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- Stress and anxiety
- Relationship and family
- English and Mandarin
About Yingshi
AASW mental health social worker and clinician with 5 years' experience, Yingshi Shen supports people in Australia with stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, and depression. She offers therapy in English and Mandarin and works with issues such as eating and body image concerns.
Yingshi frames sessions around a person-centred, trauma-informed approach and uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques. She works collaboratively with clients to identify what matters to them and to plan practical steps forward. Conversations focus on current difficulties, useful coping strategies, and small changes that fit everyday life.
Her practice addresses specific themes such as attachment and abandonment, caregiver stress, communication and control issues, and family of origin problems. She also works with concerns linked to autism and Asperger syndrome, gender dysphoria, isolation, guilt and shame, and questions about life purpose.
Sessions typically explore patterns that keep problems recurring and look for ways to interrupt them. Yingshi helps people notice unhelpful thinking, practise new communication skills, and develop clearer boundaries when needed. She frames these tools as practical experiments rather than fixed rules.
Beginning therapy is kept straightforward. Yingshi invites people to describe their immediate concerns, then she and the client agree on goals and a plan for sessions. Her style is direct and collaborative, with emphasis on steady progress rather than quick fixes.
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How evidence-based techniques are used in online sessions
Yingshi works from a person-centred, trauma-informed framework and applies evidence-based techniques to address common problems. One typical approach focuses on skills for managing anxiety and stress: clients learn short grounding exercises, breathing patterns and thought-challenging techniques to reduce immediate distress and improve day-to-day function. Another approach addresses relationship and communication patterns by teaching concrete ways to express needs, listen actively and set boundaries, which can reduce repeated conflict.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Yingshi collaborates with each person to test different techniques, check what helps, and adapt methods to their goals and preferences. That collaborative process means therapy is adjusted as needs become clearer rather than fixed from the start.
The therapist's biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. They also make it simple to keep continuity of care if circumstances change. Appropriately registered therapists can adapt exercises and homework for remote work so progress continues between appointments.
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Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
5+ years
Listed in
Australia
Languages
English, Mandarin
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Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, and depression. Additional focus areas include eating and body image, attachment issues, caregiver stress and isolation.
What is her therapeutic approach and style?
She uses a person-centred, trauma-informed approach grounded in evidence-based therapeutic techniques. Sessions are collaborative and practical, focusing on coping strategies and behaviour change.
How much experience does she have?
She has five years of experience as a mental health social worker and clinician supporting people with a range of emotional and mental health challenges.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is listed with the AASW and practises in Australia.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and Mandarin. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the urgent help numbers.