- Trauma-informed support
- Mind-body tools
- Portuguese and English
About Camila
Camila De Oliveira Mendes Leal welcomes people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, trauma or big life changes. She explains things simply and offers calm, steady support to help people find more balance. Camila is an ACA counsellor with ten years of experience and speaks English and Portuguese.
She trained as a psychologist in Brazil and now practises in Australia. Her work blends psychoanalytic ideas with practical mind-body tools. Sessions often include breathwork and techniques that help people notice how the body and mind affect each other.
Camila describes her practice as gentle and thorough. She helps people look at long-standing patterns while also teaching immediate ways to reduce anxiety and manage strong emotions. This mix aims to relieve distress now and make deeper change over time.
Her interests include trauma and abuse, parenting pressures, self-esteem, and coping with life transitions. She also works with issues such as abandonment, attachment concerns, body image and chronic illness. Camila offers support for people affected by coping with natural or human-caused disaster.
People can expect sessions that combine exploration of past experiences with hands-on calming strategies. She tailors the pace and techniques to each person. To begin, clients use the site’s Start Therapy button to complete a short questionnaire and arrange sessions according to her availability.
Therapeutic approaches and online support
Camila combines psychoanalytic work with mind-body methods and pattern-focused techniques. Psychoanalytic work looks at past experiences and repeated patterns to understand sources of distress and how they keep showing up. Breathwork such as HeartMath offers simple breathing and rhythm exercises to reduce anxiety and improve emotional regulation in the moment. Neuro-linguistic programming and hypnotherapy techniques are used as complementary tools to help reframe unhelpful thoughts and access internal resources for change.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the therapy process. Camila works collaboratively to identify which methods best match a person’s needs, goals and preferences, and she adjusts the plan over time as progress is made.
Session formats are not specified in the original biography, so confirm current session options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow people to use shorter check-ins when needed. It can also let clients choose sessions that suit how they concentrate best, for example using audio-focused work when camera time feels tiring. An ACA counsellor can discuss practical arrangements and help plan how therapy will fit into everyday life.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
10+ years
Credentials
Australia
Languages
English, Portuguese
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
Camila works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting pressures, self-esteem and coping with life changes among other concerns.
What is her therapy style like?
Her approach blends psychoanalytic exploration with practical mind-body techniques such as breathwork and pattern-reframing tools.
How much experience does she have?
She has ten years of clinical experience, including training as a psychologist in Brazil and practice in Australia.
What credentials and location are listed?
Camila is listed as an ACA counsellor and practises in Australia.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Portuguese.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start therapy with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.