When Yollanda Zhang looks back at her path to studying counselling psychology at Yorkville University, she calls it the “scenic route.”
As a teenager, she wanted to become a therapist, but her strong skills in math and physics—along with encouragement from her school counsellors and parents—pushed her toward engineering instead.
After earning her degree at the University of Waterloo, she worked in the field before shifting into teaching, founding a Mandarin school and launching a non-profit for girls’ empowerment—all while running a speaking and coaching practice. But the pull toward becoming a mental health professional never went away. What ultimately brought her back to counselling was personal.
Stephanie Gilman 