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PSYWELL COUNSELLING TEAM
PsyWell boasts a highly professional and skilled team of counsellors. Our team members are graduates from prestigious universities such as Oxford, Cambridge, and UCL, with expertise in fields including behavioural science, psychology, education, and sociology. All our counsellors are certified professionals in China and the UK, with an average of over six years of experience in psychological counselling and related fields.
With their extensive experience, our counsellors are not only patient listeners but also insightful observers and careful guides. They are dedicated to using their professional knowledge and skills to help clients effectively address a wide range of psychological and emotional issues, promoting mental well-being and personal growth.
Liu, Christine Principal Counsellor
Christine, graduated from University of Oxford with a major in social psychology and behavior. She is a certified member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and the National Counselling Society (NCS), holding professional credentials from the International Coaching Federation.
Her expertise includes addressing areas related to depression and anxiety, such as postpartum depression, generalized anxiety disorder, and OCD interventions, as well as intergenerational trauma and parent-child relationships. Christine is trained in psychodynamic and humanistic approaches and integrates various modalities to meet client needs. To ensure the quality of her consultations, she engages in regular personal therapy, group, and individual supervision.
BAI, Vanessa Senior COUnsellor
PhD in Developmental and Clinical Psychology from University College London. She has workedat the Department of Psychiatry in the University of Cambridge, at the Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families, in the Student Support and Wellbeing Centre at University College London and in the Mental Health Department of Triple A Hospital in China.
She has extensive clinical and research experience in the area of interventions for depression and other psychological symptoms in minors and children, as well as many years of case management experience in the area of general psychological distress in adults (under 30 years old), such as anxiety, depression and low self-perception.
Li, Jo（Fully BOOKED）Senior Counsellor
Jo Li specialises in eating disorders (anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder) and autism in adults and adolescents. She is a Postdoctoral Fellow in Neurogenic Feeding Research at the University of Oxford and has a PhD in Psychological Medicine Research from King's College London and a Bachelor's Degree in Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology from Emory University.
She has extensive knowledge of motivational, cognitive, emotional, and behavioural difficulties in eating disorders, and a wealth of experience counselling and intervening in eating disorders and eating difficulties. She is a registered member of the BPS and certified ADOS-2 examiner. She is under regular supervision accumulating to 100 and 200 minutes per month.
HUANG，WEITING Senior Counsellor (CBT)
Graduated from Newcastle University and Certified by the National Council for Integrative Psychotherapists (NCIP) and the National Council for Hypnotherapy (NCH). With over three years of experience, she specialises in combining cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) with hypnotherapy to address clients' mental health needs.
Weiting focuses on prenatal anxiety, postnatal depression, relationship and family dynamics, interpersonal challenges, and academic or work-related stress. She also uses hypnotherapy for mindful eating and addiction cessation. Her approach is warm, analytical, and creative. With over 10 years of experience in education and mental health, including teaching at Newcastle University Business School, Weiting offers empathetic support to overseas Chinese professionals and cross-cultural families.
Yu，Chu-Chun Creative Art HEALER
Chu has 10 years of experience in art therapy and art education, combining creative expression with mental health support. She uses a variety of art mediums for mrental support. Chu holds a Master's in Creative Arts Therapy Counselling from Hofstra University (USA), is ATR-P certified, and is a member of both the American Art Therapy Association (AATA) and the Taiwan Art Therapy Association. She specialises in parent-child interactions, personal growth, autism interventions, and common psychological issues in children and adolescents.
Chu's approach draws from psychodynamic, humanistic, and insight-oriented therapies. With clinical experience in both the US and Taiwan, she has worked in psychiatric and behavioural hospitals, helping clients express and process emotions through art, leading to self-acceptance and healing.
Niu，FLora Counsellor
Graduated from the University of Edinburgh with an MSc in Counselling Studies, a COSCA-trained counsellor, and has also received training as a counsellor from the Chinese Academy of Sciences. With a diverse background of working and studying in multiple countries, she possesses a profound understanding of common counseling issues within the Chinese and Scottish communities, along with extensive research and practical experience in cross-cultural psychological interventions.
She has a wealth of counseling experience, particularly with adult visitors aged 18-35. Flora specializes in areas such as intimate relationships, family of origin issues, interpersonal relationships, and emotional stress. Her training encompasses both psychoanalytic and humanistic approaches, and she undergoes over 150 minutes of individual and group supervision each week to enhance her counseling skills and knowledge.
ZHANG，LIJIE Expert of Art therapy
Bachelor degree from Fudan University, Master degree from University of Cambridge, majoring in picture book illustration and art design. She has led or participated in the editing of a number of children's psychological series of picture books, including The Life Journey of a Lotus Seed & Smelly Science, Love to Talk. With more than 10 years of experience in picture book creation and spiritual healing.
Lijie believes that painting is an important step in the exploration and presentation of the inner world of healing . Lijie joined PSYWELL Psychology in early 2022 and launched Art Healing Series Consultation Program that combines spiritual healing and artistic imagination to help visitors heal their wounds with beautiful brushstrokes and brilliant colors and find their own safe haven.
LIU，JIAJIE expert in Positive Psychology
Psywell expert in Positive Psychology at Tsinghua University and a distinguished academic advisor He serves as a lecturer at the Social Psychology Services Research Center of Tsinghua University's School of Social Sciences. Liu holds a Master’s degree in Education from the University of Oxford and has previously worked at the London office of Bank of America Merrill Lynch and served as a board member at Brockenhurst College, a public secondary school in the UK. He has translated "The Gardener and the Carpenter" and "Lifespan: Why We Age—and Why We Don’t Have To." Liu has also contributed to the writing of "The Science of Happiness" and "Tsinghua Positive Education Curriculum Compilation."
ZHAO，JIE Senior Counsellor(CBT)
Certified cognitive behavioral therapist, Satia family therapist, family education instructor, learning ability instructor, and intermediate social worker .
Her rich experience in interacting with teenagers has helped her establish a deep understanding of adolescent behavioral challenges and family relationships. She has rich successful intervention experience in dealing with adolescent oppositional and defiant behaviors such as persistent and frequent hostility, defiance, and opposition to parents, as well as school aversion, procrastination, social phobia, interpersonal difficulties, test anxiety, learning disabilities, addiction/dependency, and difficulties in adapting to the environment .