Psychology
Meet the Psychologist
Ying (Joyce) Fang
Ying (Joyce) Fang
Ying is a warm and approachable bilingual Provisional Psychologist who works with children, adolescents and adults, including NDIS participants. She provides ongoing psychological intervention, assessment and reporting based on each client’s strengths, needs and goals.
Ying works closely with families and carers so that strategies can be used in everyday life. She also collaborates with support coordinators, schools and allied health professionals involved in the client’s care.
She uses approaches such as CBT, ACT, DBT-informed strategies and mindfulness, choosing strategies that suit each client’s age, communication style and needs. She is mindful of culture, language and neurodiversity in the way she works.
Psychological Intervention
- Emotional regulation and coping skills
- Flexibility, problem-solving and executive functioning
- Social and relationship skills
- Adjustment to change and everyday challenges
- Independence and community participation
- Parent and carer consultation
Assessment and Reporting
- Autism and ADHD assessments
- Cognitive and intellectual functioning assessments
- Academic achievement and learning difficulty assessments
- Psychological assessment reports
- NDIS progress and plan review reports
Ying provides services in English and Mandarin, in the clinic, at home, at school, in the community and via telehealth.
Therapy
We provide individual therapy and intervention for children, adolescents and adults, across a range of presentations including:
- Anxiety and depression
- Stress and worry
- Anger and meltdowns
- Emotional dysregulation
- Managing ASD or ADHD symptoms
- School avoidance / school refusal / school can’t
- Relationship and peer difficulties
- Social anxiety
- Self-esteem
- Grief and loss
Our therapy sessions are inclusive, collaborative, neuro-affirming, and trauma-informed. We take a warm, engaging, and flexible approach, with sessions potentially available in-person at our clinic, online via telehealth, or in the community.
When working with children and families, we take a holistic approach to therapy, involving both the child and their carers and other supports (such as teachers, educators, and allied health professionals) to best support families and work collaboratively towards the client’s goals.
Therapy is drawn from a range of evidence-based approaches, which may include Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Mindfulness, Play Therapy, and other modalities as appropriate for everyone.
Cognitive Assessment
A cognitive assessment is a formal test of an individual’s intellectual ability and cognitive functioning. In addition to producing scores for verbal comprehension, visual-spatial skills, fluid reasoning, working memory and processing speed, a cognitive assessment also produces an IQ score.
Cognitive tests often form the foundation for other types of assessment, including ASD, ADHD, SLD or giftedness assessments. They may also be helpful when schools require documentation to help support school interventions, to support NDIS applications, or to support select-entry school applications or scholarship testing.
Academic Achievement Assessment
An academic achievement assessment is a formal test of an individual’s achievement in areas such as reading, listening, spelling, writing and mathematics. It is used to identify a student’s academic strengths and challenges, inform decisions regarding eligibility for educational services, placement, design instructional objectives, plan interventions, and diagnose specific learning disabilities.
Academic achievement assessments can be useful in understanding if children are meeting expected academic milestones, exploring gaps between their potential and observed performances, or a learning disorder is suspected such as dyslexia, dysgraphia or dyscalculia.
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Assessment
An ASD assessment is used to diagnose Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in children, adolescents, and adults. It involves an efficient, sensory-based process for gathering and organising the qualitative information needed to diagnose autism.
Parents may wonder if their child is on the autism spectrum if they have noticed developmental delays, intense interests, sensory sensitivities, unique interaction styles, and difficulties with flexibility or unexpected changes. We use a combination of gold-standard assessment tools and clinical experience to ensure the process is as respectful, affirming, inclusive and collaborative as possible.
Attention-Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Assessment
An ADHD assessment is used to diagnose Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in children, adolescents, and adults. It aims to evaluate symptoms of ADHD, as they began in childhood, through examples and collateral information to determine diagnosis and impairment.
Our ADHD assessments explore issues relating to attention and focus, executive function, emotional regulation and sensitivity. Clients and their families are invited to share their stories during the ADHD diagnostic interview, and explore how their educational, developmental and social history have influenced their experiences.
