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Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC), Canadian Certified Counsellor (CCC)

EMDR Certified Therapist, Approved Clinical Supervisor (ACS) Candidate

Masters of Counselling

About Me

Originally from Hong Kong, I am a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC), a Canadian Certified Counsellor (CCC), an EMDR Certified Therapist, an Approved Clinical Supervisor (ACS) candidate and a registered provider with the Crime Victims Assistance Program (CVAP) based in Vancouver, Canada. I provide therapy and clinical supervision/consultation in English, Cantonese and Mandarin.

My personal experiences have led me to explore the complex impacts of trauma, including its connection to anxiety, depression and somatic symptoms. I’ve dedicated myself to studying how the brain, body and nervous system respond to trauma, and how it can lead to changes that affect physical health, behaviour, social patterns and our ability to cope with stress.

If this resonates, and especially if you're curious about how your physiology participates in healing, I'd love to walk this path with you.

My Personal Journey: Trauma, Anxiety and Relational Challenges

My desire to become a counsellor grew from witnessing a close family member struggle with schizophrenia, alongside my own experiences with anxiety and relational trauma. My understanding of trauma has been crucial in helping me process these challenges, and it has guided me on a journey to build resilience after a medical trauma I experienced in recent years.

Clinical Approach

I specialize in helping clients heal from traumatic or distressing experiences, primarily by utilizing Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing (EMDR), Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Somatic Experiencing (SE). My counselling approach is also grounded in Lifespan Integration (LI), polyvagal theory, Ego States theory, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).

In our initial sessions, we will normally focus on history taking, assessing your needs and goals. By the end of this evaluation, I will provide you with preliminary insights into what our counselling journey may entail should you opt to proceed. This will encompass our objectives, the approaches we will employ, the approximate time investment required, and the activities involved.

We may not be able to control the external events or the actions of people around us; we can choose to respond in ways that strengthen and empower us, regardless of the situation we face. It is my belief and experience that by looking inwards, we can transform the impacts of our past and create a different future and perspective for ourselves.

My goal is to come alongside my clients to create conditions for healing, resilience and growth.

Supervision Approach

My approach to supervision is integrative, reflective, and developmentally informed, drawing from evidence-based and trauma-informed modalities (e.g., EMDR, IFS, CBT, and Somatic Experiencing). My supervision framework is further informed by developmental, process/social role, and feminist theoretical models of supervision. I tailor supervision to the supervisee's stage of professional development, clinical goals, and learning needs, while attending to the relational and contextual dynamics that emerge within the supervisory process. I also incorporate a feminist and socially responsive lens that emphasizes collaboration, reflexivity, power awareness, cultural humility, and attention to systemic and sociocultural factors impacting both clinical work and the supervisory relationship.

Learn more about supervision here.