About Sian
Sian Furniss welcomes people who are feeling stuck by past hurt, facing job uncertainty, or struggling with self-worth. She presents as calm and encouraging, and helps clients take small steps toward clearer goals. Sian values each person's experience and builds on existing strengths to make change feel achievable.
She has eight years of professional experience and holds AASW accreditation, the Australian Association of Social Workers credential. Her work focuses on trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, career challenges, coping with life changes and coaching for practical outcomes.
How Sian works
She also supports people dealing with domestic violence, loneliness, questions of life purpose and learning self-love. Sian uses a practical, collaborative style that centres the client's knowledge of their own life. Sessions tend to include problem-solving, goal setting and skills for managing difficult emotions.
She encourages clear, manageable steps rather than overwhelming plans. Her coaching background suits people who want action-oriented support alongside emotional processing. She pays attention to motivation and confidence, and helps clients translate insight into real-world decisions.
The aim is clearer thinking and more reliable momentum. Clients can expect straightforward conversation, feedback and tools to practise between sessions. Sian highlights progress and adjusts work to fit each person's pace and priorities.
She knows taking the first step is hard and treats that step as important progress.
What Sian works with
The areas below are the ones Sian selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
Also listed
Training and background
| Register | AASW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 8 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Australia |
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Online support options
How Sian’s approaches translate to online therapy
Evidence-based therapeutic techniques are used in a way that focuses on practical change. For example, trauma-focused work aims to help people process distressing memories and reduce their day-to-day emotional impact through pacing and coping skills. Coaching and goal-focused methods concentrate on clarifying career aims, boosting motivation and creating step-by-step plans to reach concrete goals.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about needs, preferences and priorities, then adapt techniques over time. This means methods are tested and adjusted rather than imposed, with ongoing discussion about what feels most useful.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions suit shorter check-ins or lower bandwidth, live chat can be a quick way to problem-solve, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work and family commitments while still working with an appropriately qualified therapist.
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