Individual Counselling
What is Individual Counselling?
One-on-One online talk therapy in a safe, attuned, non-judgmental and confidential space. My therapeutic framework is attachment-based, anti-oppressive, and trauma-informed. You are the expert of your own life. I am here to assist you in processing difficult emotions that kept you stuck in a habitual pattern that no longer serves your purpose. I use a collaborative, curious and genuine approach in getting to know you as a person and your story. I celebrate your inner strength and gifts while working together on your journey.
No one is broken; everyone has inner strength and resources to deal with obstacles in life. I acknowledge that taking the first step in making change by coming to counselling is not easy, and it can feel vulnerable. I seek to meet where you are and to work with you in a safe, culturally attuned, LGBTQ2S affirmed and sex-positive atmosphere.
Area of Specialization:
Trauma, Anxiety and depression, anger management, stress and coping skill, racial and cultural identity issues, sexuality and gender identity related, loneliness, trauma, chronic pain, care-giver burn out, family and relational conflict, stress, life and or career transitions, emotion regulations and coping with COVID-19 related anxiety.
How I can help:
I specialized in attachment based Emotionally Focused individual therapy (EFIT), completed all the training of EFIT. I have lived experience of chronic pain and a biopsycosocial rehabilitation post degree diploma in helping people recovery in physical and mental health. Other modalities I have training and have been using are Cognitive behaivour therapy, dialectic behaviour therapy, mindfulness.
Whom I work with in individual therapy:
I often work with people who suffer from some types of trauma in their lives, which often show up as the symptoms of anxiety, depression, insomnia, loneliness, anger management, perfectionism, panic attack, phobia, low-self esteem, people-pleasing, self-sabotage, social anxiety, and troubles in maintaining close relationships with others etc... People decide to come to counselling because they often realize that they suffer from the symptoms mentioned above and want to feel connected to themselves, their loved ones, and their lives. They may or may not realize that they are stuck in their habitual pattern of thought, behaviour and feeling, or interaction pattern with people around them. I validate that the habitual patterns are often the way people try to cope with trauma. I use a collaborative, genuine and curious approach to get to know my client’s story, what happened kept them stuck in the habitual pattern of behavior or international pattern with others. I help my clients to explore the difficult emotions, habitual behaviour, thoughts and interactions with people in session. Providing safety is my priority, my approach is bottom up somatic approach for trauma, to provide safety and to meet where my client is. I collaboratively work with my clients for their self-defined goal and develop an unique comprehensive counselling plan with them.
I often work with people who suffer from marginalization because of their sexual and gender identity, racial and cultural identity marker, visible and invisible disabilities. I believe that experience of discrimination based on identity marker is trauma, that requires relational healing. I work in an anti-oppressive, trauma-informed and attachment-based framework to dismantle the social injustice. I help my clients to explore their intersectionality and name the harm of social injustice in their life. I believe healing is relational. I serve as a temporarily secure attachment figure for my clients. My client who shunned from the systematic structure of power, often would be able to find their voice, self-efficacy and hope in our work together.
Couple and Relationship Counselling
EMOTIONALLY FOCUSED COUPLE THERAPY (EFT)
We provide evidence-based relationship therapy, EFT founded Dr Sue Johnson. This type of couple therapy we are using, is so effective that over 90% of couples experiencing recovery from relationship distress and feeling happy in their relationship in 8-20 sessions.
EFT is based on attachment-based theory that longing for connection in time of stress and threat is human’s basic survival need. EFT’s approach to relationship counselling “focuses on creating and strengthen the emotional bonds between partners by transforming key moments that foster an adult loving relationship - being open, attuned and responsive.”
Do these fit for you?
Are you content in your relationship, but it has lost some of its sparks?
Do you feel that you and your partner often get caught in a seemingly never-ending trap of blame, disappointment and hurt?
Do you wish to communicate with your partner better?
Are you longing for intimacy and closeness with your partner, and can’t seem to get it
Are you looking for a professional relationship counsellor that can help you with your relationship in a BIPOC, LGBTQ2S+ affirmative and sex positive atmosphere?
You can have the loving relationship you’ve longed for!
LGBTQ2S+ Folks Counselling
Welcome home!
This is a safe space where you don’t have to explain yourself as much as in cis/heteronormative spaces.
This is a BIPOC, LGBTQ2S and Sex positive space.
Are you looking for a BIPOC and queer-identified therapist?
I offer individual, relationship counselling and adolescence counselling.
Do feel free to check on my about me page and get a sense of who I am and my approach in counselling.
Feel free to contact and arrange a free 20 min consultation and let me know if you have any questions.
Focus areas of supporting:
sexual and gender identity exploration and formation, coming out stories, relational issues, dating, family conflicts, trauma caused by minority stress, experiences of discrimination and oppression, dating, interpersonal issues, depression and anxiety, and loneliness and isolation.
I specialized in same-sex and inter-racial relationship counselling using Emotionally Focused Therapy, an evidence based couple therapy. I did a capstone (thesis) on EFT with lesbian couples. I am an Emotionally Focused therapist who knows how to adapt EFT model to fit the specific needs of BIPOC and gay and lesbian intimate partners.
Asian Canadian Mental Health Counselling
Are you looking for an Asian Canadian therapist
who understands both Canadian and Asian culture, so that you don’t have to explain yourself too much in your session?
It is not easy to share feelings when you do not feel seen and heard in the dominant culture, let alone be understood. It can sometimes be even harder to share your feeling with your Chinese family, especially when things get complicated and stressful. You do not have to struggle alone.
We offer culturally attuned and multi-cultural counselling services.
Jenny speaks English and Mandarin, and understand 85% of Cantonese and basic Japanese.
Area of specialization: immigration issues, experiences of racial discrimination, trauma, relational issues, family conflict, grief and loss, international student-related issues, in-laws related issues, postpartum depression, general anxiety and depression, isolation and loneliness, mental health service referral and connection.
