Meet Our Team

Yolanda is an Occupational Therapist, Counsellor, and psychoanalytic psychotherapist trainee. 

Yolanda first completed her medicine and psychology qualifications in China before moving to Australia, where she obtained a Master of Occupational Therapy, a Master of Child Psychotherapy Studies, and a Graduate Diploma in Psychology (Advanced). She is currently undertaking psychoanalytic psychotherapy training at the New South Wales Institute of Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy (NSWIPP). 

She has worked across public, private, and community settings, and now practices privately, supporting people living with mental health challenges, disabilities, and developmental difficulties. Yolanda provides occupational therapy assessments, reporting, and interventions, as well as counselling and psychotherapy to children, adolescents, and adults. Yolanda places great value on building strong, trusting relationships with clients and their families. She works from a family centred approach, tailoring therapy to each client’s needs. She also provides parent consultation, supporting caregivers in their parenting journey. 

She is seeing clients with a presentation of autism spectrum disorder, intellectual disability, ADHD, developmental delay, sensory processing difficulties, emotional and behavioural difficulties, attachment problems, trauma, and mental health difficulties. Yolanda is also DIR/Floortime® certified provider (Basic Level), and a Tai Chi practitioner. Bilingual in Mandarin and English, Yolanda is able to offer therapy in both languages, providing support in a culturally sensitive way. 

Grace is an occupational therapy assistant and the service manager. 

She completed her Bachelor of Medicine at a medical university in China and later obtained a Master’s degree in Medical Radiation Physics from the University of Wollongong. She has over five years of clinical experience working as an attending doctor in a large tertiary hospital in China, where she developed a strong foundation in medical assessment, patient care, and interdisciplinary collaboration.

Since 2023, Grace has transitioned into the allied health field. She has completed formal training as an allied health assistant, obtained a Certificate IV in Allied Health Assistance, and has been working within occupational therapy practice since then. Her medical background allows her to bring a holistic, evidence-based, and client-centred perspective to her work.

Grace has completed DIR/Floortime® 101 training and actively incorporates the DIR/Floortime approach into her practice, supporting children’s emotional development, regulation, communication, and functional participation through relationship-based and play-based intervention. Grace can provide services in both English and Mandarin. 

Outside of her professional work, Grace enjoys bush walking, gardening, and spending quality time with her family during holidays. These activities support her own balance and wellbeing, which she values as an essential part of providing thoughtful, grounded, and compassionate care to the individuals and families she works with.

Shing is a dedicated Speech Pathologist who is passionate about supporting children and adults to reach their full potential. She holds a Master’s degree in Speech and Language Therapy and a Bachelor of Science with a major in Psychology, providing her with a strong foundation in both communication and human behaviour.

Shing has over 10 years of experience working in the disability sector across both public and private settings. Her clinical experience spans early intervention, school-aged children, and adults, and she has worked with clients in a wide range of environments, including homes, schools, childcare settings, community spaces, and via telehealth.

Shing is known for her empathetic and client-centred approach, which allows her to build strong therapeutic relationships with individuals of diverse ages, abilities, and cultural backgrounds. She works from a strengths-based perspective, supporting clients and their families to develop meaningful skills and work towards their individual goals.

Shing is multilingual and provides services in English, Mandarin, and Malay, enabling her to support culturally and linguistically diverse families with greater accessibility and understanding.