Professional Experience

Dr. Tim provides psychotherapy service since 2002. He has rich experience in treating various psychological problems and mood disorders, helping clients in their relationship problems and personal development. He provided services for several social welfare organizations and clinics in Australia, China, and Hong Kong. He also taught psychology courses and provided clinical supervision in several tertiary institutions in Hong Kong. Dr. Tim has many years of experience in collaborating with psychiatrists to improve clients’ psychological coping through psychotherapy, aiming to achieve better outcomes and to reduce the rate of relapse. Dr. Tim is deeply interested in neurobiological studies and seeks to provide services and improve treatment efficacy base on scientific evidence.

Specialties

Dr. Tim provides psychological assessment and treatment for a wide range of psychological problems. Some of the common ones are:

Mood disorders: sleeping problems, depression, anxiety disorders, phobia, panic attacks, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), excessive anger, grief, and loss.

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and trauma, resulting from life threatening events or accidents.

Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), personality disorders and eating disorders.

Serious mental illness: collaboration with psychiatrist to provide combined medical and psychological treatments for schizophrenia, psychosis, and bipolar disorders.

Addiction problems: alcohol and drug abuse, behavioral addictions like problem gambling, sex addiction, or internet addiction.

Marriage and family relationship: pre-marital assessment and counseling, marriage and family therapy, and parenting issues.

Professional Qualifications

- Doctor of Psychology in Clinical Psychology

- Registered Clinical Psychologist (HK)

- Registered Clinical Psychologist (Australia)

- Registered EMDR Therapist

- Certified Focusing-Oriented Therapist

- Member of American Psychological Association (APA)

Language Proficiency

Dr. Tim can speak fluent English, Putonghua/Mandarin, and Cantonese.

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