【關於心理諮商】

我認為心理諮商本身是個自我修復又冒險的歷程。

它是一種很微妙的關係：是專業關係， 治療關係，合作關係但也是人與人的關係。而一切的改變都透過這種特殊的關係而展開。

在感到安全，被接納的氛圍下從經歷對自我的認識，體會不一樣的情緒體驗，調整，接納，經歷一段修護與療癒自我的一段歷程。

聽起來沒什麼，但好像又不是那麼讓人可以稀鬆平常的一段歷程與關係。發現：好像還是需要某種程度的心理預備，鼓起勇氣去面對及承擔那不讓人開心的回憶，事件，經驗所帶來的心理傷痛，難過，失去，失落及悲痛。

轉變-的確是需要有一定的歷程，在過程中它需要時間，而且多久-沒有固定的答案。

所以，改變-並不容易，我可以體會你的抗拒和害怕。

所以，面對-就已經令人膽怯，害怕，想逃，我也可以理解。

但，但願你離開每一次的諮商，轉變隨著過程也在潛移默化的發生。也許有時候很無感，也許有時很還是很挫敗，但卻不代表沒有在"進步"。

期許每一個細微的轉變都能激勵到你，鼓勵到你，在過程中，'多一些信心，多接納自己一點，找到自己的聲音，勇氣及人生目標，調整那令人挫敗的態度，思考及應對反應行為模式，經歷不一樣的生命體驗。

【關於伴侶與婚姻諮商】

在親密關係中因經歷以下困難：

· 性與親密關係

· 感情及關係創傷修復

· 外遇 ，出軌不斷，信任重建與關係修復

· 溝通問題，衝突與親密關係暴力

· 開放關係相關

而造成關係不和，兩人關係受創與傷害的伴侶與夫妻們：

如果想透過伴侶與婚姻治療修護與重建兩人關係，真實面對兩人感情問題與彼此的婚姻狀態及家庭者，預備至少6個月以上的時間來好好談談，重新認識彼此的需要，面對彼此的傷痛與失落，承擔給彼此的傷害，學習如何建立較健康，相互滋養，相互關愛與相互支持的關係是最建議也最符合現實的。

我們絕對要有符合實際情況的期待，不要想透過幾次的諮詢或諮商，覺得好像比較了解彼此的想法與個性，就想像以後日子就會像王子與公主從此快樂幸福一樣的美好，這樣不切實際的期待，只會讓自己很挫敗，覺得對兩人感情與彼此的關係及未來感到更深的絕望感。

要了解我們彼此在開始伴侶與婚姻諮商前很有可能與彼此已經有了10年的歷史 ，或著，與前幾段感情加上現在的關係也可能至少有10年以上的歷史，我們不是只與現在的伴侶掙扎著，我們也同時和自己，自己的原生家庭與過去的情感經驗等帶給我們的影響糾纏著，這不是只是與現在和你一起諮商的伴侶和現在的先生或太太在衝突而已，我們彼此面臨的掙扎其實比我們想像的大得多，所以改變也會是漸進的，緩慢的，隨著彼此的成長，因為愛對方，想保護彼此的關係，婚姻以及家而學習認識自己的需要，了解彼此的需要，學習表達自己的需求和相互支持與滋養彼此的情感。

激勵人的是，它絕不會是完全沒變的。因此，絕對要有合乎實際的期待。

歡迎同性伴侶及跨文化，種族及語言伴侶及夫妻！

Educational Background:

• M.S. Counseling, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA

Specialty:

• Individual Counseling/Psychotherapy-General Clinical Mental Health Issues
• Couple Therapy and Marriage Counseling

Professional Qualifications:

• Licensed Counseling Psychologist in Taiwan, R.O.C. No.002040
• Australian Register of Counsellors & Psychotherapists

Clinical Experiences:

• Bilingual therapist in Reangel Clinics in Taipei City, Taiwan, R.O.C. Currently)
• Counseling Psychologist in the University Counseling Center, Taiwan, R.O.C.
• Outpatient Psychiatric Clinic, Pennsylvania, USA
• Community Counseling Center, Indiana, USA

Specialization:

• General Mental Health Issues and Mental Disorders
• Anxiety
• Depression
• Bipolar Disorders
• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
• Psychosomatic Disorder
• PTSD or Trauma & Stressor-Related Disorders
• Personality Disorders
• Couples and Marital Relationships
• Relational Wounds & Trauma Repair
• Affairs & Rebuilding Trust and Safe Connection
• Intimate Partner Aggression
• Abandonment Issues
• Distrust, Insecurity & Anxiety in the Close Relationship
• Couples Conflict and Communication Issues
• Sex and Intimacy Problems
• Issues involved in Open Relationships
• Other Issues Affecting Emotional Well-Being
• Self-Identity
• Sexual Orientation and LGBT-Related Issues
• Cross-Cultural Adjustment
• Self Confidence/Exploration/Acceptance & Healing
• Interpersonal Relationship Problems
• Family of Origin
• Trauma Related Experiences in life

Treatment Orientation in Psychotherapy:

• Cognitive Behavioral Based Integrative Therapy
• Emotionally Focused Therapy for Couples

Professional Certificate:

• Emotionally Focused Therapy for Couples (Complete all core skills and advanced trainings)

About me

I am a licensed counseling psychologist in Taiwan and a clinical psychotherapist registered in Australia. I have years of clinical experience and training to help adults cope with a wide range of mental health issues and mental illnesses such as depression, general anxiety disorder, and obsessive-compulsive disorder, as well as issues in relationships, life transitions and cultural adjustment leading to certain extent of mental disturbance.

I also work with couples dealing with problems causing emotional strain and mental distress in close relationships. I am particularly passionate to work with intercultural or cross-racial couples to help them understand their differences as individuals and work with the challenges and the difficulties due to that. My ultimate goal to every couple is to empower them to reach what they really long for and desire in the intimate relationship. While working as a therapist to help the couple to work on the problems in the relationships, I will also help them to know themselves and their attachment needs better individually. Then assisting them to articulate and communicate to their partners in a way that repairs the past wounds and reestablishes positive and nurturing bonding experiences that increase a sense of safety and security and closeness with each other. Besides, I welcome same sex couples very much.

As a bilingual clinician, I have years of experience providing individual and couples therapy to bilingual, Mandarin and English, speaking clients. Over the years, I have worked with clients from diverse cultural backgrounds and many of them reside in or come from countries including the United States, Canada, China, Japan, Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong, etc. It is my great passion to work with clients with rich cultural experiences and help them to go through those personal challenges in life.

I believe that human beings are not wired to survive alone. Although we need to be independent, we are, most of the time, interdependent indeed. When the storms of life strike you unexpectedly and seem to overpower you, I invite you to take a step forward and let me assist you with the process. I am dedicated to exploring with you and assisting you in this journey, in a caring and nonjudgmental way and in a safe environment, so that you can be empowered to reach a fulfilling and purposeful life.