Rou-Ting Yin

＊＊About me＊＊

I am a psychodynamic psychotherapist specializing in working with children, young people (ages 5- 25 years) and their families. Trained at the Tavistock & Portman NHS Foundation, I have experience in mainstream and special schools as well as NHS settings. I provide therapy in English and Mandarin Chinese and I am DBS checked.

As a psychodynamic psychotherapist, I focus on understanding how past experiences, relationships, and unconscious patterns shape current emotions and behaviours. Therapy offers a safe space to explore these connections, helping children and young people understand their feelings, build resilience, and develop healthier relationships.

＊＊Areas of Specialism＊＊

I am passionate in supporting children and young people as they navigate relationships, life transitions and cultural challenges. I have experience helping children navigate:

• Adjusting to a new environments (e.g. moving to a new country or starting a new school)
• Parental separation
• Bereavement and loss
• Anxiety
• Low mood and depression
• Low self-esteem

I also work with children and young people with autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) and learning disability, helping them express their emotions, regulate feelings, and develop social skills.

＊＊Therapeutic Approach＊＊

I provide a safe and non-judgmental space where children and young people can express themselves through art, play, or talking. My approach is tailored to each individual’s needs, focusing on:

• Developing self-awareness and emotional understanding
• Making sense of past experiences and coping in healthier ways
• Recognizing links between feelings and behaviours for better self-regulation
• Building confidence, self-esteem and relationship skills

With younger children, I often use play, drawing, and role-playing. For teenagers and young adults, therapy may include open conversations, creative activities, explore dreams and reflective discussions. I may also suggest parents attend separate sessions to support their child’s progress. These sessions aim to offer support not to critique parenting skills.

＊＊Sessions and Contact＊＊

I offer both face-to-face and online sessions, typically once a week for 50 minutes.

Therapy begins with an initial assessment (3-4 sessions) to understand you or your child’s needs and challenges. Sessions are tailored to their unique experiences, with regular progress reviews.

If you’ve noticed your child feeling withdrawn, anxious, struggling with friendships, or overwhelmed by changes, therapy can offer a safe space to explore their feelings. Taking the first step towards therapy can feel daunting, but you don’t have to go through this alone. If you’d like to explore how therapy might support you or your child, I’d be happy to discuss and see how we can work together. Please feel free to get in touch.

＊＊關於我＊＊

我是心理動力學取向的心理治療師，專門與兒童、青少年（5至25歲）及其家庭提供心理治療。我在 Tavistock & Portman NHS Foundation 接受專業訓練，並擁有在主流學校、特殊學校及NHS 醫療機構工作的經驗。我能以英語與中文（普通話）提供心理治療服務，並通過DBS背景審查。

作為心理動力學取向的治療師，我專注於探討過去的經驗、人際關係以及淺意識模式如何影響當前的情緒和行為。治療提供了一個安全的空間，幫助孩子和青少年理解自己的感受，培養心理韌性，並發展更健康的人際關係。

＊＊我的專業領域＊＊

我熱衷於幫助兒童和青少年應對人際關係、人生轉變及文化適應帶來的挑戰。我治療的議題包括：

• 適應新環境（例如搬遷、移民、轉學）
• 父母分離
• 喪親
• 焦慮
• 情緒低落與抑鬱
• 自尊心低落

此外，我也幫助自閉症孤獨症譜係障礙（ASD）及學習障礙的兒童和青少年，協助他們表達情感、調節情緒，和發展社交技巧。

＊＊治療方式與理念＊＊

我提供安全、自由、不帶評判的空間，讓孩子與青少年能透過繪畫、遊戲或談話來表達內心感受。我的治療方式會針對個別需求量身定制，一般來說，治療方向包括：

• 增進自我了解與情緒認識
• 理解過去經驗與當前困難之 間的連結，發展健康的應對方式
• 理解情緒與行為之間的關聯，提升自我調節能力
• 建立自信與人際互動能力

對年幼兒童，我常使用遊戲、繪畫與角色扮演等互動方式。對青少年與年輕人，則可能透過對話、創作與夢境探索來深入理解情緒與想法。我也可能建議家長參加獨立的諮詢會談，探討父母和孩子面對的挑戰。這些會談旨在提供支持，而非指責或批評家長。

＊＊服務與聯繫方式＊＊

我提供面對面與線上心理治療，每週一次，每次50分鐘。

治療前會有三到四堂的初步評估，以了解孩子的需求和挑戰。治療過程會根據孩子的獨特經歷進行調整，並定期檢視治療進展。

如果您發現孩子變得退縮、焦慮，在友誼關係中遇到困難，或因生活變化感到不知所措，心理治療可以為他們提供一個安全的空間來表達情感、理解自己。尋求心理治療的第一步可能讓人感到忐忑，但您並不需要獨自面對這一切。如果想進一步了解心理如何幫助您或您的孩子，歡迎與我聯繫。