Ying Yi Guan

Senior Clinical Psychologist

About

Ying Yi is a Senior Clinical Psychologist and a Board-Approved Supervisor. She completed her clinical training at the University of Melbourne. She has experience working across the lifespan in various primary and tertiary health settings in Victoria.  

Ying Yi’s experience extends to working with a range of neurodevelopmental disorders and mental health challenges including Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders (ADHD), mood disorders, anxiety, OCD, eating disorders, personality vulnerability/traits, issues with attachment, and complex trauma. She also has a keen interest in working with younger clients facing various emotional and behavioural challenges in educational and home environments and family work.   

In her practice, Ying Yi places paramount importance in creating safety and authenticity within a therapeutic relationship to co-create change and growth with her clients. She also believes in working collaboratively with clients and those within their support system when possible. 

Ying Yi has a warm, curious, and empathetic approach and strives to meet where her client is at. Through therapy, she hopes to help clients develop better emotional management skills, greater reflective capacity, emotional attunement, and self-compassion.  

Therapeutic Approaches

Ying Yi uses evidence-based frameworks, including

• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

• Emotional Management Skills

• Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT) - informed approaches & Skills Training

• Emotional & Attachment - Based Therapy

• Mentalisation-Based Therapy (MBT)

• Trauma-informed Approaches

• Exposure and Response Prevention Therapy (ERP)

• Family-Based Therapy for Anorexia

• Motivational Interviewing

• Circle of Security

• Synergetic Play Therapy

• Child-Parent Psychotherapy Learning Collaborative (CPP LC) - currently undergoing training

Languages

Ying Yi is fluent in both English and speaks some conversational Mandarin.