I am a counsellor based in Hong Kong, with over 20 years of experience in mental health, offering sessions online and in-person.  I am passionate about working with people in grief, and consider it a privilege to walk alongside them for part of their journey, and to facilitate the process of integration and meaning-making.

My approach to therapy is primarily strengths-based, person-centred, and trauma-informed.  Where appropriate I draw from solution-focused therapy, emotion focused therapy, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).   I endeavour to create a safe, non-judgemental space and work collaboratively with each client to navigate their thoughts and feelings at a pace that is right for them.  I encourage the development of self-awareness, insight, and greater sense of agency in each person I work with.

As well as grief and loss, I have experience with a wide range of issues including: anxiety, depression, stress management, interpersonal and relationship problems, and life transitions.

I was born in the UK but grew up in Hong Kong, and completed my postgraduate counselling training in Melbourne, Australia.

My previous work in Hong Kong includes ten years with an NGO providing support to asylum seekers and refugees.   As well as my extensive frontline counselling work with this vulnerable group, I have provided management, training and supervision for multiple teams of counsellors and social workers under the program.   More recently I have worked with an agency providing affordable counselling on a sliding scale for the general community in Hong Kong.

I am a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) as well as Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor (LCDC) and Chemical Dependency Professional (CDP). I maintain national certifications in related regards. I have more than 10 years of professional experience working with adult clients and caregivers. Focus has included the challenges of chronic illness and end-of-life as well as on the challenges of grieving trauma, trauma related to personal grieving and related changes in health, relationships, life roles and stages, work, and perspectives. My clinical approaches are Eye Moment Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) as well as Psychodrama.

Drawing from the tool box of my professional skills, experience, and education, my work with you will always be focused on and personalized to your evolving needs in grieving. I am eager to meet you virtually. All interactions will occur online. Let’s get started!

Healing Hearts provides grief and trauma-informed therapists who are passionate that healing happens as we care for the mind, body, and soul. We believe strongly in the human capacity for healing and the ability to live in freedom. When we experience trauma, loss, or difficult life circumstances, we can find ourselves stuck in unhealthy patterns of thought, emotion, and behavior that can cause negative self-beliefs, emotional disturbance, and somatic responses in the body that can be self-destructive and wounding. There is hope! And you are not alone. Our therapists are trauma-informed and specialize in EMDR, grief, and other trauma modalities. We would love to walk alongside you as you heal and learn to live your fullest life!

Certified Grief Educator

I provide Psychotherapy for anxiety, depression, and trauma.

Individual, relational/couple and sex therapy therapy virtual online teletherapy and in-person therapy

Consultation and Supervision