Xin "Gloria" Guo, AASW

Xin "Gloria" Guo is an AASW accredited social worker with six years of clinical experience in Australia. She brings practical, down-to-earth care to people facing big life changes. Gloria speaks English and Mandarin and focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety and grief. Gloria takes a person-centred and strengths-based approach in sessions. She keeps the conversation grounded and clear. Sessions tend to focus on what is most upsetting now and on small, doable steps forward. Her background includes work with people affected by acute and chronic trauma, childhood trauma, sexual assault, and attachment difficulties. She also supports people coping with depression, addiction, career strain, caregiving stress and compassion fatigue. Gloria pays attention to how past experiences shape present behaviour. She uses a mix of approaches to meet each person’s needs, drawing on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy alongside other methods. Treatment plans are tailored rather than one-size-fits-all, with choices explained in plain language. Outside formal therapy Gloria has training in trauma-sensitive yoga and chair yoga, and she integrates body-aware practices when appropriate. People who prefer collaborative, respectful work and clear practical tools tend to find her style helpful.

How Gloria uses evidence-informed approaches online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choose actions that reflect their values. It can be useful for anxiety, stress and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and teaches practical skills to shift unhelpful patterns; it often helps with anxiety, depression and sleep problems. Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) offers concrete skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance and communication, which can assist people who struggle with intense emotions or relationship conflict.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Gloria will discuss options and tailor methods to the person’s needs, goals and preferences. She aims to make the choice collaborative, explaining what each approach involves and trying techniques together to see what fits.

The biography does not list which online session formats are offered, so please confirm current options before booking. Many people find online sessions helpful because they fit into busy schedules, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Online work can also make it easier to continue therapy during life transitions, while the therapist guides practical skill-building and body-aware practices when appropriate.