PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS 

I'm a bilingual BPS-registered Chartered Counselling Psychologist, HCPC-registered Practitioner Psychologist, and UKCP/BACP-registered Psychotherapist. 

 

I gained a Doctor in Counselling Psychology and Psychotherapy from Metanoia Institute and Middlesex University with an IPA (Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis) study about the experiences of Chinese international students seeking mental health support at UK universities. 

 

In general, the difference between psychotherapy training and counselling psychology training is that the former requires more of the therapist’s own therapy work as well as clinical skills to qualify, while the latter demands more academic research skills. I completed training in both routes and consider myself an experienced evidence-based humanistic clinician. 

 

In addition to clinical work, I am a UKCP-approved integrative clinical supervisor and hold a Diploma in Integrative Supervision from the Minster Centre. 

 

I'm a BPS Associate Fellow awarded in recognition of several years of experience and contribution to the field of psychology.

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I have a Certificate in Working with Diversity within Contemporary Relationships, which covers gender, sexuality, relationship diversity (GSRD), kink and BDSM, cultural diversities, and neurodivergence in sex and relationships. 

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I am currently training in Group Analysis to understand further social matrices, collective unconsciousness and how they affect individual work.

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My previous background is in engineering and business analysis in financial services. My first degree was a BSc in Systems Science and Engineering with a concentration in financial and economic systems from the University of Pennsylvania in the US. I later did a postgraduate Conversion Diploma in Psychology from the Open University in the UK to change my career path.