Therapists / Psychologists / Counsellors

Psy.D. Clinical Psychology from California School of Professional Psychology, San Francisco

M.A. Clinical Psychology from California School of Professional Psychology, San Francisco

MSc. (Hons) Psychoanalytic Development Psychology from University College London in conjunction with the Anna Freud Center, United Kingdom

BSc. (Hons) Psychology from The University of Nottingham, United Kingdom

With over 14 years of experience, Dr Shroff has worked in community mental health centres,  private psychology clinics, medical clinics and both outpatient and inpatient units in hospitals in Hong Kong, the United Kingdom and the USA.  She is one of the few clinical psychologists in Hong Kong that have been intensively trained to practice psychotherapy from a psychodynamic depth perspective.

She works to enhance her client’s self-awareness and identify repetitive themes and patterns in client’s lives and relationships.  Dr Shroff believes that many of us develop patterns over the years, whether positive or negative, that become ingrained in us. In times of stress, worry, anger, or emotional turmoil, we repeat what is familiar and what feels safe – this can often lead to negative reactions and behaviour in our relationships and cause us to feel stuck.  Dr Shroff uses her expertise in psychodynamic therapy to help her clients’ identify important pieces of the puzzle in order to gain insight and create opportunities to facilitate lasting change in their lives.

Dr Shroff’s speciality areas are working with issues related to cultural identity, diversity, life transition issues and individuals who feel that some aspect of themselves or their relationships causes them distress, undermines the quality of their lives or leads them to feel as if they are not making progress in their personal lives and careers.  Dr Shroff also has expertise in working with Stress, Depression, Bipolar Disorder and Psychotic Disorders.

Dr Shroff  is passionate about conducting corporate training and workshops for multinational corporations to raise  awareness and reduce the stigma around issues related to employee mental health.  She has assisted numerous organisations to address these issues more effectively and create psychologically healthy workplaces in order to reduce burnout and absenteeism.

Dr Shroff has been fortunate enough to be raised in Hong Kong, and work in both the United Kingdom and the USA, providing her with the invaluable experience of working within a diverse environment and amongst a variety of cultures.  She understands first hand what it feels like to be an immigrant and the challenges that come with moving to a new country.  It is her own experience of living abroad and moving to various countries that has helped crystallise her desire to work with multi-cultural populations by utilising depth therapy.

Dr Shroff provides individual and group supervision to counsellors, psychologists and other mental health professionals. Additionally, Dr Shroff is a regular contributor to several publications in Hong Kong and acted as an associate profession at City University of Hong Kong where she supervised and taught Doctoral Level Psychology students.  She is also a service provider providing pro-bono therapy and Medico-Legal Assessments to refugee and asylum seekers.

Dr Shroff is a registered member of the Division of Clinical psychology (DCP) of the Hong Kong Psychological Society (HKPS) and the American Psychological Association.

Psy.D. Clinical Psychology, California School of Professional Psychology

M.A. Clinical Psychology, California School of Professional Psychology

B.S.S. Psychology, University of Hong Kong

California Licensed Clinical Psychologist (Lic. # PSY 29694)

Member of the American Psychological Association

Registered Member of the Hong Kong Association of Doctors in Clinical Psychology

Dr. Natalie Loong is a California licensed clinical psychologist with years of experiences working in community mental health, outpatient, residential, and private practice settings in Hong Kong and the United States. As a bilingual psychologist, Dr. Loong provides services in both English and Cantonese and has extensive experiences working with adults, adolescents, and children from diverse cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds.

Trained in Psychodynamic and Existential-Humanistic traditions of psychotherapy, Dr. Loong specialises in providing psychotherapy that is in-depth and insight-oriented with the goal of creating lasting changes in clients’ lives. Dr. Loong works closely with clients to explore and work through unconscious aspects of their experiences, recurring themes and patterns in their lives, and underlying functions of their difficulties. Through the experiential and intellectual learning that takes place in the process, clients develop deeper understanding and appreciation of themselves, discover new ways of being and relating and are empowered to liberate from old symptoms, behaviours, and patterns.

Dr. Loong is also experienced in providing play therapy – a developmentally appropriate psychotherapy approach for children that uses play as a medium for communication. The symbolic function of play allows children to comfortably and safely express troubling events and experiences. Utilising play, Dr. Loong attempts to experience, understand, and work on difficulties interactively with child clients, empowering them to consider new solutions to their problems, learn adaptive ways of coping, and change the way they think or feel in the process.

Over the years, Dr. Loong has worked with a broad spectrum of clinical and non-clinical issues across the lifespan including stress-related or adjustment difficulties, interpersonal relationship problems, struggles with meaning and purpose in life, difficulties with parenting, depression, anxiety, trauma, personality disorders, psychotic disorders, gambling disorder, school refusal, aggressive behaviours, oppositional and defiant behaviors, enuresis, separation anxiety, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), selective mutism, and self-harm. Despite so, Dr. Loong sees each client as a unique individual beyond his/her problems and is committed to empowering and accompanying her clients through their own journey of suffering, discovery and growth.

In addition to her clinical work, Dr. Loong is an adjunct faculty at the California School of Professional Psychology – Hong Kong, Alliant International University. She currently chairs students on their doctoral dissertations and has taught courses on multicultural and social justice psychology, research methods and designs, as well as psychometrics and statistics in the past.

PsyD Clinical Psychology from Alliant International University, Hong Kong/USA

MA Clinical Psychology from Alliant International University, Hong Kong/USA

BA Psychology from the University of San Francisco, USA

Member of the American Psychological Association

Chartered Member of the British Psychological Society

Registered Clinical Psychologist of the New Zealand Psychologists Board

Registered Member of the Hong Kong Association of Doctors in Clinical Psychology

Areas of expertise: Adult Individual Therapy

• Adolescents 14+
• Interpersonal issues
• Identity exploration
• Trauma
• Grief
• Depression
• Anxiety

Dr. Chen has worked in the field of psychology since 2010 in several non-profit organizations and community mental health centers. Before settling in Hong Kong, she has lived in Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, China, and the United States, and understands firsthand the stresses expats face living abroad and the intricacies of multicultural lifestyles. 

Before establishing herself as a clinical psychologist, Dr. Chen worked for a major global supply chain management corporation and was subjected to the immense work stress well known for in Hong Kong. This experience greatly highlighted the need for sustainable work-life balance, as it was apparent that the pace of modern-day life subjected humans to an immense amount of stress that can include moving, work, family dynamics, friendships, financial considerations, medical illnesses, worldwide political issues, and even vacations. Reflecting on her own experience, she realized that not only were adults predisposed to high levels of stress but that adolescents in school were similarly struggling with stress as well. Although some can process stressful events easily, others can find it challenging as it may be overwhelming. As a result, self-care is essential to both physical and mental wellbeing.

Dr. Chen strives to provide a safe, non-judgmental atmosphere in the therapy room with all her clients. By utilizing a tailored psychodynamic and schema therapy approach for each client, the emphasis is placed on attaining awareness and insight of past experiences to create more adaptive coping strategies moving forward.

When working with adolescents, Dr. Chen is intentionally mindful of the fact that they are still in the tumultuous mental space of forging their own identities. She, therefore, focuses on building a strong rapport with adolescents as part of the process, with the understanding that trust is essential in creating a safe space for them to speak their truth and uncover the deeper reasons for their behavior. 

Dr. Chen is also trained in eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), a treatment primarily used for individuals who have experienced trauma, which is an emotional response to a deeply distressing or disturbing event that can include but is not limited to war, assault, natural disasters, abandonment, neglect, or illness. The treatment works with the brain to begin processing information that may be too traumatic for the brain to process on its own. Once the memory is cleared, the healed brain can associate itself to similar situations without feeling triggered in the same way. As mentioned earlier, everyone processes stressful events differently, yet others may find it challenging to process overwhelming events that can be difficult to articulate. In these cases, EMDR can be a beneficial treatment to be able to reduce these triggers.

Dr. Chen is passionate about her work with her clients and cares deeply about helping them achieve their goals in therapy. It has always been her belief that progress is not necessarily linear, and that success looks different for everybody. An avid traveler, functional fitness athlete, and dog owner, she has recently incorporated these interests into her work and developed a fascination for aviation psychology, sports psychology, and animal-assisted therapy.

DClinPsy. Doctorate of Clinical Psychology from the University of Manchester, UK

MSW Masters of Social Work from the University of Hong Kong

MSc Evidence-Based Social Intervention from the University of Oxford, UK

BA (Hon) Psychology and Economics from the University of Virginia, USA

PgDip Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) from Royal Holloway, University of London, UK

Masters of Research in Psychological Methods from University of Sussex, UK

PgCert Evidence-Based Psychological Treatment from University of Reading, UK

BSc (Hons) Psychology from University of Hertfordshire, UK

Teresa is an accredited Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist with over 10 years of experience working in the field of clinical mental health. She has a background in Psychology at both an undergraduate and master’s level and completed her training in the UK, where she specialised in the field of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. Being originally from the UK, Teresa is a native English speaker, but can also communicate in Cantonese.

Prior to moving to Hong Kong in 2018, Teresa worked within several leading psychological therapy services within the National Health Service (NHS) across London, Surrey and Hampshire in the UK. Through working in primary care, Teresa gained extensive experience working with individuals affected by a wide range of issues including:

• Depression / Low Mood
• Low Self-Esteem / Low Self-Confidence
• Anxiety & Stress
• Panic Attacks / Health Anxiety
• Social & Performance Anxiety
• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
• Generalised Anxiety Disorder (excessive worry)
• Phobias
• Sleep Problems / Insomnia
• Anger management
• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

She works with individuals aged 18 & above and regularly supports individuals struggling with academic or work stress, burnout, confidence issues or those who may be struggling with a change/transition.

She also supports those who may be seeking personal development, those wanting to build their communication skills and self-esteem, or individuals who might want to ‘fine tune’ aspects of their lives, such as those who wish to clarify personal or career goals or are seeking to improve their overall mental and physical health.

Although Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is her specialism, she likes to use an integrated approach to adapt her way of working with each client, tailoring therapy to the specific needs of each individual by drawing on evidence-based therapies including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT).

She has developed a special interest in working with anxiety disorders and also has expertise in offering trauma-focused CBT (TF-CBT).

Teresa hopes that her collaborative approach can equip individuals with the skills and confidence to be able to self-reflect and self-manage difficulties as they arise. Focus is therefore placed on both the attainment of practical coping skills, together with addressing the root causes of a problem where necessary. Teresa’s calm and welcoming approach aims to put clients at ease, whilst offering a confidential and non-judgemental space to explore what it is that has brought them to therapy.

In addition to offering one-on-one therapy, Teresa also has experience as a group facilitator conducting psycho-educational workshops for individuals wanting an introduction in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.

PsyD Psychology from California Southern University, US

PgDip Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) from Royal Holloway, University of London, UK

Level III EMDR from EMDR Academy, UK

MSc Children and Adolescent Mental Health from University College London, UK

BSc (Hons) Psychology from University of Edinburgh, UK

Aurélie is an experienced Cognitive Behavioral Therapist (CBT) who trained and worked in the UK’s National Health Service. In addition to her CBT specialty, she also qualified as an Eye-Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR) Practitioner.

Aurélie has worked extensively in the private and public sector with clients experiencing mild to severe difficulties (e.g. depression, anger management, substance misuse, sleep problems, life adjustments, individual relationship difficulties). Her areas of special interest include trauma and eating disorders.

Aurélie also provides therapy with adolescents to help with adjusting to a third-culture kid lifestyle, school issues, bullying and transitioning to university.

She is also highly experienced in working with:

• General Anxiety including work stress
• Panic
• Social anxiety
• Health anxiety
• Phobias
• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
• Low Self-Esteem
• Body dysmorphia
• Perfectionism

Having grown up in Hong Kong, Aurélie recognizes the potential benefits these treatments would have on improving the busy lifestyle of local professionals and students and has decided to bring her expertise in these fields back to her home city. In addition to CBT, she also draws upon evidence-based treatment solutions such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) and Mindfulness-based interventions to promote wellbeing and healing by encouraging people to be compassionate towards themselves to increase self-acceptance. Being trained in multiple models of psychological therapies helps her work creatively with clients to tailor their interventions.

Aurélie also had the opportunity to live abroad, exposing her to different cultural settings. This diverse cultural experience gave her the opportunity to incorporate cultural sensitivity into her practice and take a person-centered approach to evaluate the specific needs of her clients. By identifying the optimum way to approach her client’s treatment, she is also able to adapt their process of acceptance, healing and growth. She aims to provide a safe and compassionate reflective space for her clients to explore their thoughts, feelings and behaviors, providing the clients the opportunity of gaining a new perspective and create lasting changes. She emphasizes on working collaboratively with clients to become empowered, develop coping strategies, boost self-assurance and improve mental wellbeing.  She is passionate in supporting clients overcome personal challenges. Through this process, clients are able to gain confidence in mastering these techniques to better cope with whatever challenges arising in the future.

In additional to individual therapy, Aurélie can offer psychoeducational groups on symptoms of anxiety and depression to introduce key coping strategies in work places.

Aurélie has received specialized training in providing supervision to trainee CBT therapists. She has previously managed a team of therapists in the NHS and provided regular clinical supervision.

Aurélie is an accredited member of the British Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP) and the British Psychological Society (BPS).

Aurélie can provide therapy in both English and French.

M.A. Clinical Psychology from University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

B.A. (Hons) from Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, USA

Post Graduate Diploma in Narrative Therapy from Dulwich Center, Adelaide, Australia

Born and raised in Hong Kong, being fluent in English and Cantonese, Josanna has worked as a clinical psychologist for over twenty-six years in Hong Kong and Australia in diverse clinical settings including child assessment center, inpatient PTSD wards, outpatient psychiatric center, university counseling service, NGO for special education needs and certainly private practice.

Josanna finds Narrative Therapy and mindfulness particularly attractive in addressing psychological issues that are associated with modern hectic lifestyle.  Whether in depression, different manifestations of anxiety, complicated bereavement, substance abuse, relationship issues, work stress, parenting difficulties, or personal growth obstacles, we are invariably bogged down by powerful negative emotions and beliefs with debilitating implications for our sense of self.  Narrative Therapy is to assist us in making sense of our psychological and interpersonal difficulties and what they try to tell us.  Also, through the art of “externalizing” the problems, unpacking the discourses which powerfully affect our motives and values, our sense of agency and curiosity are resurrected in tackling the problems at hand.  Its catchphrase: “the person is NOT the problem, the problem is the problem” means when our sense of self is resurrected from self-blame, guilt and all sorts of negative labels, we will have the sense of agency and life skills to address the psychological issues.

In couples work, the thrust is to address the core issues that split them emotionally and psychologically while removing the role of the blame and guilt which invariably further burdens the relationship as well as hindering each party taking up their fair share of responsibility. The goal of couples’ work is to help each other make sense and sort out the core issues as well as making an informed consent about the direction of the relationship which might also include the option of separation or divorce in a harmonious manner as much as possible. It is not uncommon that in couples work, subsequent individual therapy is indicated.

Other than direct clinical work, Josanna is the honorary clinical supervisor for an NGO as well as for the master’s program in Clinical Psychology at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.  Furthermore, she is also active in teaching Narrative Therapy for caring professionals.

PhD in Clinical Psychology from Fielding Graduate University, Santa Barbara, California (Accredited by American Psychological Association)

MA in Clinical Psychology from Fielding Graduate University, Santa Barbara, California

BA (summa cum laude) from Whittier College, Whittier, California

Colorado Licensed Clinical Psychologist (License number: PSY0004039)

Massachusetts Licensed Clinical Psychologist (License number: PSY5000468)

EMDR Basic Training—working towards EMDRIA Certified Therapist Status

Registered member of the Hong Kong Psychological Society

Dr. Mok-Lammé was born and raised in Hong Kong. After completing her undergraduate degree in the USA, she taught in a secondary school in Hong Kong for two years. She then emigrated to the USA to continue her education and work in several non-governmental organisations in California and western Colorado. She has experience working with immigrants, migrant farm workers, and homeless youth. She also has experience working in community mental health centres, psychiatric hospitals, and crisis services. For the past few years, she has been working in a private practice in western Colorado, serving diverse populations. She is excited to be back in Hong Kong, providing much-needed mental health services in her hometown.

Dr. Mok-Lammé’s theoretical understanding of individuals’ psychology and development is founded on contemporary psychodynamic theories. She believes it is important to understand how an individual’s relationships with primary caregivers affect the development of their personality. These dynamics are often at play in other relationships, including therapeutic interactions, and it is important to explore how these influence behaviour patterns. Dr. Mok-Lammé offers a warm and safe space for clients to explore with her the connections between their past and present experiences and to internalize transformed dynamics they can apply in their day-to-day lives.

While her understanding of psychology is built upon psychodynamic theories, Dr. Mok-Lammé utilizes a variety of treatment approaches to meet the unique needs of each individual. Individuals come to therapy in search of relief from difficult emotions and/or symptoms of mental health disorders. Clients struggling with life challenges and relationships find various techniques to be very effective and helpful. The approaches Dr. Mok-Lammé utilizes include, but are not limited to, cognitive behavioural therapy, mindfulness, narrative therapy, motivational interviewing, and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). In addition of helping clients discover insights about themselves, Dr. Mok-Lammé works with individuals to help them develop practical coping strategies to improve and expand their lives.

Dr. Mok-Lammé is fluent in English and Cantonese. She has personal and professional experience with individuals from various cultures and ethnic backgrounds, and she is skilled at navigating cross-cultural relationships. She currently works with adults experiencing depression, anxiety, grief, trauma, dissociation, relationship problems, cultural and identity issues, career difficulties, parenting problems, or life-adjustment issues. She is especially gifted in working with individuals who have suffered complex trauma throughout their lives, who grew up in complicated family systems, and/or who are interested in depth therapy.

Master of Science in Professional Counselling from Our Lady of the Lake University, San Antonio, Texas, USA

Bachelor of Business Administration with a major in Marketing from Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas, USA

Licensed Professional Counsellor, Texas, USA – Current

Licensed Professional Counsellor of Mental Health, Delaware, USA – Current

Michael Beckham is a US-trained and licensed Clinical Counsellor with over 16 years of experience. He assists his clients to understand how they see themselves, to understand how they see the world, and to understand how they see themselves in the world. Michael approaches therapy without judgement of his clients. He creates a safe, confidential, objective environment in which the client can feel secure to express themselves in ways they may have never approached before.

Michael works with clients 18 years old and older (individuals, couples, LGBTQ+) focused on addressing issues of anxiety, depression, relationships (with themselves and with others), self-esteem/self-worth, frustration, stress, as well as many others. Michael is very supportive of his clients and is known to challenge his clients’ belief system when it is beneficial to the progress towards the goals set by the client.

Michael draws from Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy, Neuro-Linguistic Programming, Attachment Theory and can become quite Existential should the client benefit from this exploration. He customizes his approach for each client to meet the client where they currently are emotionally. Michael is considered very client centered and pro female empowerment.

Michael’s broad experience assists him to relate to his clients’ goals. He has worked in the Counseling Center of a large university, held the position of business consultant using Business Psychology, supported survivors of abuse while working with a women’s center and at a rape crisis center. Michael understands the complex pressures of the work environment from serving as director for a large mental health organization. Michael has also worked with severe and persistent mentally ill clients as well as utilising crisis intervention skills to assist the homeless.

DClinPsy Doctorate in Clinical Psychology – University College London, U.K.

MSc and DIC Masters in International Health Management – Imperial College London, U.K.

BSc (Hons) Bachelor Honours in Psychology – University College London, U.K.

The Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), United Kingdom (PYL35139)

The British Psychological Society (BPS), United Kingdom (Chartered Clinical Psychologist)

Hong Kong Psychological Society (HKPS), Division of Clinical Psychology, Hong Kong
(DCP636)

Hong Kong Institute of Clinical Psychologist (HKICP), Hong Kong (CP00421)

Dr. Ching is a UK trained Clinical Psychologist, offering support to adults with difficulties around anxiety, low mood, stress and burnout, self-esteem, childhood or event specific trauma, interpersonal relationships, and life adjustments (e.g. relocation, grief, chronic physical health, third culture kids). She also has experience with individuals with emotional dysregulation and high sensitivity (HSP).

Born in Hong Kong and raised in various countries, including Canada and the United Kingdom, she uses her personal narratives and experiences of relocation and adjustment to form connections with her clients. She has over ten years of experience working in both the public (NHS) and private mental health sectors in London. Her roles ranged from direct clinical work to supervision with teams from A&E (accident and emergency) acute and crisis teams, community mental health teams, outpatient and inpatient settings. She had worked with individuals and families from different cultures, backgrounds, and languages.

You may find yourself stuck in repeated patterns of thoughts, behaviours and/or relationships. This can look like ‘I am not good enough’, ‘Why is this happening again?’, ‘What’s the point?’. Dr. Ching’s sessions can offer a space to understand and slowly untangle these cycles, building towards a life aligned with your core values and goals. The sessions will be guided by what you feel are important and meaningful to you. The journey will combine your experience together with Dr Ching’s professional knowledge in the area and scientific-based measures and tools.

Drawing on various psychological schools of thoughts, she adopts an integrative approach tailored to individual needs. Specific approaches Dr Ching adopts are not limited to mindfulness, Cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT), Dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT), Compassion focused therapy (CFT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Narrative exposure therapy (NET).

Specializing in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, Object Relations, Trauma & Mood Disorders

PsyD Clinical Psychology from California School of Professional Psychology

MSSc Counselling Psychology from Hong Kong Shue Yan University

Pg.D Psychology from the Chinese University of Hong Kong

Clinical Psychologist of the UK Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC
PYL35931)

Registered Clinical Psychologist of the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation
Agency (AHPRA PSY0002192819)

Chartered Clinical Psychologist and Associate Fellow of the British Psychological
Society

Registered Counselling Psychologist of the Hong Kong Psychological Society

Registered Clinical Psychologist of the EuroPsy European Federation of Psychologists & Associations

Accredited Aviation Psychologist of the European Association of Aviation Psychology
and is listed in the BPS & Directory of Aviation and Aerospace Psychologists

Gottman Method Couples Therapy – Level 2 Certified

Dr. Liem is a Clinical Psychologist, Counselling Psychologist, and Aviation Psychologist practicing in Hong Kong. She offers psychotherapy for adolescents, adults, and couples with psychological or relationship problems. She believes that “everyone has their own unique and complex story and experiences, struggles, fears, and painful feelings. Your background, life experiences, and various interpersonal traumas shape these emotional experiences. These need to be listened to and understood. Psychotherapy is a safe, powerful space and a collaborative process between you and me. It can help you better understand your own needs, build a more flexible psychological strength to accept yourself, and discover your inner strength to bring about lasting change for yourself.”

Dr. Liem received advanced training in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy during her doctoral studies and continues her specialization in Object Relations in her postdoctoral training. She received intensive supervision of clinical cases and underwent thorough training analysis (Training analysis is essential to enrich a therapist’s personal and professional development for providing effective psychoanalytic treatment for patients). Her specialty areas include working with mental health problems such as chronic depression or anxiety, eating disorders, psychosomatic problems, complex or interpersonal trauma, characterological difficulties, life adjustment issues (e.g., grief, divorce, career), insomnia, self-esteem, or identity issues.

In addition to psychodynamic psychotherapy, she adopts other treatment techniques such as Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, and Gottman Method Couples Therapy when clinically indicated.

Dr. Liem has provided clinical services in Hong Kong and overseas for over 15 years to several non-government organizations for persons with mental health disorders, community counselling centres, psychiatric hospitals, clinics, rehabilitation centres, the aviation medical department of a global airline, and private practice. She also offers teletherapy for Asian migrants in Australia, the UK, and New Zealand.

Dr. Liem has years of solid experience and knowledge about the complicated work stress faced by flight crew when she served as the in-house clinical psychologist for a global airline, where her primary role was to offer clinical psychological interventions and mental fitness evaluation for the flight crew. She obtained specialty training in Europe in aviation psychology & clinical skills in working with aircrews with mental health issues. Dr. Liem completed the professional training program for designated aviation medical examiners in Australia. She is a listed HIMS Clinical Psychologist by FAA.

Dr. Liem understands that psychotherapy is an emotional process and that “reaching out for help can feel scary or vulnerable. One may be hesitant or unsure if this will work and worried about how long the process may take. To find out, you need to experience it yourself. I look forward to meeting you where you are.

Dr. Liem provides therapy sessions in English and Cantonese.

DPsych Clinical Psychology from University of Western Australia, Australia

BSc (Hons) Experimental Psychology from University of Bristol, UK

Dr. Shamistra Soysa has worked in the field of psychology and mental health for more than a decade in multiple countries including Australia, Sri Lanka, the United Kingdom and greater China. She has worked in clinical and non-clinical settings with a special focus on adults presenting with difficulties arising from anxiety, overwhelming emotions, perfectionism, low self-esteem and stress.

Shamistra works within an evidence-based Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) framework and draws on techniques such as mindfulness, acceptance, imagery rescripting and story telling. Her priority in her work is to build a strong therapeutic alliance based on genuine curiosity, warmness, and validation, and to use the therapeutic relationship as a safe space to facilitate personal growth and well-being. She has lived in several countries and  is aware of the challenges of expat life, and is sensitive to cultural differences that may arise in a therapy setting.

Shamistra is also a firm believer in capacity development and universal access to mental health care, and has worked as a supervisor and mentor to postgraduate clinical psychology students to facilitate a future generation of mental health practitioners.

Registered Psychologist of the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA PSY0001621131)

MA Clinical Counselling from California School of Professional Psychology, San Francisco

BA Psychology from Georgetown University, Washington DC

EFT Couples Therapy – Certification Track

Gottman Method Couples Therapy – Level 2 Certified

EMDR Basic Training – pursuing EMDRIA Certified Therapist status

Bhavna is a US-trained Licensed Professional Clinical Counsellor, registered with the California Board of Behavioural Sciences (LPCC 10182). She started out practicing in San Francisco, where she worked with individuals, couples, teenagers, and LGBTQIA+ folks with chronic and complex trauma. She worked across a range of settings including community mental health, schools, and residential substance use treatment centers.

Bhavna is passionate about collaborating with adolescents, adults, and couples of all ethnicities, sexual orientations, and gender expressions so that they can know themselves deeply and cultivate fulfilling, meaningful lives and relationships.

Couples: There is something undeniably powerful, and healing about being in a secure loving partnership. However, when our important relationships come under stress, they can be completely debilitating. Bhavna provides a safe space for couples to identify negative patterns of interaction, access and communicate their primary needs to each other, cultivate the intimacy they want in their relationships, and work through sexual issues. Bhavna is also polyamory and non-monogamy informed, and kink/BDSM aware. In addition, Bhavna also works with clients who wish to end relationships through an intentional breakup process.

Adults: Conscious and unconscious beliefs, assumptions, and relational patterns can hold people back from living the lives they envision. Bhavna is passionate about helping people move through “stuckness”, manage depression and anxiety, overcome self-doubt, deal with change, learn coping skills for stress, heal shame, shift their inner critical voice and befriend themselves, and develop greater awareness of their feelings, needs, and desires.

Teens: Bhavna helps teens cope with the challenges of adolescence, including the pressures that come with a 24/7 online presence, anxiety around school/exams/friends, depression, feelings of inadequacy, and addictions. Bhavna also provides coaching to teens to unlock their potential, motivation, and self-confidence, and helps bring them in alignment with their goals.

Bhavna’s style is collaborative, warm, relational, and non-judgmental. She believes that trust and connection with the therapist are essential components of successful therapy. Her goal is to provide culturally-sensitive, empathetic, and strength-based psychotherapy through an integrative approach. She is primarily client-centered and combines techniques from acceptance and commitment therapy, mindfulness principles, attachment theory, narrative therapy, cognitive-behavioural therapy and dialectical behavioural therapy to suit the unique needs of each individual client.

In addition to her therapeutic work, Bhavna works with Mind HK to reduce the stigma around mental health issues by developing and delivering training on Mental Health First Aid in workplaces. Prior to becoming a therapist, Bhavna worked in investment banking, television journalism, and market research. She has substantial experience relating to people from diverse backgrounds, having worked in Mumbai, New York, London, and San Francisco.