Yatong Wen
Practical, person-centred support for complex distress
AASW Australia
- Experience
- 4 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Self esteem
- Approaches
- Gottman Method, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Languages
- English, Mandarin
About Yatong
Yatong Wen is an AASW-accredited social worker with four years of clinical experience in community mental health. He brings lived experience of ADHD to his work and aims to connect with people who feel out of step with their surroundings.
Background and approach
He focuses on practical support and clear communication, helping clients find ways to manage stress, anxiety and mood concerns. Yatong describes his approach as grounded and person-centred.
He draws on cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help people notice unhelpful patterns and build small, workable changes. He also uses attachment-informed ideas to look at how early relationships shape current feelings and actions.
In session he keeps language simple and direct. He helps clients set achievable goals, try new coping skills, and reflect on what matters most to them.
He can support people dealing with trauma and abuse, post-traumatic stress, low self-esteem, guilt and shame, impulsivity, and self-harm thoughts. Yatong also offers integration support for people processing intense experiences from non-ordinary states of consciousness.
His practice attends to both immediate distress and longer-term recovery, including suicidal crisis response training and trauma-informed care. Sessions are offered in English and Mandarin.
He works with issues such as life purpose, loneliness, family problems, communication difficulties, and co-morbid mental health conditions, always aiming for practical steps clients can use between appointments.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Yatong draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help people clarify values and take small actions that matter to them. ACT focuses on noticing thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and it suits issues like anxiety, depression and motivation problems.He also uses attachment-informed therapy to understand how early relationship patterns affect current behaviour and emotional reactions. This work helps people who struggle with abandonment, trust, communication problems or intense relational emotions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. He discusses options with each client and tailors methods to fit their goals, preferences and the problems they bring. That collaborative process helps decide whether ACT, attachment work, CBT techniques or a blend will best help in the short and long term.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions suit lower bandwidth or hands-free check-ins, live chat can be used for shorter updates, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options give flexibility to fit therapy around work, study and family life while keeping sessions practical and goal-focused.
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Experience
4+ years
Registered with
AASW
Languages
English, Mandarin