I am a Registered Psychologist and director of Wise Mind Centre, a Vancouver-based service that provides primarily cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) and comprehensive dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) to adolescents and adult clients and their loved ones. I work with clients who struggle with a variety of psychological problems, including anxiety, OCD, stress, depression, substance use, life transitions, parenting difficulties, self-harm behavior, suicidal ideations, PTSD, interpersonal difficulties, emotion regulation difficulties, and borderline personality disorder. My service could be offered in both English and Chinese.
I received my doctorate degree in Clinical Psychology from Stony Brook University (APA-accredited) in New York. In 2009, I completed a 2-year post-doctoral fellowship with Dr. Marsha Linehan (treatment developer of DBT) at the University of Washington, where I received intensive training and supervision in DBT. I specialize in CBT and DBT treatments.
My practice offers individual, group, and online therapy. I help my clients develop specific therapy goals, conduct in-depth assessment to facilitate insights into their problems, and offer solutions to change the behaviors they want to change. My approach tends to balance acceptance and change. I also utilize mindfulness skills in my practice.
Top Specialties
- Borderline Personality (BPD)
- Anxiety
- Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
Expertise
- Addiction
- Behavioural Issues
- Bipolar Disorder
- Child
- Coping Skills
- Depression
- Emotional Disturbance
- Life Transitions
- Mood Disorders
- Peer Relationships
- Personality Disorders
- Racial Identity
- Relationship Issues
- Self Esteem
- Self-Harming
- Stress
- Substance Use
- Suicidal Ideation
- Trauma and PTSD
