About Hongru
Hongru Luo is an AASW counsellor who brings four years of clinical mental health experience to his work. He focuses on practical steps people can use to reduce stress, manage anxiety, and work through depression or low motivation. He meets clients in English and Mandarin and offers sessions online by video, phone, live chat or text messaging.
Hongru centres sessions on the person in front of him. He listens without judgement and helps people name what matters to them.
How Hongru works
He believes people already have strengths to build on and uses that as the starting point for change. His practice includes straightforward tools for handling anger, improving self-esteem, and coping after trauma or abuse. He also helps with grief, sleeping and eating difficulties, and the strain that life changes bring.
Conversations are aimed at practical shifts people can try between sessions. Hongru uses a mix of approaches to suit different needs. He draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to clarify values and build committed action.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is used for thinking and behaviour changes, and Attachment-Based ideas help when relationship or caregiving patterns are part of the concern. People who prefer shorter check-ins can use messaging or live chat, while longer work is often done by video or phone.
To begin, the process is to select Start Therapy, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session according to availability.
Hongru lists 10 ways of working on the entry:
What Hongru works with
The areas below are the ones Hongru selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | AASW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 4 |
| Languages | English, Mandarin |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Australia |
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Online support options
How Hongru's approaches work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small steps that match those values. It is useful for stress, anxiety and motivation problems because it focuses on action rather than trying to eliminate difficult thoughts. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours interact and teaches concrete strategies to change unhelpful patterns. It often helps with depression, anxiety and sleep or eating concerns. Attachment-Based Therapy considers how early relationships shape coping and connection styles; it can be helpful when relationship patterns, caregiving stress or attachment issues are part of the problem.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with the client about their goals and preferences and suggest which methods to try first. This is a collaborative process and approaches can be adjusted as needs change.
Online therapy offers flexibility for different life rhythms. Video calls allow longer, interactive sessions; phone sessions can fit into a lunch break or suit lower bandwidth; live chat and text messaging provide shorter check-ins and ongoing support between appointments. These options make it easier to keep a steady therapy rhythm without travelling, and they let the therapist and client focus on practical steps that fit day-to-day life.
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