ReSource The Counselling Centre

		Julia BARTEN-HOHN M.A. (Psychology) Originally from Germany Julia has lived in Hong Kong since 2006. She holds a Master's Degree in Psychology from Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU) in Munich, Germany. Her area of specialization is Psychoanalysis and she has been a contributing member of a research work project (Munchner Bindungs- und Wirkungsforschungs-Projekt = MBWP) for the last three years. She has received certificates in stress-management, art therapy and self-coaching of personal development. Julia will focus her work to build factors of resilience and support clients in developing skills to be able to solve their problems. The main focus is "Helping Others Help Themselves". She can provide counselling in German and English.

		Freda CHEUNG M.A. (Professional Counselling) Freda has a Master's Degree in Professional Counselling from the Olivet Nazarene University in Illinois. She has been working with clients in areas of personal growth, emotional disturbances, marital and family relationship issues. With a wide range of life exposures, Freda has an analytical and thoughtful mind, proactive thinking, as well as an open attitude to various perspectives. Applying an eclectic approach founded on a client-centered base, she facilitates her clients with creative ways in achieving self-understanding and change.

		Richard GEE M.Ed. (Guidance & Counselling) Richard is a counsellor with a rich and varied experience. His 30-year career includes a decade in business management and operations, a decade in professional counsulting and accounting, a decade in counselling, coaching, training, and people development. He has lived and worked in UK, Hong Kong, Singapore and Japan. Being one of Hong Kong's few male counsellors, Richard works with many male clients. His approach is person-centred, solution-focused, and emotion-focused, using metaphor, clean language, NLP and (not least) humour. He works primarily with four groups of issues : relationships, affairs, and separation; stress, anxiety, depression, and anger; personal growth and life crisis; work-related problems.

		Victoria HIGGINS Dip.(Psycho-Therapeutic Counselling) Victoria is a member of the British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy. She achieved her Diploma in Psycho-Therapeutic Counselling (BACP) from Crawley College in Sussex, England in 2003. She has been counselling in England and Hong Kong for 10 years. Victoria had her own practice in Tavistock, England for 3 years prior to recently moving back to Hong Kong. She provides a counselling service to individuals, couples and teenagers. Her main areas of focus are anxiety disorders, depression, anger, relationship difficulties and bereavement.

		Peggy HO Master of Counsellor Education Peggy has a B.Sc (Hons.) in Psychology from Cheltenham & Gloucester College of Higher Education, U.K. and a Master's Degree of Counsellor Education from China Graduate School of Theology, Hong Kong. She is a registered Nurse and worked as a hospice home care nurse for almost 10 years. She has also worked as a Psychological Counsellor in the counselling services with clients having problems of anxiety disorders, depression, trauma, personal growth, grief and bereavement, marital and family issues, and pathological gambling.

		Selina LIU M.A. (Counselling Psychology) Selina holds a Master's Degree in Professional Counselling Psychology (specializing in Marriage & Family Therapy) and was further awarded the honor of being a Diplomate from the American Psychotherapy Association. She is a registered MFTI of the Board of Behavioral science in California, a certified Suicide and Crisis Counsellor (Valley Mental Health -SCAS, U.S.), as well as a certified Gambling Counsellor (Canadian Professional Council). Her reputation exceeds her as the ex-host of a weekly Mental Health Radio Program in San Francisco Bay Area, serving the Asian/Chinese communities around Northern California and surrounding areas. As a member of Chinese Association of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, her clinical experience includes but is not limited to: Depression, Anxiety, PTSD, OCD, Phobia, Adjustment Disorder, Trichotillomania, eating disorder, shopaholic & gambling problems, interpersonal & communication difficulties, parenting, couples & family issues, life & work stress, cultural & identity struggles, and personal growth.

		Dr Melanie MAYNARD (nee Walls) DPsych. (Professional Doctorate in Counselling Psychology) Melanie completed her Professional Doctorate in Counselling Psychology at the University of East London in the UK, and is HPC Registered, Chartered with the British Psychological Society and Division of Counselling Psychology, and an Associate Fellow of the Hong Kong Psychological Society. Melanie specialises in providing Cognitive-Behavioural and Psychodynamic Therapy, and integrates them according to the need of the client, drawing on compassion-based theory, interpersonal theory and attachment theory where appropriate. Melanie has wide experience in a number of areas of psychology but particularly specialises in treating problem/pathological gambling, helping clients adjusting to divorce and relationship breakdown, working with attachment difficulties, as well as depression, stress, anxiety, PTSD, OCD and abuse, amongst others.

		Aruna MUCHHAL M.A. (Psychology) Aruna is a counselling psychologist. She has a Master in Psychology from University of Indore, India. Before coming to Hong Kong in 1987, she lived in the U.K. for 10 years where she worked with H.M. Inland Revenue department. She also worked as a kindergarten teacher in Saudi Arabia for 3 years. Aruna became an accredited Counsellor in 1991 with Marriage and Personal Counselling Service and has worked with ReSource the Counselling Centre ever since. Aruna offers counselling services in English and various Indian languages. She provides individual, couple and family therapy. Her areas of specialization are emotional and personal growth issues, marital issues, depression, fears, as well as family and sexual issues including rape.

		Catherine NG M.S. Sc (Counselling) Catherine is a registered Psychiatric Nurse with a Master's Degree in Counselling. She also got her Diploma in Gestalt Therapy training in Australia. Her specialty areas are : depression, anxiety disorders and trauma. She provides psychotherapy to individuals and couples in the areas of relationship dysfunction, mood and stress disorders.

		Angela TSE M.A. (Counselling) Angela obtained her Master's in Counselling from Canada, and a Master's in Behavioural Health from the University of Hong Kong. She also holds a postgraduate diploma in Family Therapy, and a certificate in Child Psychology. Angela has been working in the counselling field for more than 10 years. She works with clients in the areas of depression, anxiety disorders, traumas, personal growth, family, and marital issues, adolescent issues, and grief and bereavement.

		Ms Wong May Yung, Judy M.Soc.Sc. (Marriage & Family Therapy) Judy is a registered psychologist who has completed her degrees at the University of Hong Kong (M.Soc.Sc. in Marriage & Family Therapy, Postgrad. Cert. in Psychology); University of Newcastle, UK (M.Ed. in Guidance & Counseling). She has been inspired by Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP),Somatic Experience, and mindfulness-based stress reduction. Such exposure has allowed her to adopt an integrative approach in her clinical work based on the foundation of humanistic theories, self psychology, attachment theory, psychodynamic theory, neuroscience, & systems theory. She works with individuals, couples, families, adults and adolescents in different conditions and in different situations including mood and behavior problems, family issues, marital conflicts, losses and trauma.

		Alice YU M.C. (Master of Counselling), M.Sc. (Developmental Psychology) Alice obtained her Master's Degrees in Counselling and in Developmental Psychology in Canada. She has worked with clients from Hong Kong, Taiwan, China, and other countries in her more than 15 years in the counselling field. She is fluent in Cantonese, Putonghua and English, Alice works with clients in the areas of relationships, depression, anxiety disorders, grieving, traumas, and personal growth. Alice is the intake officer at ReSource and is responsible for providing information to new clients and assigning cases to other counsellors.

		Regine YUEN WILLIAMS M.Soc.Sc. (Marriage and Family Therapy) Regine holds a Master's Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy as well as a Bachelor's Degree with honours in Sociology and Psychology. A mother of two, Regine has previous experience working with children in Canada and as a Diversional Therapist in Australia. Regine believes in seeing beyond individual personalities and behaviours to inter-connectedness; her approach is family and systems based. She works with a wide range of clients: individuals (including children, youths, adults, and the elderly), couples (including cross-cultural/mixed marriage), and families experiencing various issues, such as inter-relational/marital/family conflicts (including trans-generational, and separation/divorce), depression, anxiety or stress, and families with children with learning difficulties or behavioural problems. Regine is also a trainer of the Stress Management Workshop for a professional body. She is tri-lingual English, Cantonese and Putonghua.