- Trauma-informed care
- Practical pattern work
- Compassionate approach
About Michaela
Michaela Levas is a psychotherapist who uses trauma-informed care and psychotherapy to help people make sense of difficult patterns. She names self-understanding as the first step toward change and focuses on helping clients reconnect with their own clarity and voice.
Her practice combines psychotherapy with clinical hypnosis, ego state approaches and narrative work to help people look at repeating behaviours. Michaela helps clients notice parts of themselves, meet those parts with compassion and begin to change unhelpful responses.
People come to her for stress, anxiety, relationship strain and self-esteem concerns. She also supports work around life changes, ADHD, and issues such as abandonment, attachment and codependency. Sessions often involve mapping patterns, developing practical strategies and practising new ways of relating to oneself.
Michaela has four years of experience and is registered with the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia, PACFA. Her style is grounded and intuitive, with a focus on turning insight into action so change feels real and useful.
She aims to create a calm, human space where people can take ownership of their story. Conversations are direct but compassionate, and the work moves at the client’s pace toward clearer choices and small, practical steps.
How therapeutic approaches shape online work
Psychotherapy helps people understand repeating patterns and make different choices; sessions focus on talking through history, noticing reactions and practising new responses in everyday life. Clinical hypnosis involves guided relaxation and focused attention to help access different parts of experience and support change in how people respond to stress or habit patterns. Ego state approaches look at the different parts of a person’s inner world and encourage compassionate communication between those parts to reduce self-criticism and increase inner cooperation.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods suit their goals and preferences. That means trying strategies, checking how they land in real life and adjusting the mix of techniques over time.
Practical benefits of online therapy often include fitting sessions into a busy week, reducing travel time and keeping therapy consistent when life is unpredictable. Because the biography does not list specific session formats, please confirm the current online options before booking. Appropriately qualified therapists can adapt exercises and homework for remote sessions so progress continues between meetings.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
4+ years
Credentials
Listed on profile
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Michaela commonly help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship strain and self-esteem issues, and supports people coping with life changes and ADHD-related challenges.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
The approach is trauma-informed and grounded. Michaela blends psychotherapy, clinical hypnosis, ego state ideas and narrative techniques to turn insight into practical change.
What relevant experience does she bring?
She has four years of clinical experience working with people on emotional patterns, attachment concerns and codependency related issues.
What are her credentials and location?
She is registered with the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA) and practises in Australia.
In which languages can sessions be held?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside Australia work with her?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
How are sessions paid for and how much do they cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
What is the process for starting therapy?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.
Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.