- Guilt and shame focus
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- CBT and DBT skills
About Anthea
Anthea Siow is an AASW social worker with 10 years of professional experience in Australia. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, grief and depression. She also focuses on issues such as abandonment, attachment, body image, caregiver stress, chronic illness, communication problems, control issues, forgiveness, guilt and shame, and feelings of isolation.
Anthea keeps sessions straightforward and practical. She listens to the problem as you describe it, helps map out what matters most, and suggests small steps to test and shift patterns that keep you stuck. Conversations include skills from cognitive and behavioural approaches and ways to notice difficult feelings without being overwhelmed.
Her background includes work across family conflict, domestic and family violence, sexual assault, safety planning and parenting concerns. That experience shapes a careful approach to trauma and safety. Anthea draws on attachment-based ideas when relationships and early patterns are central to the problem.
She commonly blends Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, CBT and dialectical skills to address rumination, avoidance and strong emotions. Client-centred listening is part of how she helps people feel heard and clarify choices. Sessions aim to be practical and relevant to everyday life demands.
Anthea works in English and practises in Australia. If you want to explore whether she could help with guilt or shame linked to relationships, family or past events, the first step is a short questionnaire and an initial session to discuss goals and next steps.
Approaches used online and how they help
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on noticing unwanted thoughts and values-driven action. It can help when guilt or shame lead to avoidance and you want to make different choices despite difficult feelings. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings and behaviours. It is useful for addressing repetitive self-critical thoughts and for testing new ways of responding to them. Attachment-Based Therapy pays attention to how early relationships shape current patterns. This can be useful when guilt and shame are connected to attachment or abandonment concerns.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Anthea will talk with you about your situation, goals and preferences and suggest which methods to try first. That choice is collaborative and can change as therapy progresses.
Confirm the exact online formats before booking, as the biography did not list session types. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. Therapists adapt exercises, mindfulness practices and behavioural experiments so they work in remote sessions and relate to everyday life.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Australia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she work with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief and depression, plus related issues such as guilt and shame.
How would she approach feelings of guilt or shame?
She uses a mix of approaches such as ACT, CBT and attachment-informed ideas to help you notice guilty or shameful thoughts, respond differently to them, and test small behavioural changes.
How much experience does she have?
She has 10 years of professional experience working in Australia with a range of concerns including trauma, family conflict and mental health issues.
What are her credentials and where does she practise?
She is credentialed with the AASW and practises in Australia.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats does she provide?
Confirm current session options before booking, as specific formats were not listed in the biography.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session to discuss goals and next steps.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.