- Practical coping skills
- Warm client-centred care
- Support for codependency
About Michelle
Michelle Yang is an ACA counsellor with nine years of experience in Australia. She helps people who are overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, addiction and major life changes. Michelle speaks English, Mandarin and Cantonese and supports people facing relationship strain, career uncertainty and grief.
Michelle aims for clear, practical sessions. She listens and helps clients set realistic goals. Conversations focus on what’s happening now and small steps that make a difference in daily life.
Her background includes work with people dealing with trauma and abuse, chronic health challenges and compassion fatigue. She also supports those navigating parenting concerns, sleep problems, anger and self-esteem difficulties. Codependency and attachment-related challenges are part of her additional focus areas.
Michelle draws on a mix of well-known counselling methods. She uses strategies from acceptance and commitment work, cognitive approaches and attachment-based ideas to help people notice patterns and try different responses. Dialectical skills and client-centred principles guide how sessions are paced and how coping skills are practised.
Sessions are framed as collaborative and down-to-earth. Michelle encourages clients to try small changes between meetings and to reflect on what helps. She invites people to begin with a simple step and decide what they want to work on together.
Therapy approaches and how they work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that reflect their values. It can be useful for anxiety, stress and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on practical skills to change thinking and behaviour patterns, which supports mood, sleep and worry management. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early connection patterns affect current relationships and helps people try new ways of relating and building trust.Finding the right approach is part of therapy. The counsellor will work together with each person to decide which methods suit their goals and preferences. That choice is revisited as progress is made, so techniques can be adapted to what actually helps.
Please confirm available session options before booking, as formats are not listed here. Online counselling can make it easier to fit meetings around work, family and health commitments and helps reduce travel time. Some people prefer shorter check-ins when schedules are busy, while others use longer sessions for deeper work. Michelle can discuss what might suit a client’s routine and comfort when arranging appointments.
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Experience
9+ years
Credentials
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Languages
English, Mandarin, Cantonese
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does Michelle help with?
She helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship strain, career difficulties and grief. Additional focus areas include codependency, attachment issues and parenting concerns.
What is her style in sessions?
Sessions are practical and down-to-earth. She listens, helps set small goals and teaches skills people can try between meetings.
How much experience does she have?
Michelle has nine years of professional experience working with a variety of concerns including trauma, chronic illness, and compassion fatigue.
What credentials and where is she based?
She is credentialed with the Australian Counsellors Association (ACA) and practises in Australia.
Which languages are supported during sessions?
Sessions are offered in English, Mandarin and Cantonese.
Can people outside Australia work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Michelle?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.
Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.