Rida Khan, AASW

Rida Khan is an AASW social worker with three years of professional experience in Australia. She focuses on practical, down-to-earth support for people dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, anger and major life changes. Rida speaks English, Hindi and Urdu and aims to make sessions approachable for people from diverse cultural backgrounds.

Rida often works with migrants, refugees and people from multicultural and LGBT+ backgrounds. She uses a person-centred style that looks at strengths and lived experience. Her practice pays attention to how social and systemic forces shape wellbeing, and she helps people connect with relevant local services when needed.

Therapy sessions include straightforward psychosocial techniques and trauma-informed thinking. Rida addresses issues such as postnatal depression and rage, cultural impacts on body image, childhood abuse, family violence, and complex trauma related to war or genocide. She also helps with caregiver stress, chronic illness and coping after disasters.

Rida describes her work as power-informed and decolonising. That means she aims to share power in the room and to notice cultural and historical factors affecting each person. Conversations focus on practical steps, inner strengths and small changes that can make daily life easier.

If a reader wants to begin, the next step is to use the site's Start Therapy flow and complete the short matching questionnaire. Scheduling is then arranged according to therapist availability.

Approaches that guide online sessions

Rida blends trauma-informed practice with person-centred care. Trauma-informed practice means recognising how past harm affects current feelings and reactions, and pacing work so it feels manageable. This approach is often used for abuse, complex trauma and grief issues.

She also uses psychosocial techniques that focus on daily functioning and practical coping skills. These techniques help with stress, anxiety, caregiver strain and difficulties from chronic illness by teaching small, useful strategies for everyday life.

Choosing the right approach is part of therapy and will be decided together. The therapist and client talk about goals, preferences and what feels most helpful, then adapt methods as progress is made. That collaborative process aims to match the approach to each person’s needs.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions around work or family, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Appropriately qualified or registered therapists can tailor the pace and focus of sessions to suit practical constraints and personal goals.