- Practical steps
- Relationship focus
- ACT and CBT informed
About Michelle
Michelle Yang is an ACA counsellor with nine years of professional experience in Australia. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, addiction concerns, relationship strains and career uncertainty. Michelle aims to make the first step easier for anyone considering therapy and acknowledges that beginning can take real courage.
Her approach is practical and person-focused. She uses techniques from cognitive behavioural therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy to help people notice thoughts and change everyday habits. Attachment-based ideas are drawn on when relationships and intimacy are part of the work.
Sessions are conversational and grounded. Michelle listens to what matters most, then helps set small, achievable steps. She also uses dialectical behaviour therapy skills when people need better emotion regulation and coping tools.
Michelle has supported people through grief, trauma, parenting stress, sleep problems and compassion fatigue. She also works with issues such as ADHD, body image, chronic illness and caregiving stress. Her experience includes helping with commitment and communication problems and with the overlapping challenges that often come with multiple conditions.
Language options include English, Mandarin and Cantonese. People interested in starting work are invited to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions according to availability. The aim is to find straightforward ways to manage thoughts and everyday habits that get in the way of daily life.
Her approach is practical and person-focused. She uses techniques from cognitive behavioural therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy to help people notice thoughts and change everyday habits. Attachment-based ideas are drawn on when relationships and intimacy are part of the work.
Sessions are conversational and grounded. Michelle listens to what matters most, then helps set small, achievable steps. She also uses dialectical behaviour therapy skills when people need better emotion regulation and coping tools.
Michelle has supported people through grief, trauma, parenting stress, sleep problems and compassion fatigue. She also works with issues such as ADHD, body image, chronic illness and caregiving stress. Her experience includes helping with commitment and communication problems and with the overlapping challenges that often come with multiple conditions.
Language options include English, Mandarin and Cantonese. People interested in starting work are invited to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions according to availability. The aim is to find straightforward ways to manage thoughts and everyday habits that get in the way of daily life.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Family conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemDepressionCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationSelf-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyGottman MethodMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems
Experience
9+ years
Credentials
ACA · Australia
Languages
English, Mandarin, Cantonese
Therapeutic approaches and online options
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages noticing difficult thoughts and choosing actions that match your values rather than getting stuck in unhelpful patterns. It can help with anxiety, avoidance and changing everyday habits that cause distress.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at connections between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and uses practical exercises to change patterns that maintain problems like low mood or sleep disruption. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early and current relationship experiences shape emotional responses and helps people repair interaction patterns that affect intimacy and trust.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The counsellor will talk with each person about their needs, goals and preferences and suggest which methods are likely to help. This is a collaborative process where approaches are adjusted over time based on what is most useful.
Session formats are not listed in the original profile, so please confirm current online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. They can also help people access language-matched counsellors such as those who speak Mandarin or Cantonese, and make it simpler to maintain continuity of care when life feels hectic.
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does this counsellor help with?
Areas of focus include stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship and career concerns, grief, trauma and sleep problems among others.
How would you describe the therapeutic style?
Sessions are conversational and practical, blending cognitive behavioural and acceptance-based methods with attachment-informed ideas when relationships are part of the work.
What is Michelle's background in years?
She has nine years of professional experience working with adults on a range of concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
Michelle is listed with the Australian Counselling Association as an ACA counsellor and practises in Australia.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English, Mandarin and Cantonese.
What session formats are offered?
The original profile does not specify session formats, so please confirm available formats with the service before booking.
How are costs handled?
Costs vary by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with this counsellor?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule appointments according to the counsellor's availability.