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. Known for her exploratory, collaborative, creative, and interactive counseling style, Christine also offers affordable counseling sessions for British charities to reach a broader audience. 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 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.
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."
HUANG，WEITING
Senior Counsellor (CBT)
UK-registered Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) counselor, skilled in utilizing CBT and Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) to assist clients in exploring their core inner needs, adjusting their thoughts and behaviors, and discovering their deep-seated desires and strengths.
Weiting excels in addressing emotional issues, interpersonal relationship troubles, academic and work-related anxiety, financial psychology, and parent-child communication. With over 300 hours of counseling experience, she primarily employs CBT-based systematic programs to help clients confront life's challenges and uncertainties with a flexible, gentle, and positive attitude, fundamentally enhancing overall quality of life.
Niu，FLora Experienced Counsellor
Master of Counselling Studies at the University of Edinburgh. She has awarded certified tranning both in China and Scotland. 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.
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 .
Yu，Chu-Chun Creative Arts HEALER
Master Of Creative Arts Therapy Counseling at Hofstra University, certified with the ATR-P credential in the United States and a professional member of the American Art Therapy Association (AATA) and the Taiwan Art Therapy Association. Chu specializes in working with children, adolescents, parent-child interactions, and personal self-awareness. Through creative arts therapy, she helps individuals find solutions to challenges in their current life stage and enhance self-understanding.
Chu's therapeutic approach includes psychodynamic therapy, client-centered therapy, and insight-oriented techniques. She believes that the emotions we find difficult to express in daily life need to be acknowledged and released.