About Xiaoxiao
Xiaoxiao Wang is an AASW accredited social worker with five years of clinical experience. She is known as Tera and works with people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression or life changes. She focuses on practical steps to help people feel steadier and more able to manage day-to-day life.
Tera takes a warm, person-centred approach. Sessions aim to build on each person's strengths and goals rather than follow a one-size-fits-all plan.
How Xiaoxiao works
Conversations move at the client’s pace and focus on what matters most right now. Her work draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, which looks at thoughts and behaviours that keep problems going, and Motivational Interviewing, which helps people find their own reasons to change. She also uses trauma-informed principles to make sure people feel heard and respected.
People come to her for stress, panic or social anxiety, relationship communication problems, career uncertainty, chronic illness or caregiver stress, and for help with guilt, shame or isolation. She also supports those working through life purpose and motivation issues. Tera offers sessions in English and Mandarin and practises in Australia.
She encourages people to begin with small steps and says that therapy is a collaborative process. If someone wants help finding steadier ways to cope, she helps them plan realistic next steps and build on progress over time.
Xiaoxiao lists 2 ways of working on the entry:
What Xiaoxiao works with
The areas below are the ones Xiaoxiao selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
Also listed
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
Training and background
| Register | AASW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 5 |
| Languages | English, Mandarin |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Australia |
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Online support options
How Xiaoxiao uses CBT and Motivational Interviewing online
Motivational Interviewing is a conversational approach that helps people explore their reasons for change. It focuses on drawing out a person's own goals and strengths and can help with motivation for work, wellbeing or recovery.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours. In sessions people learn simple strategies to test unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviours that reduce anxiety and low mood.
Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to decide which methods match their goals and preferences, and adjust plans over time based on what helps most.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls provide face-to-face conversation while phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a short break. Live chat and text-based messaging suit people who prefer writing or need brief check-ins. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, caring roles or health needs.
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