About Me

Everyone is unique but in the modern world our voices can easily get lost or drowned out. I hope to create a safe atmosphere in our sessions for you to share your story and find your voice again. I hope that we can work together to help you get a better understanding of yourself and the environment you are in.

Having spent most of my years growing up in Melbourne and Hong Kong, then several years working in the marketing industry, I hope my background may allow me to be more culturally sensitive as well as have a better understanding of my clients who come from corporate backgrounds. Alongside my counselling career, I am also a teaching assistant at The University of Hong Kong. I’ve always enjoyed working with young adults as they bring in fresh ideas and perspectives that both challenge and enlighten me.

Practising as a counsellor in different settings, I have had the opportunity to connect with people from many walks of life from refugees and ethnic minorities to teens, mothers and young adults. I have also worked with clients who have experienced low self-esteem, anxiety, low motivation, boundary/ communication issues, relationship problems and managing peer or family relations. Through these different conversations, I aim to support my clients in building their confidence, communication skills, finding their values, setting goals as well as tackling all the obstacles, no matter big or small, that we may encounter along this journey.

I draw techniques from cognitive behavioural therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy in my sessions to help you explore your emotions, thoughts and behaviour so we can work collaboratively towards reaching your counselling goals.

I believe reaching out for help is always the most challenging step, so if you’ve done that today, you should be very proud.

Education & Qualifications

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University- MA Guidance and Counselling
The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology- Master in Advertising
University of Melbourne - Bachelor of Arts
HKPCA Candidate for Certified Counsellor

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