalytic ideas are used to look at recurring relationships and emotional patterns that show up across a person’s life; this approach helps when issues feel rooted in long-standing behaviour or attachment concerns.She also uses breathwork techniques from HeartMath to reduce anxiety and support somatic regulation. These methods teach simple breathing and rhythm practices that can lower stress symptoms and improve concentration. Complementary tools such as Neuro-Linguistic Programming and hypnotherapy are used to reframe unhelpful thinking and access internal resources for change.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Camila treats approach selection as a collaborative process, adjusting techniques to fit a person’s needs, goals and preferences. She aims to explain options clearly and trial methods together to see what helps most.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. In general, online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time and allow for shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It also lets people use breathwork or grounding techniques in the moment and then review them with their therapist, which can speed learning and make tools more usable between sessions.
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does Camila help with?
Camila supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma and self-esteem concerns. She also helps with parenting pressures and coping with major life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her practice mixes deeper psychodynamic exploration with practical regulation tools. Clients can expect both talking work and hands-on techniques such as breathwork and reframing exercises.
How much experience does she have?
She has ten years of professional experience, including Brazilian psychology training and practice in Australia.
What credentials and location are listed?
Camila is a Level 4 counsellor with ACA, the Australian Counselling Association, and she is based in Australia.
Which languages can sessions be held in?
Sessions are offered in English and Portuguese.
Are international clients accepted?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are fees and payments handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions operate via a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
What is the process to begin working together?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist’s availability.