Xin "Gloria" Guo, AASW

Xin "Gloria" Guo is an AASW accredited social worker who brings six years of clinical experience to her practice. She focuses on clear, practical support for common problems like stress, anxiety, grief and relationship difficulties. Gloria speaks English and Mandarin and aims to make sessions straightforward and approachable for people who feel overwhelmed.

Gloria’s background includes work with people impacted by acute and chronic trauma, childhood trauma, sexual assault and attachment difficulties. She also has experience with addiction, eating and sleeping concerns, chronic illness and carer stress. This gives her a broad base for helping with life transitions and intense emotional reactions.

Her way of working is client-centred and strength-based. Sessions tend to be collaborative and paced to each person’s needs. Gloria draws on strategies from approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy to address thoughts and everyday habits.

Gloria also integrates trauma-informed practices and somatic-informed skills, and has training in EMDR and Internal Family Systems approaches noted in her background. She blends talk-based techniques with grounding and body awareness tools when helpful.

Outside of therapy she has training in yoga and meditation, including trauma-sensitive and chair yoga programs. People who prefer a gentle, practical approach that links thoughts, habits and the body often find her style useful.

Therapeutic approaches and online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It is often used for anxiety, stress and life changes. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on how thoughts, feelings and behaviours interact and gives practical tools to change patterns that get in the way. Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) teaches skills for managing strong emotions and improving interpersonal effectiveness.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Gloria will discuss which methods feel most relevant and adapt sessions to the person’s goals and preferences. That collaborative process helps shape whether more skills, exposure-style work or somatic practices are used.

The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current session options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life - for example, it can reduce travel time, allow shorter check-in meetings and make attendance possible from different locations. It also supports continuity of care when people move or have changing schedules. Appropriately qualified therapists can use the approaches above in remote sessions while tailoring techniques to what works best for each person.