- Stress and anxiety
- Cognitive behavioural work
- English and Cantonese
About Kuan
Dr. Kuan Hiong Sylvia Chiang is registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) in the United Kingdom and has around 15 years of professional experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, family tensions, low self-esteem, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy issues, sleep problems, parenting strain, anger and career concerns. Guilt and shame are also listed among her focus areas. Sessions are offered in English and Cantonese and international clients are accepted.
She uses a mix of approaches in straightforward ways. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and routines. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) supports noticing difficult feelings while choosing actions that matter. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on understanding the client's perspective and building a steady working relationship.
Dr Chiang draws on experience working across different cultures, including Hong Kong and New York, and brings that background into conversations about values, family expectations and identity. In practice she listens to what matters most and then works with each person to set clear, practical steps they can try between sessions.
Her style is conversational and goal-oriented. People can expect to talk about specific situations that trigger guilt, shame or anxiety, try small behavioural experiments, and practise ways of shifting thoughts that keep them stuck.
To begin, she asks people to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session through the platform's online options.
How her approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice and accept difficult thoughts and feelings while clarifying what matters to them and taking small, values-led steps. This approach can be useful for persistent guilt, shame and avoidance. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying thought patterns and testing them with practical experiments and behavioural changes, which suits problems like anxiety, sleep issues and unhelpful routines. Client-Centred Therapy provides a collaborative conversational frame where the client's perspective is explored and understood.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Dr Chiang will discuss goals, preferences and what has helped before, and then recommend methods to try. That decision is reviewed as therapy progresses so techniques can be adjusted to fit the person's needs.
Many people find online sessions easier to fit into busy days and to keep momentum between appointments. Online work can make it simpler to attend from different locations, allow shorter check-ins when needed, or reduce travel time around childcare or work. Confirm the exact session options available through the platform before booking so you know whether video or phone sessions are offered and how scheduling works.
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Experience
15+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Cantonese
Frequently asked questions
Which concerns does she support?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family issues, low self-esteem, depression, trauma, grief, intimacy issues, sleep problems, parenting strain, anger, career concerns, bipolar, compassion fatigue and related areas such as guilt and shame.
How does she approach guilt and shame?
She combines cognitive behavioural techniques with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and client-centred conversation to help people notice unhelpful thoughts, accept difficult feelings and choose values-based actions.
What is her professional background?
She has about 15 years of professional experience and has worked in multicultural settings including Hong Kong and New York, bringing that experience into therapeutic conversations.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and practises from the United Kingdom.
Does she work in other languages or with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and Cantonese and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are offered?
Please confirm the current session options before booking by checking the online therapy options on the platform.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session through the platform.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.