Teena Quinn, ACA

Teena Quinn is an ACA counsellor with more than 10 years of clinical experience. She draws on both her professional practice and lived experience of chronic illness to connect with people facing difficult changes. Teena writes plainly and listens closely to what matters most to each person she sees.

Her approach is practical and person-focused. She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief and relationship and intimacy concerns. Teena also supports people dealing with sleep problems, addictions, adjustment after major life events, and a range of neurodevelopmental and attachment-related challenges.

Teena has worked with people from diverse backgrounds, including time supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. She holds a Fellowship in Lifestyle Medicine and brings that perspective into planning realistic, everyday strategies for wellbeing.

Living with multiple sclerosis, fibromyalgia, Graves' disease, POTS and legal blindness gives her insight into the daily realities of chronic conditions. That lived experience informs how she talks about pacing, symptom management and maintaining identity during illness.

In sessions she tailors conversations and goals to the individual. She aims to help people find meaning, build coping skills and make changes that fit their life. Her style mixes clear structure with a warm, down-to-earth manner that some describe as having a bit of "bush girl" speech.

Teena encourages practical steps alongside reflective work. She supports people who want help with self-esteem, communication problems, parenting strain, body image, chronic pain and career decisions, and with conditions such as bipolar disorder and ADHD.

Therapeutic approaches and online sessions

Teena uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy alongside client-centred ways of working. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying values and developing flexible behaviour change; it can help with anxiety, depression and coping with chronic conditions. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and helps people build safer ways of relating and managing emotion. Client-Centred Therapy puts the person at the heart of the work, offering a respectful, non-judgemental space to talk through problems and set personal goals.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Teena will talk with each person about their needs, goals and preferences and choose or combine methods collaboratively. That means the plan is tailored rather than one-size-fits-all, and it can change as progress is made.

The biography does not specify which online session formats are offered, so please confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into busy lives, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also makes it possible to keep continuity of care during life changes. Appropriately qualified therapists will help you decide whether online sessions fit your goals and day-to-day routine.