Hamida Parkar, AASW

5 years in practice

Hamida Parkar is an AASW social worker who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety and life changes.

License and registration

AASW: 470025 · expires June 2026
Years in practice: 5
Languages: English, Hindi, Marathi

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About Hamida

Hamida Parkar is an AASW social worker who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety and life changes. She speaks English, Hindi and Marathi and aims to make sessions calm and direct. Many clients seek her for trauma, grief, low self-esteem and relationship concerns.

Hamida offers a straightforward, compassionate style. She listens without judgement and helps people name what matters most. Sessions are collaborative and paced to the person’s comfort level so decisions happen one step at a time.

Background and approach

Her background combines crisis work and counselling. She has five years of clinical practice plus prior leadership in suicide prevention and crisis support. That experience informs how she responds when a person feels overwhelmed or stuck.

Hamida uses several approaches in her work, including Emotionally-Focused Therapy to look at emotional patterns, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to clarify values and action, and Attachment-Based ideas to map relationship dynamics. She draws on client-centred listening and cognitive-behavioural tools when those fit the issue. In sessions she helps people build practical skills for coping, communication and emotional regulation.

That can include learning small behaviour changes, practising new ways of speaking about feelings, or planning steps to manage difficult situations. Her aim is to help people feel steadier and more able to move forward. People who prefer talking in Hindi or Marathi can do so.

She provides therapy in Australia by video, phone, live chat or messaging, and uses a subscription model that clients can cancel at any time.

Focus areas and approaches

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Approaches Hamida names

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Online support

Therapeutic approaches adapted for online care

Hamida works with Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people identify and change unhelpful emotional patterns, which can be useful when relationships or intimacy are a concern. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify their values and take small committed actions aligned with what matters to them. Attachment-based ideas are used to understand how early relationship patterns still affect current feelings and interactions.

Choosing the right method is part of the work together. Hamida collaborates with each person to decide which approaches fit their goals, situation and comfort. She reviews progress and adapts the plan over time so therapy stays practical and relevant.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video allows face-to-face conversations and visual cues, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, short chat or messaging can suit quick check-ins or between-session support. These options make it easier to schedule sessions around work, family and everyday life while still focusing on meaningful change.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of concerns does Hamida help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem, relationship and intimacy issues, addictions, eating concerns, anger and career changes, among other life challenges.

How would you describe her approach in sessions?

She uses a mix of Emotionally-Focused Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, attachment-based ideas, client-centred listening and cognitive-behavioural techniques to suit each person's needs.

What is her professional background?

Hamida has five years of clinical experience and prior leadership in suicide prevention and crisis support, where she supervised and mentored staff working with complex crises.

What credentials and location are listed?

She is an AASW social worker based in Australia and holds tertiary qualifications in social work and sociology.

Which languages are available for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English, Hindi and Marathi.

Can people outside Australia work with her?

International clients are not currently accepted; sessions are offered to people in Australia.

What session formats does she provide and how are fees handled?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Fees vary with location and therapist availability and are delivered through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I start a therapy process with her?

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