- Anxiety and stress
- Relationship concerns
- Eating and body image
About Yingshi
Yingshi Shen is an AASW mental health social worker with five years of clinical experience in Australia. She supports people managing anxiety, stress, relationship and family difficulties, depression, and eating or body image concerns. She offers sessions in English and Mandarin.
She takes a person-centred, trauma-informed stance and bases her work on evidence-based therapeutic techniques. In practice this means she listens first, asks about what matters most, and helps people work out practical steps they can try between sessions. She values clarity and simple, achievable goals.
Sessions tend to focus on understanding how patterns of thought and behaviour keep problems active, and on building small, steady changes. Yingshi helps people untangle worries about social situations, cope with rejection fears, and manage daily stressors that affect relationships. She also helps with attachment and abandonment concerns.
Her work with eating and body image issues looks at how habits and beliefs interact with emotions and relationships. With family-related concerns she explores family of origin patterns and communication problems. The approach is collaborative and paced to the person’s comfort.
Before booking she asks people to consider what they want to work on and which language they prefer. The process begins with a short questionnaire and a first session to set priorities and practical next steps.
Therapeutic approaches and how online sessions work
Yingshi works from a person-centred, trauma-informed base and uses evidence-based techniques to help people manage anxiety, stress and relationship issues. Person-centred work means the therapist listens and helps you identify what matters most, then supports practical steps you can try between sessions. Trauma-informed practice pays attention to how past hurts affect current reactions and focuses on making sessions manageable and predictable.Two common evidence-based approaches she draws on are cognitive strategies and behavioural techniques. Cognitive strategies help people notice and test unhelpful thoughts that increase worry. Behavioural techniques focus on gradual, doable actions that reduce avoidance and build confidence in social or stressful situations.
Choosing the best approach is part of the work together. She will discuss options, check what feels acceptable, and adjust the plan based on your goals and preferences. That collaborative process helps pick methods that fit your situation.
Confirm the exact session formats available before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life by removing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins during a work break, or avoiding the need to be on camera when that helps. These practical benefits can help people maintain consistency with sessions while they work on anxiety and relationship concerns.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
5+ years
Listed in
Australia
Languages
English, Mandarin
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family difficulties, depression, and eating or body image concerns. Additional focuses include attachment, abandonment, and isolation.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses a person-centred, trauma-informed approach grounded in evidence-based techniques. Sessions are collaborative and focus on practical steps and clearer thinking.
How much experience does she have?
She has five years of clinical experience as a mental health social worker in Australia. That experience includes supporting people with anxiety and family concerns.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is an AASW social worker and practices in Australia.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and Mandarin.
Can I work with her from outside Australia?
International clients are not currently accepted. Sessions are arranged for people located in Australia.
How are sessions charged?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. Specific pricing is provided during sign-up.
How do I begin?
Click the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session to set priorities and next steps.