Fiona Choi

Fiona Choi is an ACA counsellor practising in Sydney with 12 years of experience. She speaks English, Cantonese and Mandarin and has worked with people from a variety of cultural backgrounds. Fiona aims to make therapy straightforward and approachable for those who feel stuck or overwhelmed.

Her work often focuses on stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem and depression. She also helps people navigate life changes such as relationship shifts, work pressures and immigration challenges. Isolation and loneliness are among the issues she addresses alongside family and communication concerns.

Fiona uses a collaborative, client-centred style that draws on each person's strengths. She commonly adapts cognitive behavioural techniques alongside grounding and relaxation exercises. Sessions tend to be practical and paced to match what someone can manage right now.

She believes clients are the experts in their own lives and aims to build clearer understanding and small, workable steps forward. Fiona places emphasis on creating emotional safety and on practical tools people can use between sessions. The tone she brings is respectful, steady and goal-oriented.

If you are wondering whether counselling might help, Fiona invites you to take a first step by completing the brief matching questionnaire and scheduling a session. That initial contact helps clarify goals and what to expect from ongoing work together.

Therapeutic approaches and how they fit online

Fiona commonly adapts cognitive behavioural approaches that look at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours interact. CBT-style work helps people spot unhelpful thinking patterns, try small behavioural experiments and develop practical coping strategies for anxiety, low mood and stress.

She also uses grounding and relaxation techniques to reduce physical arousal and support emotional regulation. These exercises can be taught in-session and practised between appointments to help with overwhelm and sleep difficulties.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Fiona works collaboratively to identify goals and tries methods that match a person's needs and preferences. She checks in about what is helpful and adjusts the plan together over time.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions around work, study and family life, reduce travel time and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. Many people find that remote sessions let them practise new skills in everyday contexts and follow up more consistently with scheduled appointments.