Ms Michelle Lin
Social Worker, Relationship Therapist
Beverly Hills, NSW 2209
In Person + Telehealth
Philosophy & Vision
I specialise in issues of self-growth and identity, relationship counselling, working with the LGBTIQA+ community and people of colour, family of origin exploration and issues, relational and complex trauma such as childhood abuse or neglect, and work issues. Also, enjoy supervising new social workers and other human services workers.
Background
I want to be explicit in saying I am inclusive and warmly welcome all LGBTIQA+, neurodivergent, CALD, poly, any other diversities you might be wary that therapists may not understand. I offer afterhours appointments from 11am-7:30pm so I am accessible for people who are unavailable to attend a 9-5 appointment.
My qualifications include a Bachelor of Social Work (Honours) and Graduate Diploma of Relationship Counselling, but more importantly I am a person who cares about empowering you instead of forcing you into a mainstream definition of success.
Services
I specialise in issues of self-growth and identity, relationship counselling, working with the LGBTIQA+ community and people of colour, family of origin exploration and issues, relational and complex trauma such as childhood abuse or neglect, and work issues. Also, enjoy supervising new social workers and other human services workers.
My goal is for everyone to experience personal, relational and collective wellbeing. Decolonizing and anti-oppressive practice is my priority, and I respect lived experience as wisdom. Email is the best way to contact me.
Quality Provision
I am currently work in private practice therapy, consultations and training for individuals, young people, relationships, families, and solidarity and supervision for practitioners. I use 3 regular clinical supervisors I pay out of pocket for and attend group/peer supervision monthly additionally.
Areas of Special Interest
Accreditations
- Bachelor of Social Work (Honours) - 2017 - University of New South Wales
- Graduate Diploma of Relationship Counselling - 2018 - Relationships Australia
Modalities
ACT - Attachment Theory - Developmental - Dialogical Practice - Emotionally Focused Therapy - Existential - Experiential - Gottman Method - Holistic - Imago Relationship - Integrative - Marriage and Family - Narrative Therapy - PACT - Person Centred - Process Oriented - Psychodynamic - Solution Oriented - Systems Theory - Trauma-Informed
Therapy Approach
I'm glad something about me resonated with you so you clicked on my profile. I think the therapist-client relationship and chemistry is more important than a list of credentials or a fancy spiel. I work with people on a human to human level and believe that therapy is about the relationship between us, not me telling you what to do or using any specific model.
If you are interested in my training and my theoretical thinking for reassurance or even just curiousity - feel free to click onto my website and it will tell you more details.
Professional Associations
- Australian Association of Social Workers
Practice Locations
Suite 3/482 King Georges Road
Beverly Hills NSW 2209
Timed and untimed parking in surrounding streets.
Train and bus 1 min walk away.
Appointments
Tue, Wed. Sun 11am-7:30pm at Beverly Hills.
Online appointments available.
Fees & Insurance
150/hour individual
180/hour relationship counselling (First session for relationship counselling is 1.5/hr and $270)
150/hour clinical supervision/mentoring
Other services and fees on my website.
Payment Options
For private pay clients I use an online booking system that requires prepayment when booking. Victims Services funded clients don't need to pay out of pocket.
Contact Michelle
Please contact me to make an appointment
A conversation with Michelle Lin
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I had a hard childhood. It's a cliche I know. I shaped myself to fill that niche - to be what I would have wanted my therapists to be like.
I specialise in attachment theory, trauma-informed practice, and diversity because that was the mix I needed. -
Trauma-informed practice!
Attachment theory - and it's corresponding models/frameworks (of which there are many!)
The dialogical approach based off Open Dialogue is a recent training I did that I felt really revolutionised my approach to therapy and thinking - to be more process and body orientated.
Anti-oppressive practice and liberation psychology and critical social work to see systemic oppression and address it.
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I am interested in the relational aspect of it. Happy relationships prolong your life - heaps of evidence-based studies to prove it. Some people can die of a broken heart! So many things about relationships impact not only a person's emotional wellbeing but a family's entire functioning.
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I use a lot! But the most important part is the relationship between us. It's about how we click and our chemistry.
I can list a bunch of the models I am trained in if you're really interested:
Emotionally Focussed Therapy, Person/Client-Centred, Behavioural Therapy, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Family Systems Theory, Gestalt Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Somatic Therapy, Post-Milan, Bowen, Feminist, Structural, Systems, Solution-Focused, Attachment, and Narrative Therapy, Liberation psychology -
Honestly, I don't know. We recommend giving up 4-6 sessions before changing therapists but some people can feel progress is being made within the first session.
Personally, I've always felt some progress in my 3rd session with therapists I've ended up seeing long term. -
Therapy has empowered me in my own healing journey and enriched my family relationships.
It clarifies and keeps me on track of my values and goals when sneaky captialism and colonialisation makes me feel bad about myself.
I used go weekly or fortnightly for years, now I'm down to monthly/ad hoc. -
What I like most is being part of someone's journey to happiness or supporting people to get in contact with a part of themselves they haven't before.
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I have exactly 1 hair style that works and anything else I've tried has been bad hair days.
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Loneliness
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My favourite movie is Lilo & Stitch due to the themes around choice, empowerment, resistance, families of choice, and friendship.