- Trauma-informed approach
- ACT and CBT
- Speaks English and Mandarin
About Xin
Xin "Gloria" Guo is an Accredited Social Worker (AASW) who brings six years of clinical experience to her counselling. She focuses on helping people cope with stress, anxiety, grief and trauma, and she also supports people facing life changes, relationship and intimacy concerns, and issues around addiction and depression. Sessions are offered in English and Mandarin and are grounded in a person-centred, strength-based approach.
Gloria draws on several well-known therapeutic approaches, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). She uses these methods alongside trauma-informed practices to help people manage symptoms, develop coping strategies and rebuild daily routines after distressing events. She also understands complex grief, attachment difficulties and dissociation.
Her work often includes practical skills training such as emotion regulation, communication techniques and behaviour experiments to test new ways of coping. Gloria integrates mindful movement and breath-based practices from her yoga training when clients find body-based methods helpful. She aims to create a calm, collaborative space where people can try small, manageable changes.
People who reach out can expect clear, down-to-earth explanations and step-by-step plans. Gloria emphasises building on strengths and setting realistic goals. She helps clients notice what matters to them and take values-based actions toward those priorities.
Her background includes social work training, yoga and trauma-sensitive somatic practices that inform gentle, paced work with trauma and loss. Prospective clients should confirm current session formats before booking.
How Gloria uses therapy approaches online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on noticing thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them and taking actions that match personal values. It is useful for anxiety, low motivation and adjusting after loss. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people spot unhelpful thinking patterns and try new behaviours to reduce distress and improve day-to-day functioning. It suits problems like anxiety, depression and sleep difficulties. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance and clearer communication, which can help with intense emotions and relationship strain.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences and what feels manageable. Together they decide which techniques to try first and adjust the plan over time based on what helps.
Confirm the current online session options before booking, as formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-in sessions when needed. It also lets people continue therapy through stressful life events and disasters when getting to a clinic is difficult. Appropriately qualified therapists adapt exercises, homework and body-based practices for remote sessions so clients can keep progressing from wherever they are.
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Experience
6+ years
Credentials
Australia
Languages
English, Mandarin
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does Gloria help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem and coping with life changes. Other concerns include addictions, relationship and intimacy-related issues, eating and sleeping problems, anger and compassion fatigue.
What is her general counselling style?
Her style is person-centred and strength-based with a trauma-informed outlook. She works collaboratively and focuses on practical skills and values-based goals.
How much experience does she have?
She has six years of clinical experience working with individual clients and people affected by grief, trauma and attachment issues.
What credential does she hold and where is she located?
She is an AASW Accredited Social Worker and practises in Australia.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Mandarin.
Can people outside Australia work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are fees and subscriptions handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin the process of working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.