Marian is a Clinical Psychologist with decades of experience in the mental health field. Having come from a multicultural background, Marian has worked with diverse populations across Hong Kong, the UK, Australia and Singapore. She offers consultations in-person in Hong Kong, as well as online appointments for HK, Singapore and globally. Marian provides psychological treatment for a wide range of mental health conditions in children, adolescents, and adults. She has special interests and expertise working with individuals experiencing psychological and existential distress related to health conditions, as well as individuals navigating significant losses in life, such as the loss of loved ones, roles or functioning, meaning, or self-confidence.

Recognizing the interconnectedness of psychological and physical well-being, Marian adopts a holistic approach to treatment. She utilizes evidence-based therapy approaches tailored to the unique needs and goals of each patient. These approaches include acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), compassion-focused therapy, dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), grief counseling, and mindfulness-based interventions. Marian has completed foundational training as a mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) teacher and received specialized teacher training in mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) for cancer. She is a certified Level 1 MBSR Teacher.

Through her practice, Marian has witnessed how self-criticism can contribute to increased mental, emotional, and physical suffering among individuals. She therefore, aspires to integrate a compassion-focused approach into her therapy sessions, helping her patients to cultivate a more harmonious relationship with themselves, so to alleviate their suffering while enhancing intrapersonal well-being.

Marian currently serves as a Clinical Psychologist at Hong Kong’s largest cancer support organization, where she leads psychotherapeutic groups and conducts individual consultation for patients and their families. She also regularly conduct talks and workshops on mental health and mindfulness for both the community and corporate clients. Prior to this role, Marian worked for “Improving Access to Psychological Therapies” under the National Health Service (NHS) of the UK. During her training in Singapore, Marian pioneered a CBT-based mental health paraprofessional training for foreign domestic workers, marking the first of its kind in the country. Additionally, she has extensive experience working with psychosis patients through her involvement in the “Hong Kong Jockey Club Early Psychosis” project. Marian’s multicultural background and international experience have endowed her with deep sense of sensitivity and understanding when working with patients from diverse cultures and nationalities.

Languages: English, Cantonese, Mandarin

王敏珩- 臨床心理學家

專業治療：

• 處理身體健康問題或疾病(如癌症、痛症等) 所引起心理及存在困擾
• 各種焦慮症 (如驚恐症、強迫症等、 強迫思想和強迫行為等)
• 抑鬱症、躁鬱症
• 低自尊、對自己非常苛刻
• 經歷創傷, 喪親或面對各種失去的人士

Marian是本港的註冊臨床心理學家，具有超過10年在精神健康領域工作的經驗，並專注於為兒童、青少年和成年人提供心理治療。在執業期間，Marian擅長治療及處理因身體健康問題而引發的心理困擾、以及幫助那些在生活中面對各種失去與失落的人士，包括失去至親、失去某種能力或失去自信心等。

Marian深信心理健康與身體健康密不可分，並採取整全的治療方法。Marian會根據患者的特性、需要及情況，選取適合的心理治療方法。她常用的實証為本治療方法包括: 接納與承諾治療、認知行為治療、慈悲焦點為本治療、辯證行為治療、 哀傷輔導和靜觀為本治療。此外，Marian已完成針對癌症患者的進階靜觀認知治療導師培訓，以及靜觀減壓基礎導師培訓，並成為認證一位Level 1 的靜觀減壓課程導師。

在心理治療工作中，Marian深刻體驗到患者對自己的苛刻帶來更多的精神，情緒及身體的痛苦。因此，在治療過程中，Marian融入慈悲為本的方法，讓患者能夠從過程中學會與自己建立更和諧的關係，從而減低痛苦，增強內在心理力量及健康。

目前，Marian在香港最大的癌症支援組織任職臨床心理學家，同時也為社區、機構和企業舉辦各種與精神健康和靜觀相關的培訓和講座。她曾在英國國民保健署（NHS）推行的「心理治療普及化計劃」(Improving Access to Psychological Therapies) 工作。在接受臨床心理培訓時, 她是首位在新加坡為外籍家庭傭工提供認知行為治療的準專業輔導員培訓者。此外，Marian也曾在香港賽馬會思覺健康計劃中為思覺失調患者提供服務。憑藉有多元文化背景和在不同國家工作的經驗，Marian在與不同文化和國籍的患者相處時更具敏感度和理解力。

語言： 英文、粵語、普通話