Acknowledgement of Country

We would like to acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as Australia’s First Peoples and Traditional Custodians. We pay our respects to Elders past and present. We are committed to providing services that are welcoming and culturally safe and appropriate for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

We are committed to embracing intersectionality and differences and eliminating all forms of discrimination for all. We welcome LGBTIQA+ people of all abilities, identities and backgrounds.

Registered Play Therapist

Accredited Mental Health Social Worker

EMDRAA Full Member

Theraplay Practitioner

Circle of Security Parenting

About me

I am an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker working in the field of human services; early intervention, crisis relief, family, and domestic violence, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander social and emotional wellbeing. I am skilled and trained to provide clinical assessments, clinical case formulations, recommendations, and intervention in each of these areas.

I hold specialised training in Child-Centred Play Therapy (Advanced), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Dialectical Behavioural Therapy and Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing (Advanced).

Yaleela Torrens Social Work Pty Ltd. is an established private practice in Gladstone, Queensland. Yaleela and her team provide core social work services to clients and their family and care-givers as well as provide professional consultancy and supervision to community based and government organisations.

Yaleela Torrens Social Work Pty Ltd. provides face to face, telephone and telehealth professional services