ANXIETY & DEPRESSION

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Psychotherapist and Group Counsellor. IFS level 1

Languages: English, German and Dutch. 

Contact Elise Phillipson HERE for a free online 20-minute introduction appointment.

• Are you feeling weighed down by the pain and anger of your past family dynamics, your parents' divorce, even though it happened years ago, for example?
• Do you feel like you have to be perfect all the time because of the constant criticism from your parents growing up? 
• Do you struggle with expressing your feelings and setting boundaries in your relationships? 
• Are unresolved issues from childhood causing tension and arguments in your adult relationships? 
• Is your life negatively impacted by an over-dependence on alcohol or drugs?
• As a member of the LGBTQ+ community, have you faced rejection and judgment from your family and society?

It's okay to feel this way. You are not alone. In fact, many people struggle with the after-effects of negative experiences, past and present, which can lead to depression, anxiety, and anger issues.

It's not uncommon to carry unresolved childhood trauma into adulthood, impacting every aspect of your life. But there is hope for healing. Through a psychodynamic and psychoanalytic approach, we can work through these emotions and find ways to cope and move forward.

Communication is key in any relationship, but it can be especially challenging when you've grown up in a social and family environment that didn't communicate effectively. If you struggle to express your own needs and boundaries, I can help you learn how to communicate more effectively and build stronger relationships.

Betrayals and broken promises can make it hard to trust others and be vulnerable. But it's important to remember that not everyone is the same. Together, we can work on building trust and learning how to open up in a safe and supportive environment.

As a psychotherapist working with a range of modalities, I can help you work through life's challenges which will enable you to find a path towards healthier relationships, at a professional and personal level. 

If you're worried about being judged or misunderstood, please know that I provide a safe and non-judgmental space for all my clients. 

I also have worked extensively with the LBBTQ+ community and can understand the unique challenges and experiences you may face. I can provide a space where you can feel comfortable sharing your thoughts and feelings so you can work through the trauma of rejection, judgment and misunderstandings and learn how to accept and love yourself for who you are.

I understand the challenges you're facing, and I want to help you break free from the unhealthy patterns of your past. Together, we can explore the root causes of these patterns, work through the unresolved trauma and conflicts that are holding you back and find ways to create new, healthier habits to help you live your best life, creating intergenerational change. 

Together, we'll help you overcome feelings of insecurity and unworthiness, and learn how to express your needs, boundaries, and emotions in healthy ways.

And please don't worry about dredging up painful memories from your past. We'll move at your pace and create a safe and supportive environment for you to express your feelings without fear of judgment or misunderstanding.

I understand that some people may be hesitant to seek therapy, but my approach is different. I use a psychodynamic and psychoanalytic approach, which means I'll help you uncover the root of your problems, and we’ll work through them together.

I understand that seeking therapy can be daunting, but it's important to prioritize your mental health and well-being. If you've had bad experiences with therapy in the past, I invite you to give it another try with me. My goal is to create a safe and non-judgmental space where you can feel heard and supported.

Don't let your past family dynamics hold you back any longer. Let's work together towards a happier and healthier future.

I know that time and money can be a concern, but investing in your mental health is an investment in yourself and your future.

If you're ready to break free from the weight of your past and create a brighter future, don't let your objections hold you back from getting the help you need. Let's work together towards a happier and more fulfilling future. 

I offer flexible scheduling options and affordable rates to make therapy accessible to everyone. 

About Elise

I am a psychotherapist who is committed to helping those going through transitions in their lives – voluntary or involuntary – and including LGBTQ+ communities. Using different counselling modalities, I help you learn how to accept and embrace change, look forward and build or discover new opportunities. I believe in working with you and in taking a collaborative approach to help you alleviate your troubles and to reach your goals (usually in around 12 sessions). If you want or need to go deeper, we can take our time and look at the root causes of your hurt and pain, using psychotherapeutic methods, including psychodynamics, psychoanalysis and existential therapy.

I work from the premise that there are external and internal influences that create how we live in and react to the world. That it is a mix of both as creative beliefs that we are not good enough, carrying the burdens and behaviours of the past, that we are somehow broken, not worthy, or at fault. These beliefs create behaviour and thinking patterns that are there to prove to ourselves that these beliefs are right.

As a psychotherapist, it is my role in your life to create a safe, supported space for you to help you, as the expert in your life, to unravel the origins of these beliefs and see if they still apply. 

The therapeutic process is built on trust, unconditional positive regard and compassionate, open-minded listening from the therapist. It is the therapeutic relationship that will be of most benefit to you and therefore therapy will be geared towards your wants, needs and preferences.

I use a wide range of therapeutic modalities to work with you, as I believe that as each person is unique, there is no one-size-fits-all therapy. When we work through your issues or trauma, I apply and adapt Psychodynamic Therapy, Psychoanalytic Therapy, Internal Family Systems Therapy, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Dialectic Behaviour Therapy, and other focused psychological strategies.

I also facilitate group counselling, in which I work with women going through the [peri-]menopause who are looking for support as I go through this prolonged, impactful change. To join, or find out more about these groups, please schedule a free 20 minute initial assessment by emailing office@mindset.hk.

I am Dutch but born in Germany and raised in Hong Kong, so I had a multicultural, tri-lingual upbringing. My background is in the service industry and in teaching, applicable parts of which influence my psychotherapy methods.

Professional Registrations and Memberships:

I have the following professional memberships/registrations:

• Hong Kong – Registered with the Hong Kong Professional Counselling Association and associate member of the Psychotherapy Society of Hong Kong.
• Australia – Certified Practicing Counsellor (Level 2) registered with the Australian Counselling Association.
• United Kingdom – Registered graduate member of the British Psychology Society.

Core Psychology and Psychotherapy Qualifications:

Batchelor of Science (Honours) Psychology with Counselling, First, Open University,  United Kingdom

Master of Counselling, Monash University, Australia

Specialist Training:

I have undertaken and am currently following specialist training from the following institutions: Beck Institute (USA), Internal Family Systems Institute (USA), Pink Therapy (UK), Mental Health Academy (Australia) and Tavistock and Portman, NHS Foundation Trust (UK). 

This gives me the knowledge and skill to work in a range of specialisations and issues:

• Anxiety
• Depression
• Distress resulting from
  • dysfunctional upbringing.
  • Trauma
• Self-esteem and self-belief issues.
• Anger (and Violence)
• Life events: bereavement, divorce, empty nest, menopause to name a few

Elise offers counselling sessions in English, German and Dutch.

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Master of Counselling, Monash University, HK.

Languages: English, Mandarin, or Cantonese

Contact Sarah Zhu HERE for a free online 20-minute introduction appointment.

Sarah has worked as a legal professional for over a decade before completing a Master of Counselling degree with Monash University, and qualifying as a counsellor. Driven by her own experience, Sarah offers unique perspectives on mental health, struggles, and personal development in the workplace.

In addition to working with corporations, Sarah is interested in counselling children and teenagers on how to react to challenges during this period of time.

Sarah considers herself a seeker of the truth and an explorer of the unknown. She invites you to work with her to embrace life's uncertainties and discover and live a better version of yourself both professionally and personally.

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Registered & Accredited Counsellor specialising in depth therapy for trauma

Languages: English.

Availability: Online sessions.

Contact Chris Dudgeon HERE for a free online 20-minute introduction appointment.

Do you want to break free from the shadow of trauma?

I am a qualified, registered counsellor offering depth counselling for trauma, addiction and the search for meaning.

Overcoming the effects of trauma is about making our body and our life a safe place to be again. The effects of trauma which I work most often with are:

• Substance dependency
• Problematic ways of coping, such as pornography use, gambling or gaming
• Severe anxieties such as attacks of panic, intrusive thoughts and social anxiety
• Compulsive intimacy, emotional distance and other relational difficulties
• Persistent low mood and feelings of depression
• Low self-esteem, body image and distressed eating
• Other ways of thinking or behaving that have taken hold

Much of this began, at some point, as a way to get through something, so I am less interested in judging it than in understanding it.

People often ask what I am like to sit with. I am warm, and I am direct. I will not rush you, and I will not fill a silence for the sake of it. Much of the time we go slowly, at a pace your body can bear, because trauma does not respond well to being hurried. People often say the hardest thing out loud, then look up to check my face, and it is still just me, still listening. You will not have to make yourself smaller, or edit yourself, to be met here.

How I work
However you arrive, we begin there, and move at your pace. I do not work from a fixed script. I draw on several approaches and adapt them to you.

Finding some ground. When everything feels like too much, the first work is often simply to find some ground. For this I draw on well-researched approaches, including cognitive, mindfulness-based and body-focused (somatic) work, which can help you settle anxiety, steady a craving, or find some footing when distress feels overwhelming.

Making sense of your story. As things settle, we make sense of how they came to be. This is where narrative therapy comes in, beginning from the idea that you are the expert on your own life, not me. Often the problem you are wrestling with is not you; it is something that has taken up residence, and it can be faced.

Working gently with trauma. Trauma sits underneath a great deal of what brings people to me, so it shapes how I work throughout. When you are ready, we can turn towards the harder memories, and the feelings tangled up with them, at a pace your body can bear, paying as much attention to what happens in the body as in the mind.

Going deeper, when you are ready. For some people the work goes further than easing the symptom, into questions of meaning, identity and how you want to live. This is deeper, more reflective work, never rushed and not for everyone, but for those who want it, it is where the deepest change tends to happen.

Difference is welcome here
Trauma and distress can enter anyone's life. Some of us, though, carry more of it and find less support waiting, often because of who we are or how the world has treated us. In my room, you will not have to explain or defend your identity, your background or your relationships.

Whoever you are, you will be met with respect and without judgement. I stay aware of my own position and of the ways difference can play out in therapy, so that the work stays about you.

Lived experience
Born and raised in Scotland, I am a gay man in my fifties, living and working in London. If it matters to you to work with someone who understands difference from the inside, that is part of what I bring.

Before I trained as a counsellor, I spent twenty years in professional services across the UK, Australia and Asia, which gives my practice both depth and a wide sense of the lives people lead.

Professional registrations

• Hong Kong: Greater Bay Psychology & Counselling Association and Hong Kong Professional Counselling Association
• Australia: Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia
• United Kingdom: National Counselling & Psychotherapy Society and Addiction Professionals Registration Body & Network

Qualifications and training

• Master of Counselling, Monash University
• Master of Narrative Therapy, University of Melbourne
• One-year Trauma Recovery training, the Dulwich Centre
• Currently in advanced training in transpersonal and Jungian depth-oriented psychotherapy

Languages and sessions
I offer online counselling in English to individual adults across Asia-Pacific. New clients are welcome to a complimentary 20-minute introductory consultation, a chance to tell me a little about what is going on and to get a feel for whether we might work well together.

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Master of Counselling, Monash University, HK.

Languages: English, Mandarin, or Cantonese. 

Megan Chang-

CBT, DBT, ACT and person-centred therapy counsellor

Contact Megan Chang HERE for a free online 20-minute introduction appointment.

I have been working with clients of all ages facing situations that result in a significant strain on their mental and physical health. For clients who want to find purpose in their lives, make difficult decisions, who suffer from emotional distress, or struggle with coping, my session is a safe space of unconditional support to work on any issues. Regardless of whether the matter may be related to external events like relationship conflicts or internal conditions such as depression, anxiety, grief, or self-esteem, together we can not only move past the issue but move forward in a more positive direction through systematic and solution-focused processes.

My psychotherapy sessions integrated evidence-based approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), which are effective for a multitude of mental health concerns. I dedicated myself to supporting clients who struggled with their problems and difficult emotions by empowering them to find strength from within and solve their issues along with self-development. While respecting the client’s culture, background, religion, and values, I conduct psychotherapies via a person-centred approach based on the belief that everyone is capable of finding their own way to live to the fullest.

I am originally from Taiwan but have lived in Hong Kong for over 14 years. Having three children, I am familiar with the stress stemming from family development and different parenting dynamics. So I can relate and provide ample support to clients in various life stages. I worked with students with special needs and aided them in their social-emotional development as well as learning in school. In addition, I’ve been working with local foundations to promote the significance of mental well-being and education for our community. In my leisure time, I enjoy yoga, exploring good food, and immersing myself in the great outdoors.

With a Master’s degree in Counselling from Monash University, Australia, I am practising as a member of the Hong Kong Society of Counselling and Psychology (HKSCP), Hong Kong Professional Counselling Association (HKPCA), and an international member of the Australian Counselling Association (ACA). I also have the Monash University Professional Certificate of Adolescent Counseling and the Professional Certificate of Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT).If you feel like talking to me, a free 20-minute intro consultation is available for new clients. Please email for booking information.

Megan Chang-

行為認知治療(CBT), 辯證行為治療(DBT), 接納與承諾治療(ACT),人本治療心理諮商師

我們都想成為自己的主宰，生活有時如我們所願，但有時卻挑戰重重，令人感到困頓。其實在人生任何階段都可能遇到脆弱的時刻，當這些低潮干擾到日常生活進行，或是導致人生偏離預想目標時，心理諮商可以提供適切的幫助。

在諮商室裡，我們提供安全放心的空間，諮商師能夠協助你與自己的問題共處，與情緒共處，甚至與創傷共處。運用多年來心理學家於臨床實證有效的方法，透過對自身情緒，認知，及行為的覺察，找到改變的契機，進而解決各種困境，重拾力量與希望。

在從事諮商工作以前，Megan於大中華區金融業服務超過十多年，此外她也參與過許多支持本地青少年及兒童身心健康發展的活動，為社會各界提供適切的資源。曾服務於學校，輔導特別教育需求學生，幫助其適應社交生活，處理各種情緒及學習問題。

Megan諮商的範疇包含憂鬱問題，焦慮及壓力調適，家庭與人際關係困難等，分析每個人不同的背景及需求，整合專長治療模式如行為認知治療（Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, CBT), 辯證行為治療（Dialectical Behavioural Therapy, DBT)，及接納與承諾治療 (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, ACT），以人為中心出發，依據不同的問題及目標，擬定個人化的諮商方案。

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Megan can provide counselling services in English, Mandarin, or Cantonese. Please note your preference when booking.

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Packages must be used within 12 weeks of the first booking.

Read Megan's Articles:

• Saying Goodbye
• Talking about Eating Disorders

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Master of Counselling Monash University. ONLINE SESSIONS ONLY

Languages: English. 

Contact Kelly Hutchison HERE for a free online 20-minute introduction appointment.

Kelly is a corporate executive by background, with 20+ years of working across multiple industries and geographies.  She is also a qualified executive coach. She loves working with clients who are motivated to change and ready to look inward.  Often, people come to counselling with a sense of disconnect or a gut feeling that something isn’t working or isn’t where it should be.  Kelly’s own journey in therapy began with this ‘dissonance’, and she loves working with her clients to discover (or re-discover) who they really are, and what they really want.  The answers to our challenges in life nearly always lie within us, and Kelly works with her clients to build the confidence and self-belief they need to make a productive change and live a life that is true to themselves.  Inevitably, meaningful change results in uncertainty and turbulence, and Kelly’s focus on building resilience and adaptability helps her clients to navigate this change with greater clarity, calm, and purpose.

Kelly’s clients describe her as warm, open, supportive, and unconventional.  Sessions are often a mix of laughter and tears as clients work to understand and challenge themselves in a safe, caring environment. Kelly’s approach is person-centred, drawing on a range of therapeutic modalities including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Motivational Interviewing (MI); she is also a student of the Gottman Method for Couples Therapy. She has a wide range of interests including women’s identity and confidence, life transitions, trauma, healthy ageing, couples & relationships, and men’s mental health. ​  She also enjoys working in underserved communities, particularly with adults with special needs.

In her free time, Kelly can be found on the water or on one of Hong Kong’s beautiful trails.  She was born and raised in the US and is also an Australian citizen and Hong Kong Permanent Resident.

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Qualifications:

• Master of Counselling, Monash University, Australia
• Master of Applied Science (Innovation & Organisation Dynamics), RMIT University, Australia
• Bachelor of Arts (Liberal Arts/Music), Florida State University, USA
• Executive Coaching – Level Two Coach, Institute of Executive Coaching & Leadership, Australia

Member, Hong Kong Society of Counselling & Psychology

Member, Australian Counselling Association

Member, Hong Kong Professional Counselling Association

Articles by Kelly:

Re-entering the Outside World

"Doing" Leadership