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Wing Yau

Therapist · United Kingdom

Wing Yau, BACP

Practical support for thoughts and everyday habits

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  • Focus on daily routines
  • BACP counsellor
  • Speaks Mandarin Cantonese

About Wing

Wing Yau welcomes people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, relationship strain or life changes. She is a counsellor with BACP accreditation and 11 years of practice in the United Kingdom. Wing speaks English, Mandarin and Cantonese and aims to make sessions straightforward and practical.

She focuses on everyday thoughts and habits that shape how people cope. In sessions she helps clients notice unhelpful thinking, experiment with small changes, and build routines that make daily life easier. Wing uses clear tools to manage anxiety, low mood, anger and sleep or eating difficulties.

Wing also works with relationship and family concerns, including communication problems, parenting challenges and rebuilding trust after conflict. She guides people to express needs more clearly and to set healthier boundaries. Over time, small improvements in how people speak and listen can reduce tension at home.

Her approach draws on several evidence-informed methods. Wing tailors the work to each person, combining practical skills with attention to attachment and emotions. Sessions prioritise understanding what feels most important to the client and trying simple strategies between meetings.

Starting therapy is framed as a step-by-step process. Wing supports clients through coping with grief, trauma, addiction issues, career stress, ADHD-related challenges and other concerns listed on her profile. Her aim is to help people build resilience and find workable changes for daily life.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesAnger managementDepressionCoping with life changes

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Divorce and separationEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHearing impairedHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationVisually impairedWomen'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 MethodHypnotherapyImago Relationship TherapyJungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family SystemsSystemic Therapy

Experience

11+ years

Credentials

BACP · United Kingdom

Languages

English, Mandarin, Cantonese

How therapeutic approaches work online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice rigid thoughts and make space for valued actions; it is useful for anxiety, low mood and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and trying practical experiments to change feelings and behaviour, which can help with anxiety, sleep and eating problems. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns in close relationships and helps people shift how they relate and respond to others, valuable for communication and trust issues.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and try approaches that fit the client’s needs. This is a collaborative process where methods are adapted over time based on what helps most.

The profile does not state specific online formats, so please confirm current options before booking. Many clients find online sessions better for fitting therapy into busy days, reducing travel time and allowing more flexible scheduling. Others use remote sessions to focus on short check-ins, skills practice or to continue therapy when routines change. The practical aim is to fit therapeutic work into everyday life while testing tools that can be used between sessions.

Frequently asked questions

What problems does she help with?

She works with many concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, relationship problems, anger, grief, addictions and sleep or eating difficulties.

What is her therapeutic style?

Wing uses a practical, person-focused style that mixes skills practice with talking through emotions and relationships.

How much experience does she have?

She has 11 years of professional experience working in the United Kingdom.

What credentials and region are listed?

She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English, Mandarin and Cantonese, and she accepts international clients.

What session formats are available?

The original profile does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.

How are fees handled?

Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.

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