I’m a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario, providing psychotherapy and counselling services to individuals and couples in Ontario. I believe that therapy should cater to your preferences and needs, which is why I will work with you to foster a collaborative, caring environment where we use evidence-based psychotherapies such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Acceptance Commitment Therapy, and Cognitive Processing Therapy to help you reach your goals and feel a stronger sense of wellbeing.

Some of the common concerns I work with are:

• Depression

• Anxiety

• Stress management

• Low motivation

• Feeling “behind the curve”

• Career and academic concerns

• Trauma and PTSD

• Addiction

• Relationship issues

With so much of the therapeutic outcome being dependent on the relationship between client and practitioner, I believe it’s important to foster an authentic and genuine connection. I currently work at an outpatient clinic providing individual and group therapy to clients with a variety of presenting concerns, prior to this, I worked in both crisis counselling and inpatient mental health. In addition to my psychotherapy experience, I worked as a mental health Peer Supporter for various universities and community organizations, providing both individual and group peer support to those with lived experience of mental health concerns. I carry this experience into my therapy practice by using my own lived experiences to connect with clients and help them feel understood.

Being Asian-Canadian

Being mixed-race and growing up in a Chinese household, I learned quickly how culture could both enrich and complicate my life. I felt enriched by cultural gatherings and everyday practices that living in a Chinese household afforded me, while also often feeling misunderstood or alienated by my peers and surrounding community. I use these experiences of navigating both western and eastern values in my therapy practice by relating to clients in similar situations - feeling misunderstood by classmates or coworkers, or getting conflicting ideas of how to help myself when feeling down. The meeting of eastern culture and western understandings of mental health can often be challenging, yet, I believe offer a unique opportunity for shared experiences of client-practitioner to be used for healing.

Being a young adult

From managing academics and relationships, to large lifestyle changes and planning your career, being a young adult is full of challenges. As I navigated these challenges, I found myself often feeling as though I wasn’t “as good” as those around me; one friend got a high-paying job, the other got married, and although I was happy for them, I also felt like I could never catch up. These feelings are what started my own wellbeing journey and led me to peer supporting and psychotherapy as a career choice.