I obtained my Ph.D. in Psychology from City University of Hong Kong. My doctoral thesis explores the process of how clients attain insight through psychotherapy. I also hold a Master’s degree in Psychology in addition to an advanced Specialist in Education degree in Guidance and Counselling. I am a Chartered Psychologist by the British Psychological Society. I am also a Licensed Professional Counsellor, a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counsellor, and a National Certified Counsellor in the US. In Hong Kong, I am a Registered Professional Counselor (Reg. Counselor, HKSCP). I further have membership in the Psychotherapy Society of Hong Kong, The Hong Kong Professional Counselling Association, The Hong Kong Society of Counseling and Psychology, the American Counseling Association and the American Psychological Association. Additionally, I completed a Certificate in Psychology of Addiction and Recovery from the Stanford Center for Health Education, part of Stanford Medicine.
With more than 17 years of experience specific to psychology, I have worked in both outpatient and inpatient mental health settings since 2005. I have worked clinically with both adolescents and adults for psychotherapy and counselling, including clients with substance abuse issues and dual or multiple diagnoses. Since moving to Hong Kong in 2013, I have lectured in psychology part-time at City University of Hong Kong and at Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD). I also provide workshops and presentations in a number of specialty areas, and have presented my academic research output at international conferences in Hong Kong, Japan (Kobe), the United Kingdom (Brighton), and Czech Republic (Brno). I have co-authored chapters in two books published by Springer: Creativity Under Duress in Education? (2019) and Creative and Collaborative Learning through Immersion (2021).
After over a decade in Asia, I repatriated back to the US in Spring 2024. I am currently seeing clients from Hong Kong online while primarily working in-person with clients in the Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill, North Carolina area. I am a senior clinician at Third Wave Psychotherapy.
Recently, I was Co-Founder and Clinical Director of Lifespan Counselling in Central, Hong Kong, where our team offers a diverse and comprehensive range of treatment options for all ages and flexible price points on a case-by-case basis.
I utilize an eclectic and collaborative approach to person-centered therapy, primarily drawing from cognitive behavioral (CBT), psychodynamic, and humanistic orientations. My goal is to provide clients with education and coping skills related to substance abuse/addiction issues, anxiety, depression, stress management, mindfulness, life transitions, time management, expat adjustment, sleep issues/insomnia and other areas of self-care essential to personal growth and understanding. I also work with clients experiencing various forms of trauma responses.
I have extensive experience in working with LGBTQ+ clients, as individuals and couples/relationships, addressing the unique difficulties this population faces in the Hong Kong context. I also assist clients with gender dysphoria in finding appropriate & affirmative psychiatrists and endocronologists as needed. My pronouns are he/him.
On a personal note, I enjoy reading, movies, socializing, travelling throughout Southeast Asia (and beyond), exploring and learning about Hong Kong, and spending time with my partner and our two rescue dogs (one from HK, one from US), Mocha and Marcel. I am now exploring North Carolina’s beaches and mountains while enjoying the Southern cuisine.
“Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom”