Accredited Mental Health Social Worker

Sin-Ying Tan

Warm and thoughtful Accredited Mental Health Social Worker committed to supporting individuals through a wide range of mental health challenges. 

Works with

  • Adults


Service Types

  • Teleheatlh

  • In Person at the Thornbury Office

Thornbury Clinic Availbility

  • Mondays: 4:00pm – 8:00pm

Telehealth Availability

  • Mondays: 4:00pm – 8:00pm

About

Sin-Ying Tan

Therapeutic approaches

Sin-Ying is passionate about the well-being of individuals and is keen to make a positive difference in their lives. She adopts a client-centred approach in her work by building strong therapeutic relationships and working collaboratively with individuals using an evidence-based approach.

With experience across family services, family violence, public mental health, and private practice settings, Sin-Ying brings a rich and nuanced understanding to her work. She has a particular interest in supporting adults navigating trauma recovery, adjustment disorder, depression, anxiety and borderline personality disorders. In addition to this, Sin-Ying supports people with grief and loss, adjustment to life transitions, emotional regulation, workplace stress, and relationship difficulties.

Sin-Ying works collaboratively with clients, tailoring her approach using a range of evidence-based modalities, including Eye Movement De-sensitisation Reprocessing (EMDR), Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), mindfulness-based approaches, and short-term solution-focused strategies. She also brings experience in crisis intervention, risk assessment and safety planning.

Sessions with Sin-Ying offer a compassionate space to explore challenges, build coping strategies, and foster growth at your own pace. Sin-Ying can also provide therapy in Mandarin.

Outside of work, Sin-Ying enjoys going for a walk, hiking, playing squash, cycling and reading.

Sin-Ying will be available to see clients from late July. Please get in touch with our friendly admin team to book in.

Pricing

  • $240 per 50 minutes

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Modalities

  • Eye Movement De-sensitisation Reprocessing (EMDR)  

  • Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)

  • Mindfulness-based approaches 

  • Short-term solution-focused strategies

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Areas of Specialisation

  • Anxiety 

  • Trauma recovery

  • Alcohol and other drug support

  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder 

  • Stress management 

  • Family violence 

  • Adjustment issues 

  • Depression

  • Borderline Personality Disorder

  • Greif and loss

  • Emotional regulation issues

  • Workplace Stress

  • Relationship difficulties

Qualifications and professional memberships

  • Master in Social Work

  • Graduate Certificate in Mental Health

  • Master in Addictive Behaviour (current)

  • AASW Mental Health Accreditation

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Ready to Connect ?

Submit an enquiry, book a call, or phone us directly – Hannah, our friendly Admin and Client Support officer, will be the first to greet you.

Thornbury Clinic Availbility

  • Mondays: 4:00pm – 8:00pm

Ready to Connect ?

Submit an enquiry, book a call, or phone us directly – Hannah, our friendly Admin and Client Support officer, will be the first to greet you.

Thornbury Clinic Availbility

  • Mondays: 4:00pm – 8:00pm

Ready to Connect ?

Submit an enquiry, book a call, or phone us directly – Hannah, our friendly Admin and Client Support officer, will be the first to greet you.

Thornbury Clinic Availbility

  • Mondays: 4:00pm – 8:00pm

Centre Self Collective values the lived experience and contributions of people from all cultures, genders, sexualities, bodies, spiritualities, ages, abilities and backgrounds. We are committed to cultivating inclusive environments and are dedicated to building a sustainable and an environmentally aware practice. 

Acknowledgement and Commitment to First Nations Justice. Centre Self Collective acknowledges the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung people of the Kulin Nation as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we live, work, and offer care. We recognise their deep and enduring connection to land, waters, skies, and community - and we pay our respects to Elders past and present. We honour the wisdom, strength, and resilience of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples across all communities. As social workers and mental health practitioners, we hold a deep awareness of the systemic harm our profession has contributed to, including the forced removal of children, policies of assimilation, and the ongoing disruption of families, cultures, and Country. These injustices continue to reverberate through intergenerational trauma and ongoing structural inequities. We recognise that sovereignty was never ceded. Centre Self Collective stands in solidarity with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. We wholeheartedly support the Uluru Statement from the Heart, the journey toward Treaty in Victoria, and the principle of Aboriginal self-determination. 

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2026

Centre Self Collective, All rights reserved.

Centre Self Collective values the lived experience and contributions of people from all cultures, genders, sexualities, bodies, spiritualities, ages, abilities and backgrounds. We are committed to cultivating inclusive environments and are dedicated to building a sustainable and an environmentally aware practice. 

Acknowledgement and Commitment to First Nations Justice. Centre Self Collective acknowledges the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung people of the Kulin Nation as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we live, work, and offer care. We recognise their deep and enduring connection to land, waters, skies, and community - and we pay our respects to Elders past and present. We honour the wisdom, strength, and resilience of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples across all communities. As social workers and mental health practitioners, we hold a deep awareness of the systemic harm our profession has contributed to, including the forced removal of children, policies of assimilation, and the ongoing disruption of families, cultures, and Country. These injustices continue to reverberate through intergenerational trauma and ongoing structural inequities. We recognise that sovereignty was never ceded. Centre Self Collective stands in solidarity with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. We wholeheartedly support the Uluru Statement from the Heart, the journey toward Treaty in Victoria, and the principle of Aboriginal self-determination. 

©

2026

Centre Self Collective, All rights reserved.

Centre Self Collective values the lived experience and contributions of people from all cultures, genders, sexualities, bodies, spiritualities, ages, abilities and backgrounds. We are committed to cultivating inclusive environments and are dedicated to building a sustainable and an environmentally aware practice. 

Acknowledgement and Commitment to First Nations Justice. Centre Self Collective acknowledges the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung people of the Kulin Nation as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we live, work, and offer care. We recognise their deep and enduring connection to land, waters, skies, and community - and we pay our respects to Elders past and present. We honour the wisdom, strength, and resilience of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples across all communities. As social workers and mental health practitioners, we hold a deep awareness of the systemic harm our profession has contributed to, including the forced removal of children, policies of assimilation, and the ongoing disruption of families, cultures, and Country. These injustices continue to reverberate through intergenerational trauma and ongoing structural inequities. We recognise that sovereignty was never ceded. Centre Self Collective stands in solidarity with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. We wholeheartedly support the Uluru Statement from the Heart, the journey toward Treaty in Victoria, and the principle of Aboriginal self-determination. 

©

2026

Centre Self Collective, All rights reserved.