Faith Chideya, AASW
Compassionate social worker helping people move forward
Details
| Name | Faith Chideya |
|---|---|
| Credentials | AASW |
| Based in | Australia |
| Registered with | AASW |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 4 |
About Faith
Faith Chideya is an AASW social worker with four years' experience helping people facing anxiety, depression and trauma. She focuses on practical support for people feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or unsure how to move forward. Her style is warm and direct, aimed at making sessions useful from the start.
Faith keeps sessions simple and goal-focused. She listens for the stories that shape how people see themselves and their choices. From there she helps identify small, manageable steps that build confidence and reduce stress.
Background and approach
Her practice blends Narrative therapy with cognitive-behavioural tools and acceptance-based ideas. That combination helps people rewrite unhelpful self-narratives while learning new ways to respond to difficult thoughts and feelings. Attachment-informed understanding guides work on relationship patterns and communication.
Faith supports a wide range of concerns including relationship strain, parenting stress, grief, addiction, chronic health challenges, and identity questions such as LGBT issues. She also helps with practical pressures like money worries and career decisions. Sessions are offered online by video, phone, live chat or text messaging.
People who prefer talking through things in shorter check-ins can use messaging, while video and phone suit deeper conversations. The aim is to tailor pace and tools to each person's needs so changes feel sustainable.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Family conflicts, Trauma and abuse among the things Faith works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Faith among the ways she works.
- Attachment-Based Therapy: Listed by Faith among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Faith among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Faith among the ways she works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Faith among the ways she works.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Faith among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Faith among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Faith among the ways she works.
- Psychodynamic Therapy: Listed by Faith among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Faith among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Faith among the ways she works.
- Internal Family Systems: Listed by Faith among the ways she works.
- Systemic Therapy: Listed by Faith among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Faith directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Faith directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How Narrative and Acceptance-based Work Online
Faith often combines Narrative therapy with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and attachment-informed ideas. Narrative therapy focuses on the stories people tell about themselves and their lives and helps them find alternative narratives that feel more helpful. ACT encourages noticing thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them while identifying values that guide meaningful action. Attachment-based ideas help make sense of repeating relationship patterns and improve how people connect and communicate.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Faith treats therapy as a collaboration and will help you choose which methods to try based on what you want to change, how you prefer to work, and what has or hasn’t helped before. She adapts pace and techniques so goals feel realistic and relevant.
Online sessions are offered by video, phone, live chat or text messaging to make therapy flexible. Video calls support deeper conversations and non-verbal cues, phone sessions can fit into a busy day and use less bandwidth, live chat and text are useful for short check-ins or when typing feels easier. These options make it simpler to keep continuity of care and to use therapy in a way that fits everyday life.
Common questions about this listing
What kinds of problems does Faith help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression and trauma and also supports people with relationship issues, grief, addictions and self-esteem concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Faith blends Narrative approaches with cognitive-behavioural and acceptance-based tools in a warm, straightforward way that focuses on practical change.
What is her experience background?
She has four years of professional experience working with people facing a range of emotional and life challenges.
What credentials does she hold and where is she based?
Faith holds AASW and practises in Australia.
Which languages are supported and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not work with international clients.
What session formats are available?
Options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different preferences and schedules.
How does costing and payment work?
Cost varies with location and therapist arrangements; sessions are provided through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
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