Therapists in Sooke, BC

我透過情感聚焦治療（EFT）幫助夫婦加強彼此的聯繫。呢個方法可以令感情更緊密。通常情況下，我面對嘅夫婦問題好似土撥鼠同烏龜嘅故事。土撥鼠鍾意冒險，烏龜則鍾意穩定。佢地通常相處得唔錯。但當生活中出現困難時，佢地嘅差異就會凸顯出來。土撥鼠可能會感到孤獨跟住發火，而烏龜會覺得被批評跟住想隱藏起黎。呢啲情況會令佢地之間嘅距離更加遙遠。想要做出正面嘅改變嗎？立即預約您嘅時間喺kelvinchung.ca，一齊展開呢段旅程啦。

你是否感到迷失、壓倒性的壓力或無法應對生活的挑戰？作為一位富有同情心且經驗豐富的治療師，我可以在你的旅程中給予你支持。無論你正在應對壓力、焦慮、抑鬱、人生轉變或關係困境，我提供一個安全無評判的空間，讓你探索自己的思想與情感，發掘內在的智慧和韌性。我們將一起努力消除阻礙你前進的無意識故事的迷霧，找到通往幸福的獨特道路。

I am a Registered Clinical Counsellor since 2002 with BCACC. I understand that life is no perfect and challenges are along the way. With the belief that everyone has potential to thrive, my compassion, professional ethics, positive attitudes and over 25 years of counselling experiences have brought great commitment to my counselling career. I have worked with people from all walks of life, immigrants, refugees and international students for the past many years. And I am humble to have the privilege to be by their side during their challenging times.

Welcoming new clients for virtual appointments only! My areas of focus revolve around the relationship with self and others (friends, partners, families), life transitions, and grief and loss. We will work together to reconnect you with yourself and make sense of the world around you. My hope is to help you find understanding, acceptance and clarity so you can get unstuck and choose a way forward. My experience includes working with people struggling with anxiety and depression, grief and loss, relationship challenges, self-love, complex PTSD/trauma, family conflict, and personality disorders.

My office is an all inclusive and safe space for my clients and I care for the well being of all my clients using a collaborative and strength based approach. I often use a variety of approaches including ACT, CBT, DBT, EMDR, Mindfulness, and Play Therapy. In addition to working with children and youth, I also work vastly along with LGBTQ+, young adults, and adults whom present concerns of anxiety, depression, trauma, amid others.

“ I believe sharing our stories about our personal experiences can awaken our awareness, stretch our hearts, and help us heal” Do you feel like you are on a path of self sabotage and feel stuck? Do you live mostly in your head where it is noisy and chaotic? I believe you can transform negative limiting beliefs, never ending fears and uncertainties. I want to help you build the skill to make healthier choices in relationships, jobs and lifestyle that don’t drain the life out of you. I know it takes courage to reach out for help. I promise I am easy to talk to and aim to make therapy both an enjoyable and forward moving process.

As a parent, you are the one who knows your child best. If you are reading this, I trust that you have been doing your best all along--you are just temporarily lost about how to relate with or help your child. May be you have been observing one or more of these behaviours in your child: aggression, anger, lethargy, or anxiety. The list could go on. You have tried to seek advice from the teachers or other parents; you research parenting advice or strategies. Somehow, your child continues to struggle. You are exhausted from trying to cope and being supportive.

Having worked in the social services sector for the past 15 years or so, I have seen firsthand the transformative impact of empathic understanding and compassionate care. My experiences have taught me the power of reclaiming and reconstructing one’s story and my aim as a registered clinical counsellor is to support you towards a healthier sense of self and well-being. My integrative approach is thus strength-based and person-centred, working collaboratively with you to deconstruct unhelpful patterns and beliefs, while fostering resiliency, growth, and emotional agility.

In my counselling approach, my focus is establishing trusting relationships with my clients. I offer accessible and personalized counseling sessions for adults, children, youth, caregivers, and families, available both in person and online from the convenience of your home. I work at a pediatrics clinic and a non-profit agency, where my focus is on providing support for children, youth, and parents. Prior to embracing my role as a clinical counsellor, I served as an office manager at Ministry of Children and Development, an experience that inspired me to pursue a more active role in supporting clients.

You are a deep thinker, a psychology nerd and a truth seeker. You are seeking what it means to be living a meaningful life. Finding your soul's purpose is one of your driving principles in life. Perhaps you identify with an anarchist spirit that is determined to design your life and the structure of your relationships for freedom. You are motivated by the fear of leaving this earth, not having lived your life to your fullest, completely governed by unconscious drives, or not having examined your suffering. Perhaps you can no longer bear not speaking your truth and living your most authentic expressions of self.

In just one session, my clients became happy and relieved again for his work related stress and anxiety, difficult life decisions or recovered from the grief and loss that has been bothering her for 6+ months. Yes, I am the counsellor who you just need to talk to for a professional advice. Others come to me for short-term service to gain knowledge and skills to deal with relationship, parenting, marriage or emotional regulation issues. They found the practical skills they gain to be life changing. For others, they see me for long term and regular support for self-growth and development. They became a better version of themselves.

With nearly a decade of experience, my focus has been on helping individuals dealing with mental health and substance use challenges. My chosen specialization has been with children, youth, and parents/caregivers. I believe therapy is for everyone, whether you want to focus on being proactive and building resilience or if you want to heal from past experiences. I provide individual counselling to children, young people, and parents in supporting them in better understanding themselves and others. Most importantly, how to develop secure ways of connecting and building skills to support themselves and/or their loved ones.

Seeking help is not always easy. Not knowing what to say, worrying about being a burden, fear of being judged or rejected…the list is endless. It takes a lot of courage to ask for help because we will have to put ourselves in a vulnerable place, where we surrender control. I believe vulnerability is the key to any close relationship. And here you are, bravely taking the first step towards the journey of healing and reconnection. Congratulations! Now that you have chosen to reflect on the past and move forward, I hope to have the honour of providing a safe and welcoming space for you to let the healing begin.

Are you feeling stuck, lost, or overwhelmed? I believe that amidst confusion and challenges, you can still find joy, peace, and comfort within. Through therapy, I strive to provide a safe and non-judgmental environment to support you in deepening your understanding of yourself and rediscovering your inner strengths. I also help you develop practical and healthy coping skills to face your current struggles. You will feel empowered and regain a sense of self to overcome life challenges and build meaningful connections with yourself and others. My counseling approach is holistic and collaborative as I honor your uniqueness.

Dear clients, I am sending you my warmest greetings as you take this incredible step of showing up for yourself here. Life could be unbearable and confusing at times. I believe that the complexity of life is sometimes beyond words, but never beyond love and the desire to connect with ourselves. It is my hope to meet you and honor your life stories with compassion, love, and a true desire to listen. I look forward to going on this amazing journey with you, one in which we explore the peace, love, and light within you through developing practical ways of healing that suit you the most.

Welcome! I appreciate your courage for landing here today. I am a second-generation Chinese Canadian immigrant and my heart lies in mental health work within the Asian and bicultural diaspora surrounding racism, intergenerational trauma, minority stress, and cultural grief. My lived experience helps me empathize with the complexities of balancing personal and collective needs, and the pain of staying silent to protect ourselves and others. I hope to empower fellow humans to reclaim their identity - to no longer negotiate their culture and values, and give themselves permission to take up space in the world.

I am a Canadian Certified Counsellor (#3261) with good standing. I have over 15 years of counselling experience. I completed my master’s degree in counselling psychology at the University of British Columbia. I have extensive training and experience working with people with gambling and drug/alcohol addictions and individuals suffering from depression, marital issues, anxiety, family issues or PTSD. In addition to my private practice, I work as a counsellor for Vancouver Coastal Health. I am also a contract counsellor with the BC Responsible and Problem Gambling Program and I am part of WorkSafe BC provider network.

Hurting people hurt people, but they also tend to hurt themselves in the long run. The need for an unbiased and non-judgemental person to talk to can serve to provide a sense of relief from the stress you may be facing in the moment. I believe that is what we may need in our lives, and I am able to serve you in this area. For whatever your needs may be, I will tailor the treatment plan accordingly and strive to find the best approach to meet them.

In the course of our lives, we inevitably encounter challenging periods and we do our best to navigate with the resources that we have. When the pain and distress become too difficult to cope, having a safe space and a trusted therapist to talk to can help. Allow me the privilege of relieving some of the burden, thereby fostering space necessary for personal growth and a hopeful future.