Anthea Siow, AASW
10 years in practice
Anthea Siow is an AASW social worker with ten years' experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and relationship problems.
License and registration
- AASW
- 506060 · expires June 2026
- Years in practice
- 10
- Languages
- English
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About Anthea
Anthea Siow is an AASW social worker with ten years' experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and relationship problems. She uses a respectful, down-to-earth style to help clients find clearer direction and daily coping skills. Anthea keeps language simple and practical so busy parents can read and act quickly.
She focuses on what is happening in a person's life now, and how their past shapes current patterns.
Background and approach
Sessions look at feelings, behaviours and important relationships. Anthea helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and try small, manageable changes between sessions. Her approach draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to build skills for emotion regulation and problem solving.
Attachment-based ideas are used to understand patterns in relationships and closeness. Existential perspectives support people who are questioning life purpose and meaning. Anthea adapts her work for those facing chronic illness, caregiving stress, body image concerns, abandonment and shame.
She also supports people dealing with communication problems, control struggles, loneliness and financial stress. The work is collaborative and paced to suit each person's needs. People can expect a compassionate and practical space to talk through hard topics.
Anthea will tailor goals and simple exercises to help clients practise new ways of coping and relating outside sessions.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Anthea lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Anthea names
- Existential Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Gottman Method
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Systemic Therapy
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Online support
How Anthea’s approaches work online
Anthea blends Acceptance and Commitment Therapy with Cognitive Behavioural ideas to help people notice unhelpful thoughts, commit to values-based actions, and build practical coping skills. ACT helps with anxiety, avoidance and finding direction, while CBT focuses on changing thinking patterns and behaviours that keep problems going.She also uses Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how past relationship experiences shape current closeness and communication. That approach helps when people struggle with trust, abandonment fears or repeated conflict in relationships. Anthea aims to match methods to each person's situation and goals rather than use one fixed method.
Finding the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will work with the client to decide what feels most useful based on needs, goals and preferences. This collaborative process may include trying a few techniques and checking what helps most over time.
Online work is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different routines. Video is useful for deeper sessions, phone can fit a short break at work, and text options suit ongoing brief check-ins or when someone prefers not to be on camera. These formats make it easier to keep therapy consistent around busy family and work commitments.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Anthea help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and relationship problems. Additional focus areas include attachment issues, body image, caregiving stress and chronic illness.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her style is down-to-earth and collaborative. Sessions focus on practical steps, clearer thinking and small experiments to try between meetings.
How much experience does she have?
Anthea has ten years of professional experience working in Australia. That background includes work with trauma, mental health and resilience-building.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds AASW and practises in Australia. The AASW is shown as her professional credential.
Which languages are supported and are international clients seen?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Different formats suit different needs such as shorter check-ins or camera-free conversations.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model. The subscription can be cancelled at any time.
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