Asian Psychologists and Therapists in Gladesville, NSW
I am a qualified psychotherapist and counsellor(PACFA No. 27709) who provides therapy in English, Mandarin, Cantonese and Teochew. My lived experience in both Asia and Australia equips me with a strong understanding of cross cultural and migration issues.
I am a qualified psychotherapist and counsellor(PACFA No. 27709) who provides therapy in English, Mandarin, Cantonese and Teochew. My lived experience in both Asia and Australia equips me with a strong understanding of cross cultural and migration issues.
I help people work through trauma, grief, relationship difficulties, depression, anxiety, and life transitions. I am passionate about facilitating a safe place where clients can be free to explore their issues, gain strength and discover hope.
I help people work through trauma, grief, relationship difficulties, depression, anxiety, and life transitions. I am passionate about facilitating a safe place where clients can be free to explore their issues, gain strength and discover hope.
I am a warm, compassionate counsellor who offers a safe, supportive, and non-judgemental space where you can feel truly heard and understood. I bring both professional training and lived experience of recovery, allowing me to meet you with empathy, authenticity, and deep respect for your journey. My approach is person-centred and trauma-informed. I work gently alongside you, helping you explore your thoughts, emotions, and experiences at your own pace. Together, we can make sense of what’s happening for you, build emotional safety, and reconnect with your strengths, values, and sense of self.
I am a warm, compassionate counsellor who offers a safe, supportive, and non-judgemental space where you can feel truly heard and understood. I bring both professional training and lived experience of recovery, allowing me to meet you with empathy, authenticity, and deep respect for your journey. My approach is person-centred and trauma-informed. I work gently alongside you, helping you explore your thoughts, emotions, and experiences at your own pace. Together, we can make sense of what’s happening for you, build emotional safety, and reconnect with your strengths, values, and sense of self.
Sometimes, after years of life being OK, things can just start to unravel, and you find yourself having to find a new way to think, or even a new way to be. At times like this, we start to question what really matters in our life, and we can be uncertain about the best way to move forward.
Drawing on my PhD research into sense of self and adult change, I help clients to consider that they just might be entering a whole new stage of adult growth, where their old priorities may need to change, to make way for new, fresh ideas to flow, on who we believe we are, and what is possible for our life.
Sometimes, after years of life being OK, things can just start to unravel, and you find yourself having to find a new way to think, or even a new way to be. At times like this, we start to question what really matters in our life, and we can be uncertain about the best way to move forward.
Drawing on my PhD research into sense of self and adult change, I help clients to consider that they just might be entering a whole new stage of adult growth, where their old priorities may need to change, to make way for new, fresh ideas to flow, on who we believe we are, and what is possible for our life.
Grishma is a warm person who believes in working creatively and collaboratively with clients to address their challenges. At PsyConnect, Grishma adopts an integrative counselling approach and offers a safe and supportive environment for clients to explore their thoughts and emotions. She works with the clients in a compassionate and culturally aware manner to help them connect with their inner strength and explore their infinite potential to manage challenging life situations one step at a time.
Grishma is a warm person who believes in working creatively and collaboratively with clients to address their challenges. At PsyConnect, Grishma adopts an integrative counselling approach and offers a safe and supportive environment for clients to explore their thoughts and emotions. She works with the clients in a compassionate and culturally aware manner to help them connect with their inner strength and explore their infinite potential to manage challenging life situations one step at a time.
I am a culturally sensitive and trauma informed practitioner. I work with clients across genders / ethnic diversities and stages in life to help cope with stress/overwhelm in personal and professional situations. I help clients learn strategies for emotional regulation, build healthy attachments and build a healthy sense of self. I have built my practice in a manner that provides least barriers to accessing care, find safety and comfort in a non judgemental environment and an inviting space to feel safe in unpacking difficult emotions.
I am a culturally sensitive and trauma informed practitioner. I work with clients across genders / ethnic diversities and stages in life to help cope with stress/overwhelm in personal and professional situations. I help clients learn strategies for emotional regulation, build healthy attachments and build a healthy sense of self. I have built my practice in a manner that provides least barriers to accessing care, find safety and comfort in a non judgemental environment and an inviting space to feel safe in unpacking difficult emotions.
I am flexible and able to work with both males and females. Age does not preclude me from seeing someone. I am accepting of anyone who is looking for someone to listen to and see them. Together we will discover and give them their voice.
I worked in Samaritans and Lifeline for 20 years. I work with various addictions and traumas. I counsel the addict, or the family, and friends of the addict.
Working with discovering purpose, trust and sobriety, I am able to hold the person in a safe space while dealing with trauma by using different counselling modalities suited to them.
I am flexible and able to work with both males and females. Age does not preclude me from seeing someone. I am accepting of anyone who is looking for someone to listen to and see them. Together we will discover and give them their voice.
I worked in Samaritans and Lifeline for 20 years. I work with various addictions and traumas. I counsel the addict, or the family, and friends of the addict.
Working with discovering purpose, trust and sobriety, I am able to hold the person in a safe space while dealing with trauma by using different counselling modalities suited to them.
Are you stuck in how you feel and would love to learn how to get out of the cycle? Are you prepared to learn some new skills to change how you feel? It can be scary to reach out and give counselling a go but I am here and can help. You will learn skills to create better connections with others, cope better with future stress and challenges, and feel more confident in managing your mental health and wellbeing.
Are you stuck in how you feel and would love to learn how to get out of the cycle? Are you prepared to learn some new skills to change how you feel? It can be scary to reach out and give counselling a go but I am here and can help. You will learn skills to create better connections with others, cope better with future stress and challenges, and feel more confident in managing your mental health and wellbeing.
I have a strong interest in working with individuals experiencing anxiety, chronic health conditions, chronic pain and life transitions (such as work roles, migration, or life stages). I am also passionate about working with individuals from different cultures (particularly South East Asia) and adjusting to living in Australia as a migrant or international student, who are exploring their sense of self and identity, and reconciling their values with their new identity. I see therapy as a safe, non-judgemental, calm space to explore the issues in depth.
I have a strong interest in working with individuals experiencing anxiety, chronic health conditions, chronic pain and life transitions (such as work roles, migration, or life stages). I am also passionate about working with individuals from different cultures (particularly South East Asia) and adjusting to living in Australia as a migrant or international student, who are exploring their sense of self and identity, and reconciling their values with their new identity. I see therapy as a safe, non-judgemental, calm space to explore the issues in depth.
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I enjoy connecting with and understanding each client as a unique individual who deserves a supportive space for exploration and reflection. I am skilled at assisting my clients to explore issues and challenges which interfere with their desired level of wellbeing and personal growth. I help my clients to make sense of their experiences and develop better ways of living and coping through a balance of acceptance and change.
I enjoy connecting with and understanding each client as a unique individual who deserves a supportive space for exploration and reflection. I am skilled at assisting my clients to explore issues and challenges which interfere with their desired level of wellbeing and personal growth. I help my clients to make sense of their experiences and develop better ways of living and coping through a balance of acceptance and change.
I work best with individuals who are motivated for change but feel stuck.
Often presenting with anxiety, stress, burnout, or life transitions. They come feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or disconnected. Many are high-functioning yet internally overwhelmed, seeking clarity, emotional regulation, and direction.
If you’re feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or unsure where to start, you don’t have to navigate it alone. I offer a supportive, non-judgmental space to make sense of what you’re experiencing and find a way forward.
I work best with individuals who are motivated for change but feel stuck.
Often presenting with anxiety, stress, burnout, or life transitions. They come feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or disconnected. Many are high-functioning yet internally overwhelmed, seeking clarity, emotional regulation, and direction.
If you’re feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or unsure where to start, you don’t have to navigate it alone. I offer a supportive, non-judgmental space to make sense of what you’re experiencing and find a way forward.
Therapy is about learning to be gentle and honest with yourself—finding the courage to face what we've been avoiding and feel what we've been pushing down.
Hi, I'm Stella—a registered counsellor and art therapist.
Maybe you've experienced:
-Lying awake at 3am, thoughts looping endlessly
-Unable to say what you really mean to people you love
-Feeling exhausted but telling yourself "I should do more"
-Looking in the mirror and barely recognising yourself
If this resonates, know that you're not alone. Healing begins when we feel safe and understood.
Therapy is about learning to be gentle and honest with yourself—finding the courage to face what we've been avoiding and feel what we've been pushing down.
Hi, I'm Stella—a registered counsellor and art therapist.
Maybe you've experienced:
-Lying awake at 3am, thoughts looping endlessly
-Unable to say what you really mean to people you love
-Feeling exhausted but telling yourself "I should do more"
-Looking in the mirror and barely recognising yourself
If this resonates, know that you're not alone. Healing begins when we feel safe and understood.
I am a registered psychologist passionate about helping adults navigate life’s challenges, gain deeper self-awareness, and build the hope and courage needed to make meaningful changes. My aim is to guide clients toward healthier lives and stronger relationships. For more information about the issues I'm able to help with, please refer to my website.
I am a registered psychologist passionate about helping adults navigate life’s challenges, gain deeper self-awareness, and build the hope and courage needed to make meaningful changes. My aim is to guide clients toward healthier lives and stronger relationships. For more information about the issues I'm able to help with, please refer to my website.
Reaching out for support can feel like a big step. I work with children and adults experiencing anxiety, mood difficulties, trauma, stress, and children with disability. As a bilingual psychologist (English & Mandarin) with over 10 years’ experience, I support culturally diverse clients and families. I provide practical, collaborative support, and our clinic also runs social skills groups for children with disability, facilitated by psychology students under my supervision.
Reaching out for support can feel like a big step. I work with children and adults experiencing anxiety, mood difficulties, trauma, stress, and children with disability. As a bilingual psychologist (English & Mandarin) with over 10 years’ experience, I support culturally diverse clients and families. I provide practical, collaborative support, and our clinic also runs social skills groups for children with disability, facilitated by psychology students under my supervision.
Clinical Psychologist Xuan (pronounced "Shan") Tan provides evidence-based and person-centred treatment with adolescents, adults, couples and families from diverse cultural, linguistic, and economic backgrounds. Xuan has multilingual skills and can deliver services in English or in Mandarin 说中文 She aims to provide a warm space where clients could form an in-depth understanding of themselves, to reflect on existing or past experiences, and to learn and grow at a pace that suits them.
Clinical Psychologist Xuan (pronounced "Shan") Tan provides evidence-based and person-centred treatment with adolescents, adults, couples and families from diverse cultural, linguistic, and economic backgrounds. Xuan has multilingual skills and can deliver services in English or in Mandarin 说中文 She aims to provide a warm space where clients could form an in-depth understanding of themselves, to reflect on existing or past experiences, and to learn and grow at a pace that suits them.
Feeling Stressed, Stuck, Worn Down, or Shut Off? Support is available to help navigate stress, burnout, unresolved trauma, difficult family dynamics and emotional overload — even when everything looks “fine” on the outside.
I also provide confidential services coaching professionals prepare for interviews, exams and other high stress events such as medical specialisation, fellowship and viva exams.
Catering for those with a busy schedule with in person sessions offered on Saturdays in Croydon (Sydney Inner West) or flexibly with telehealth throughout the week.
Workcover, CTP and SIRA referrals are also accepted.
Feeling Stressed, Stuck, Worn Down, or Shut Off? Support is available to help navigate stress, burnout, unresolved trauma, difficult family dynamics and emotional overload — even when everything looks “fine” on the outside.
I also provide confidential services coaching professionals prepare for interviews, exams and other high stress events such as medical specialisation, fellowship and viva exams.
Catering for those with a busy schedule with in person sessions offered on Saturdays in Croydon (Sydney Inner West) or flexibly with telehealth throughout the week.
Workcover, CTP and SIRA referrals are also accepted.
You might be someone who functions well on the outside: capable, conscientious, getting things done — yet inside feels anxious, self-doubting, or constantly under pressure. Perhaps you notice perfectionism or overthinking that won't switch off, or a loneliness even when surrounded by others. What you're longing isn't just strategies or solutions, but a place to slow down, feel understood, and begin to trust yourself again. I offer face to face sessions in Drummoyne (NSW) and online sessions in English, Cantonese, and Mandarin. Feel free to reach out for a 20 min free discovery call on my website.
You might be someone who functions well on the outside: capable, conscientious, getting things done — yet inside feels anxious, self-doubting, or constantly under pressure. Perhaps you notice perfectionism or overthinking that won't switch off, or a loneliness even when surrounded by others. What you're longing isn't just strategies or solutions, but a place to slow down, feel understood, and begin to trust yourself again. I offer face to face sessions in Drummoyne (NSW) and online sessions in English, Cantonese, and Mandarin. Feel free to reach out for a 20 min free discovery call on my website.
She also serves as a church speaker, and the Director of the Healthy Disciples ( Chinese) Ministry.
She possesses the spiritual gift of comfort and encouragement, granted by the Holy Spirit, with a keen ability to identify blind spots in the lives of Christians quickly. Lily excels in helping Christians experience God’s grace in difficult times. 她具有圣灵所赐的安慰鼓励辅导的属灵恩赐，敏锐迅速捕捉基督徒生命的盲点，善于协助基督徒在难处中经历神的恩典，以致突破生命中的属灵及心理障碍，进入新的信仰深度和平安喜乐的状态。Lily在用心灵和诚实服侍神带到她面前的每一位。
She also serves as a church speaker, and the Director of the Healthy Disciples ( Chinese) Ministry.
She possesses the spiritual gift of comfort and encouragement, granted by the Holy Spirit, with a keen ability to identify blind spots in the lives of Christians quickly. Lily excels in helping Christians experience God’s grace in difficult times. 她具有圣灵所赐的安慰鼓励辅导的属灵恩赐，敏锐迅速捕捉基督徒生命的盲点，善于协助基督徒在难处中经历神的恩典，以致突破生命中的属灵及心理障碍，进入新的信仰深度和平安喜乐的状态。Lily在用心灵和诚实服侍神带到她面前的每一位。
As a therapist, I help people to find healing for themselves and their relationships. I work with people who struggle with relational trauma, marriage, self-worth, self-love, and identity. When meeting with you, I look at the cultural context — societal, religious, and family — and seek to understand how culture shapes your personal story and relationships. I then attend to how you hold yourself, your story, beliefs, and sufferings in your mind, body, and spirit. My goal is to help you to become who you are truly meant to be, to love and be loved, and restore your sense of self, sense of worth, freedom, fulfilment, and joy.
As a therapist, I help people to find healing for themselves and their relationships. I work with people who struggle with relational trauma, marriage, self-worth, self-love, and identity. When meeting with you, I look at the cultural context — societal, religious, and family — and seek to understand how culture shapes your personal story and relationships. I then attend to how you hold yourself, your story, beliefs, and sufferings in your mind, body, and spirit. My goal is to help you to become who you are truly meant to be, to love and be loved, and restore your sense of self, sense of worth, freedom, fulfilment, and joy.
Getting to hear and know my clients’ stories is an incredible privilege. I see therapy as a partnership, where we work as a team to get you to where you want to be. Offering my clients hope and restoration even in the midst of the most difficult seasons is one of my greatest joys. I have worked in hospital inpatient and community settings, universities and in various private practice settings. When I am not seeing clients, I enjoy training and supervising clinicians in treatment of eating disorders through my role at the InsideOut Institute.
Getting to hear and know my clients’ stories is an incredible privilege. I see therapy as a partnership, where we work as a team to get you to where you want to be. Offering my clients hope and restoration even in the midst of the most difficult seasons is one of my greatest joys. I have worked in hospital inpatient and community settings, universities and in various private practice settings. When I am not seeing clients, I enjoy training and supervising clinicians in treatment of eating disorders through my role at the InsideOut Institute.
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FAQ - Asian Counselling
What can an Asian therapist help with?
An Asian therapist can help with the same concerns as any other therapist, including anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship challenges, stress, grief, and major life transitions. How an Asian therapist can make the experience feel different, however, is the possibility of shared cultural understanding. If you identify with a background such as Indian, Chinese, Filipino, Korean, Japanese, or Vietnamese, working with a therapist who shares or understands aspects of your culture may help you feel more comfortable opening up on such topics.
What role can language play in therapy?
Language can play an important role in therapy because people often express emotions, family dynamics, and personal experiences differently depending on the language they are speaking. For some individuals, working with a therapist who speaks their native language, whether it be Mandarin, Korean, Japanese, Vietnamese, or another language, may help sessions feel more natural and emotionally connected. Even if you are fluent in English, certain thoughts or feelings may still feel easier to communicate in your native language.
How can an Asian therapist support couples counselling or family therapy?
Cultural background can play an important role in couples counselling and family therapy, particularly when family expectations, communication styles, generational differences, or cultural traditions are influencing the relationship. An Asian therapist may help partners and family members navigate these topics with more cultural understanding and less need to explain the context behind them. For multicultural or multilingual families, an Asian therapist who is bilingual may also help ensure that each person feels heard and understood during sessions.
How might I inquire about a therapist’s experience with Asian clients?
If cultural background is important to you in therapy, it can be helpful to ask prospective therapists whether they have experience working with clients who share your cultural background or speak your preferred language. In initial conversations with potential therapists, you might also ask whether they have worked with clients experiencing concerns related to identity, intergenerational conflict, family expectations, or cultural stigma around mental health.
Who is included in Psychology Today’s directory of Asian therapists?
The directory of Asian therapists includes professionals who have shared their ethnicity in their profiles. Psychology Today uses this information to assist clients in finding a therapist who can provide a cultural match. However, not all therapists choose to disclose their ethnicity in their profiles, and they may not appear in search results for this reason; also, when the number of therapists identified as Asian is limited, the directory will also show therapists with comprehensive experience working with clients from relevant backgrounds.