Meet Yolanda

Yolanda has a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (DPsych Clin) from the University of Queensland.  

She has full registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) and has been endorsed as a provider of Clinical Psychology services.  

She is able to provide psychological services under Medicare’s Better Access initiative.  

Yolanda is also a member of the Australian Psychological Society (APS) and the APS College of Clinical Psychologists.

Yolanda has been committed to enhancing the life fulfillment of her clients over the past fourteen years.  She has a strong background in mindfulness and wellbeing.  She has conducted research into mindfulness-based interventions for Depressive and Anxiety Disorders comorbid with Substance Use Disorders and presented this research at a national conference.  She has also tutored Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, a mindfulness-based therapy, to postgraduate clinical psychology trainees for several years running.  Yolanda also has a strong background in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy gained while working in private practice and correctional settings.

Jessica Luu

Psychologist

Qualifications

-        Master of Psychology (Clinical)

-        Bachelor of Psychological Science with Honours

Professional Memberships

-        Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency

-        Australian Psychological Society

Work Experience

-        Private and public health settings

-        Individual and group interventions for chronic pain sufferers

-        Acute risk management in hospital settings

-        Therapy with culturally and linguistically diverse clients

Jessica speaks Hokkien, Mandarin and Cantonese at a conversational level, and although is unable to provide therapy in these languages, has a good understanding of Southeast Asian culture.

Preferred Therapy and Strategies

-       Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) with Mindfulness

-       Cognitive and Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

-       Sleep Hygiene Psychoeducation

Areas of Interest

-       Depression

-       Anxiety

-       Stress management

-       Sleep difficulties

-       Adjustment difficulties

-       Adult mental health

-       Culturally and Linguistically Diverse clients