- Anger management skills
- Attachment work
- ACT and CBT methods
About Malinda
Malinda Um is an AASW social worker with eight years of clinical experience in Australia. She works with people facing anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, parenting strain and anger. She also helps those dealing with relationship and career stress, compassion fatigue, and major life changes.
She often supports people who feel stuck or overwhelmed despite appearing to manage on the outside. Malinda works with clients who carry complex histories such as abandonment, attachment difficulties, family of origin problems and blended family issues. She also addresses body image, caregiver stress, codependency and communication or control problems.
Her sessions aim to be practical and straightforward. Malinda draws on approaches that help identify patterns, learn new responses and test changes in daily life. She uses techniques from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Narrative Therapy and Attachment-based ways of working, among others.
In conversation she focuses on clear steps clients can try between sessions. That might include noticing triggers, practising short skills for managing strong feelings, or reframing unhelpful stories people tell themselves. The work is collaborative and paced to the person’s needs.
Malinda also has experience supporting cross-cultural issues and intergenerational patterns. Sessions are held in English and she does not accept international clients. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session through the online booking flow.
Therapeutic approaches for managing anger and stress
Malinda uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify their values and take small steps toward actions that matter. ACT can be useful when anger is tied to feeling stuck or when people want a different relationship to their thoughts and feelings.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to spot unhelpful thinking and test more helpful responses. CBT gives practical tools for reducing reactivity and changing behaviours that keep anger and resentment alive.
Attachment-based work looks at patterns that began in early relationships and how those patterns show up now. This can help when anger connects to fears of abandonment, control or difficulty trusting others.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to identify which methods fit their goals, preferences and the problems they bring. That means checking in and adjusting methods as progress is made.
The biography does not list specific online session formats, so please confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins between commitments and reduce travel time. Therapists commonly use approaches that work well by video or phone, and Malinda will discuss practical arrangements when you book a first session.
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Experience
8+ years
Listed in
Australia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of anger issues does she address?
She works with people who struggle with losing their temper, building resentment, frustration at work and living with someone else’s anger.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
The approach is practical and collaborative, focusing on noticing patterns, learning skills and testing changes in everyday life.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has eight years of experience working in social work roles with people facing trauma, anxiety, depression and relationship difficulties.
What are her professional credentials and location?
She is an AASW social worker based in Australia.
Can I have sessions in a language other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.