Yan Jin, ACA

Yan Jin is a Christian counsellor, an immigrant and a mother of two teenagers who holds a Master of Counselling from Murdoch University. She holds the ACA credential and has six years of professional counselling experience. Yan Jin describes herself as a "wounded healer" and draws on personal life tests to inform a compassionate, relatable style of care.

She works with stress and anxiety, parenting challenges, self-esteem and coping with life changes, and provides focused support for people with ADHD. Her wider practice also addresses autism and Asperger syndrome, body image, caregiver stress, communication and control issues, forgiveness, immigration concerns, intellectual disability, life purpose, multicultural matters, panic disorder and panic attacks, self-love, social anxiety and phobia, and issues commonly faced by young adults. Yan Jin uses approaches including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client-Centred Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to tailor practical strategies to each person’s situation.

Yan Jin believes people can author new chapters in their lives and aims to help clients identify strengths, set realistic goals and build skills for everyday living. She provides counselling in English and Mandarin and offers supportive, strengths-based collaboration to help parents, young adults and others navigate change with care and practical guidance.

Online delivery of ACT, CBT and Client-Centred care

Yan Jin uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help clients clarify personal values and take meaningful action even when difficult thoughts or feelings arise - an approach that can be useful for anxiety, stress and major life changes. Client-Centred Therapy is offered as a warm, non-directive way of working that emphasises empathic listening and supports clients to explore their own solutions and self-worth. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used to identify and gently shift unhelpful patterns of thinking and behaviour, which can assist with panic, social anxiety, self-esteem and managing day-to-day challenges.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the collaborative process. Yan Jin works with clients to understand their goals, preferences and practical needs and will adapt methods from ACT, CBT or client-centred practice as appropriate. If additional input is needed, appropriately qualified or registered professionals and other therapists can be involved to complement care.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging, which supports flexible scheduling and ongoing access from different locations. This range of formats makes it easier for parents, young adults and busy people to maintain continuity of care and to choose the style of conversation that best suits their needs.