Stina Boro , ACA

Stina Boro is a registered counsellor who combines clinical training with embodied practices to offer an integrative, trauma-informed approach to care. With eight years of experience in mental health and community services, she draws on a Master of Counselling - a graduate degree in therapeutic practice - alongside specific training as a certified somatic therapist and IFS-trained practitioner. She also brings teaching experience in yoga and mindfulness and holds ACA Level 4 accreditation, described here as an established professional recognition in counselling practice.

Her work centers on a person-centered, collaborative approach that respects each individual’s inner resources while attending to the interplay of body, mind, and context. She engages modalities such as somatic techniques, attachment-focused work, polyvagal-informed practices, and systemic perspectives to support people navigating trauma, anxiety, grief, relationship difficulties, identity questions, and life transitions. She has particular experience supporting girls and young women developing agency and voice, and she works affirmatively with women, trans, and non-binary people facing cycle-related health concerns and hormonal impacts.

Sessions may include gentle mindfulness, grounding practices, breathwork, or guided visualisation offered with informed consent. Her practice is grounded in intersectional, queer-affirming principles and aims to help clients deepen self-trust and resilience rather than âfixâ what is perceived as broken.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Stina integrates several evidence-informed approaches to support clients in online sessions. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns of relating that develop in close relationships and helps people understand and shift how they connect, which is useful for relationship issues, attachment wounds, and repeating interpersonal patterns. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a respectful, non-directive stance that prioritizes the client’s perspective and autonomy - it is often helpful for building self-awareness, confidence, and emotional processing. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) combines acceptance strategies with values-based action to help people live more meaningfully despite difficult thoughts or feelings, and can be effective for anxiety, stress, and life transitions.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Stina works collaboratively with each person to tailor methods to their needs, goals, and preferences. She will explore which techniques fit best and adjust the plan over time so the work remains relevant and useful.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can take place by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging - making it easier to fit support into busy lives, manage mobility or caregiving constraints, and maintain continuity through life changes. Licensed professionals and therapists can deliver meaningful, process-oriented care through these formats while adapting interventions to the online setting.