Chloe Flemming, AASW

Chloe Flemming is an Accredited Clinical Social Worker with two decades of professional experience supporting people through significant life challenges. She studied psychology and social work at the University of Sydney, graduating in 2003, and began her clinical career in January 2004 at The Sutherland Hospital in Sydney, where she supported patients and families through hospital stays and discharge planning.

Her work has also taken her overseas to London, where she spent five years in hospital-based roles and later in care management positions. On returning to Australia she worked with the Department of Human Services, later Services Australia, assisting some of the country’s most vulnerable people with complex issues including domestic violence, family relationship breakdown and suicidality.

As an Accredited Clinical Social Worker - a role that requires maintaining current, evidence-based practice to meet registration expectations - Chloe brings a holistic perspective to therapy. She understands mental wellbeing in the broader context of physical, psychological, social, cultural and material factors. Her therapeutic style is grounded in warmth and empathy and she draws on approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and mindfulness to tailor support to each person’s needs. Chloe is committed to helping clients navigate grief, relationship and intimacy issues, anxiety, addiction and other life transitions, and she looks forward to getting to know each client she works with.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and develop practical steps to live in line with those values while accepting difficult thoughts and feelings. It is often used for anxiety, depression and coping with life transitions.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviours. It is commonly applied to anxiety, low mood, sleeping difficulties and stress-related concerns by teaching practical skills to manage symptoms and build resilience.

Mindfulness Therapy teaches present-focused awareness and gentle acceptance of experience, which can reduce rumination and support emotional regulation in situations such as grief, relationship difficulties and generalised anxiety.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the process and Chloe works collaboratively with each person to determine the best fit based on their needs, goals and preferences. An appropriately qualified or registered professional will tailor methods and adjust them over time to suit what is most helpful.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can be arranged as video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging - making it easier to access support around work, family and other commitments. These options can improve accessibility and continuity of care for people managing busy lives or mobility constraints, while still allowing meaningful therapeutic work with experienced therapists.