Whitney Yeung is a fully registered counselling psychologist with the Hong Kong Psychological Society.

She has special interest in providing psychotherapy for parents, especially for those who are preparing for parenthood, or recently became new parents. Whitney is also trained in play therapy, offering this to children as a way to explore their emotions.

Being a mother herself, Whitney has intimate experience with the transition from woman, to mother. She knows that new mothers face challenges on many levels: from biological, to mental and emotional.

Becoming a mother can stir up suppressed early memories, which can bring up intense emotions that were previously hidden. Despite this, Whitney believes that this transition can provide a fruitful space for women to review their lives and identity as they enter a new phase of life.

Looking after a infant can be emotionally challenging for parents. Whitney is a certified Newborn Behavioural Observation (NBO) practitioner and can help parents navigate this stage with more confidence, helping them build relationships. NBO is a tool which aims to understand the communication behind your baby’s challenging behaviours, supporting parents in understanding the uniqueness of their baby.

Becoming a mother can often be an isolating and stressful experience. As Whitney offers sessions via Zoom, this provides new mothers with the ease of carrying out sessions in their own home, while remaining close with their baby.

Whitney offers psychotherapy to adults of all ages. She uses the lens of relationship styles to understand people at depth. She knows our pain often stems from early bonds with significant people in our lives. Healthy relationships offer people a safe and supportive space so they can make sense of their own stories, including past events, early relationships and how they are playing out in the present. By walking alongside each individual, she fosters their courage and capacity to look at the present, bring new awareness and shift patterns to create meaningful change. Whitney draws on person-centred, psychodynamic, and strength-based approaches to guide her work.

She is also skilled in offering support for life events and transitions, from leaving an intimate relationship, to moving out of your parents’ home, starting a new career or getting married. She knows that changes are natural, but often do not come easy. They may be accompanied by stress, ruminating thoughts or feeling numb.

Whitney feels privileged to have worked with clients from diverse ethnic backgrounds and nationalities, including clients presenting with various issues ranging from trauma, abuse, struggles in intimate relationships and workplace/school performance.

Whitney graduated with a Master of Social Sciences in Counselling Psychology and a Bachelor of Social Sciences in Counselling and Psychology in Hong Kong Shue Yan University. She is always looking to expand her knowledge and receives professional trainings and supervision on a regular basis. Personally, she also enjoys taking time to stay with her family and cats. Whenever she can, she spends time in reading, practicing yoga and mindfulness with singing bowls.

Language: English, Cantonese

 

楊詠茜–輔導心理學家

專業範疇：

• 童年創傷和依戀關係
• 備孕、懷孕、產後情緒支援
• 人生階段的轉變
• 焦慮、憂鬱或抑壓情緒、內疚和羞恥
• 輔導有行為和情緒問題的幼兒

楊詠茜是註冊輔導心理學家 (香港心理學會)。她有興趣為正準備成為父母或新手父母提供心理治療。她亦為兒童以遊戲治療的技巧提供心理治療，尤其是從學齡前至小學的兒童。 她與父母合作，充當孩子和父母之間的橋樑。

詠茜認為轉變是人生的一部分，但轉變往往亦伴隨著不少挑戰。本身亦是一位媽媽，她認知及感受到成為媽媽對一個女人有著深刻意義。成為媽媽是一個充滿挑戰的轉變，因為照顧自己的孩子很容易勾起自身的童年經歷，包含早期的創傷及隱藏了的情緒。她認為這個階段為媽媽們提供了一個絕佳的機會去檢察自身的過往。畢竟這個自我直視這舉動亦是媽媽給自己孩子一份有血有肉的禮物。她瞭解媽媽可能難以抽空，所以她提供線上心理治療。

詠茜是一位受訓的新生嬰兒觀察員(certified Newborn Behavioural Observation (NBO) practitioner)。新生嬰兒觀察可以協助新手父母建立信心，跟自己的孩子相處。

詠茜亦會為所有年齡段的成人提供心理治療，為他們生活中的各種當前問題提供支持，例如工作、學習和人際關係等。 為了解開他們當前的擔憂，她會深入瞭解當時人過去發生的事件、理解他們的想法和感受。因為這些因素往往導致困擾人們的情況多次重複發生。

詠茜深感痛苦往往源於與我們於早年跟重要人物的互動。她為人們提供一個安全的空間來探索自身的痛苦、協助他們理解過去的事件、以及各種舊事如何在生活中再次顯現，影響著他們的生命。 通過這種模式，人們可以審視當下，也許可以產生勇氣和能力，讓他們為自己帶來轉變。她擅於用以人為本及心理動力治療陪伴人們檢視自身。

詠茜很樂意與來自不同種族背景和國籍的客戶合作，不論是面臨多種類型問題的客戶或來自不同生活階段的創傷、親密關係、工作或學校中的掙扎以及身心問題。

她畢業於香港樹仁大學，獲得輔導心理學社會科學碩士學位和輔導與心理學社會科學學士學位。 她一直追求擴展自己的知識，並定期接受專業培訓和監督。 就個人而言，她喜歡花時間和她的家人及貓在一起。當有空時，她亦會練習瑜伽、冥想和頌缽。

語言： 英文、粵語、國語