- Sleep and rest focus
- Practical strategies
- Works in English
About Michelle
Michelle Yang is an ACA counsellor with nine years of professional experience in Australia. She helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, addiction or life transitions. Michelle aims to make the first steps into therapy straightforward and encouraging for anyone ready to reach out.
Her everyday approach focuses on practical conversation and clear tools. Sessions are used to identify what is getting in the way of sleep, relationships, work or daily coping. She talks through strategies the client can try between meetings and checks how those feel in real life.
Michelle uses a mix of evidence-informed approaches so therapy can be matched to each person. She often draws on cognitive behaviour ideas to change unhelpful thinking and acceptance-based strategies to manage difficult feelings. Attachment-based ideas are also used when patterns in relationships affect wellbeing.
Clients often bring concerns about grief, parenting stress, intimacy, or career strain. Michelle also supports people facing trauma, chronic illness, or caregiver burnout. Conversations can cover how these issues affect rest and sleeping routines as well as daytime energy.
Her style is warm and direct. She encourages small experiments and practical steps that fit into a busy life. If you want to explore better sleep or calmer days, Michelle helps plan realistic next steps and reviews progress together.
How her approaches guide online therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values rather than being led by difficult feelings. It can be useful for anxiety, stress and sleep problems by shifting focus to practical, value-led steps. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and changing behaviours that keep problems going; it commonly helps with anxiety, depression and insomnia by teaching specific skills and routines. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns affect current connections and emotion regulation, and it can be useful when relationship dynamics or intimacy issues interfere with rest and daily functioning.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their goals, needs and preferences. That might mean trying one approach for a few sessions and adapting it as progress is reviewed.
Confirm the session formats before booking, as current options are not specified here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit meetings around work, caregiving or travel. It also allows for shorter check-ins, follow-up conversations about sleep routines, and using home-based experiments between sessions without needing to commute.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
9+ years
Credentials
Australia
Languages
English, Mandarin, Cantonese
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does this counsellor address?
Michelle supports people with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship strain, career difficulties, grief and sleeping concerns among other issues.
How would therapy with Michelle feel?
The approach is warm and direct, with short-term strategies and homework tasks to try between sessions.
How long has she practised?
She has nine years of professional experience working with a range of common and complex difficulties.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an ACA counsellor based in Australia.
Which languages can sessions be held in?
Sessions are offered in English, Mandarin and Cantonese.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin a session?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.