Areas of practice
- Abuse - Emotional, Physical, Sexual
- Anger Management Issues
- Anxiety and/or Panic
- Child Stress and Trauma
- Chronic Pain
- Depression
- Dissociative Disorders
- Eating Disorders
- Grief and Loss - General
- Marriage and/or Relationship Issues
- Phobias
- Self-Esteem Issues
- Stress Management
- Suicide Ideation / Survivor
- Trauma Counselling
Approaches used
- Brief Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- EMDR
- Emotion Focused Therapy
- Existential-Humanistic
- Gottman Method Couples Therapy
- Integrative Psychotherapy
- Marriage & Couples Counselling
- Mindfulness approaches
- Narrative Therapy
Other languages spoken
- Cantonese
- Mandarin
Counselling practice website:
healtogrow.caPractice information:
I am a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC # 17221) under BC Association of Clinical Counsellors. My past work experience and education focused on trauma and familial/relational conflicts. I worked in non-profit agencies that provide services to families struggle with MCFD’s involvement, intimate partner violence, couple conflicts, familial conflicts, domestic violence, and parenting issues. I also had experience working with individuals with mental health and developmental challenges in community living settings.
I specialize in using EMDR therapy to treat anxiety, depression, panic attacks, complex trauma and structural dissociation. My EMDR therapy work incorporates techniques from somatic experiencing, ego state therapy and internal family system. To ensure my best practice with clients, I receive ongoing consultation from my EMDR approved trainer. Further, I provide counselling for couples. My couple work adopts integrative approach borrowing ideas and techniques from Gottman Method Couples Therapy, Emotion Focused Couples Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapy. This approach allows flexibility in my work and helps tailor to the needs for couples who are uncertain what form of therapy works for them and have unique goals for therapy.
I embrace the non-judgmental and non-oppressive approach when handling cross-cultural counselling situations. As an ethnic minority in Canada, I can readily empathize with clients who suffer from systemic racism and discrimination in work-place and day-to-day life. I believe that it is imperative for a mental health professional to advocate for social justice and gender equity in our community. More importantly, I can speak fluent Mandarin, Cantonese, and English. It is hoped that language is not a barrier in therapy for clients, and Chinese-speaking clients can express themselves freely and feel more connected with the therapist.
The Foundation of my work:
I believe that every soul has its inherent worth and beauty despite the damages and hurts from the world that might have darkened our lens to see ourselves and others. No matter what tool I use in my work, my intention is always to reawaken the lost connection to clients’ essence of being embedded with inherent worth and resilience. My understanding of this work is not constrained by the role as a counsellor or therapist, but I am also a witness in clients’ life journey seeking truth, moving past pain and distress, and reconnecting with oneself and others. This intention of work guides my endeavor to create a safe and warm space for clients, to encourage clients’ exploration on their inner strengths, and to provide effective treatments to clients.
My Training
- EMDRIA Approved Basic Training in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy
- EMDRIA Approved Advanced Training: Looking Through the Eyes
- EMDRIA Approved Advanced Training: Toward an Embodied Self
- EMDRIA Approved Advanced Training: When There Are No Words
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Level II
- Gottman Method Level II
Client fee individuals:
140 + GSTClient fee couples/families:
165 + GST/185 + GSTAvailability:
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