About

I currently work as a counsellor in private practice, where I specialise in supporting adults, teens and families from diverse cultural backgrounds. Before this, I was a school counsellor at an international high school in Hong Kong. Working with students from over 40 different nationalities and supporting both parents and staff, I witnessed up close how it really does "take a village to raise a child", and how pivotal it is that the adults in that village are also well supported.

Counselling is my second career, and my path into counselling wasn't a straight one. My first career was in higher education, where I spent a decade in humanities education and research. I taught cultural, film and literary studies for many years at The University of Hong Kong and later, at The University of Oslo. I have also had the privilege of conducting research as a Fulbright Scholar at UC Berkeley and the University of Washington, Seattle. This background continues to enrich my understanding of human psychology. For one, I am still endlessly fascinated by the many ways that cultural values, social norms, gender roles and other social factors affect how we think, feel and behave.

I have also spent time running my own career coaching business in Hong Kong, working with professionals one-on-one and through professional workshops. This gave me a close-up view of the pressures faced by people working across a range of sectors, including the law, education, technology, finance, maritime and non-profit sectors.