Yolanda Xin

Yolanda is an experienced Occupational Therapist with a Master of Occupational Therapy and a Graduate Diploma in Psychology (Advanced). She is currently completing a Master of Mental Health Science (Child Psychotherapy) at Monash University.
 

She has worked across public, private, and community settings, and now practices privately, supporting children, adolescents, and adults living with mental health challenges, disabilities, and developmental difficulties. Yolanda provides occupational therapy assessments, reporting, and interventions, as well as child and adolescent psychotherapy informed by a psychoanalytic approach. Yolanda places great value on building strong, trusting relationships with clients and their families. She works from a family centred and attachment-based approach, tailoring therapy to each client’s needs. She also provides parent consultation, supporting caregivers in their parenting journey.
 

Yolanda is a DIR/Floortime certified provider (Basic Level), has completed Theraplay Level 1 training, and has undertaken further professional development in primitive reflex integration, attachment and trauma-informed practice. Her therapeutic style is described as gentle, compassionate, and attuned.

Yolanda is seeing clients with a presentation of autism spectrum disorder, intellectual disability, ADHD, developmental delay, sensory processing difficulties, emotional and behavioural difficulties, attachment problems, and trauma-related difficulties.
 

Bilingual in Mandarin and English, Yolanda is able to offer therapy in both languages, providing support in a culturally sensitive way. Yolanda sees clients through the NDIS funds, Medicare, private health funds, or on a self-funding (private paying) basis.