At a glance
- Credentials
- AASW
- Registration
- AASW, Australia / 488174
- Experience
- 4 years
- Languages
- English, Mandarin
- Location
- Australia
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp.
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- ACT and CBT
- ADHD insight
- Trauma-informed care
About Yatong
Yatong Wen is an AASW-accredited social worker with four years of clinical experience in community mental health. He draws on his own lived experience with ADHD to relate to people who feel out of step with daily life. He aims to make therapy practical and easy to follow for worried parents and busy adults.
Yatong blends cognitive behavioural techniques with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and a person-centred stance. He uses these approaches to help people manage stress, anxiety and mood difficulties. He also works with trauma, self-harm urges and long-standing patterns such as abandonment or attachment issues.
Sessions focus on clear, step-by-step strategies and on building small, sustainable changes. He helps people notice unhelpful thinking, practise new behaviours, and connect choices with personal values. He offers integration support for people processing difficult experiences from non-ordinary states of consciousness.
His clinical background includes work in crisis response and suicide prevention within community services. That experience informs a calm, steady approach when people arrive in acute distress. He emphasises practical coping skills alongside attention to identity and meaning.
Yatong conducts work in English and Mandarin and practices in Australia. He encourages prospective clients to consider what they want from therapy and to use the initial steps on the site to match with him. The focus is on listening carefully and helping people find ways to feel more settled and capable.
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How therapeutic approaches shape online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It is useful for anxiety, depression and feeling stuck. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) targets unhelpful thinking and behaviour with practical exercises and small experiments to test new ways of coping. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns shape present feelings and communication and helps people develop new ways of connecting and relating.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Yatong will collaborate with each person to decide which methods suit their priorities and life situation. Together they review what feels helpful and adjust as goals change, so therapy stays relevant and realistic.
Confirm the current session options before booking as the original biography does not list formats. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow shorter focused check-ins and reduce travel time. It also lets people work with a therapist who understands neurodivergence and ADHD without being limited by location. Prospective clients should check available formats and scheduling when they match, so the practical setup fits their routine and goals. -
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAttachment issuesCo-morbidityCommunication problemsEmptinessFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMood disordersParanoiaPost-traumatic stressSelf-harmSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationYoung adult issuesTherapeutic approaches
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Gottman MethodMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family SystemsSystemic TherapyExperience
4+ years
Listed in
Australia
Languages
English, Mandarin
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Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does he address?
He works with stress, anxiety, depression and mood disorders, plus trauma and post-traumatic stress. Additional focuses include ADHD, self-harm, self-esteem and attachment-related issues.
How would you describe his therapeutic style?
His style is practical and person-centred with clear steps to follow. He combines cognitive behavioural tools with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and gentle exploration of past attachment patterns.
What is his professional background?
He has four years of clinical experience working in community mental health, including crisis response and suicide prevention. He also draws on personal experience of living with ADHD.
What credentials and location are listed?
The listed credential is AASW, which stands for the Australian Association of Social Workers. He practises in Australia.
Which languages can sessions be held in?
Sessions are offered in English and Mandarin.
Can people from other countries work with him?
He does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions billed and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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Online talk therapy is not emergency or medical care. Stopping or cutting down alcohol or other drugs can be unsafe without medical advice. In immediate danger? Crisis numbers