Anna Tian, PACFA

Australia Registered Counsellor

Education: Master of Counselling (Monash University)

Approaches: ACT, CBT, Person-Centred, EFT

Languages: English, Chinese

Clients: Teenagers, Adults

Locations: Pudong, Online

Anna is a PACFA-certified counsellor with a Master of Counselling from Monash University. She has counselled with CCS for four years and brings more than 18 years of experience as a registered nurse in the UK, Singapore, and China. Currently serving as a high school nurse at a top international school in Shanghai, Anna understands the unique challenges faced by teens and adults in international settings. She has supported a wide range of physical and mental health concerns in hospitals and schools. Compassionate and practical, Anna takes a holistic approach—helping clients care for their physical, emotional, and mental wellbeing.

Annie Li, MA

USA Trained Counselor

Education: Master of Applied Psychology

Types of Therapy: CBT, EFT, Couples Therapy, Sex Therapy

Languages: English, Chinese

Clients: Adults, Couples, Teenagers, LGBTQ+

Locations: Pudong, Online

Annie has her Masters of Arts in Applied Psychology at the California Institute of Integral Studies and is currently working towards her certification of National Certified Counselor (NCC). Since 2024, she has been working as an assistant teacher in an international school. Working with a wide range of people, Annie is committed to supporting clients going through challenges such as anxiety, depression, interpersonal and intimate relationship issues. Her goal is to help people learn and identify where and how they are “stuck” and ways to get unstuck, muster forgotten strengths and social resources, develop a resilient mindset through guided discovery procedures. She believes every client has a potential to become their own counselor. Annie provides counseling sessions to adults, teenagers and couples capitalizing on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Emotional Focused Therapy, Couples Therapy, and Sex Therapy.

李灵菲Annie毕业于加州整合大学应用心理学专业并为取得国际咨询师的认证而努力中。自2024年开始，Annie在上海某国际学校从事助理教师的工作。Annie拥有与不同年龄段人群工作的经验，她专注于帮助他的来访者应对服焦虑、抑郁、人际关系以及亲密关系等问题与挑战。她的目标是帮助人们学习和识别他们在哪里以及如何“卡住”，如何摆脱困境，找到被遗忘的力量和社会资源，通过引导和自我发现过程培养一种心理韧性。她相信每一位来访者都有潜力成为自己的咨询顾问。

Annie为成人、青少年和伴侣提供咨询，她运用的主要咨询技术包括认知行为疗法、情绪聚焦疗法、伴侣治疗和性治疗。

Annie可以讲很流利的英文和中文。她目前主要工作地点在浦东和线上。

Carrie Jones, LCSW

USA Licensed Clinical Social Worder

Education: Master’s Degree in Social Work

Types of Therapy: Humanistic, Person-centered, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Languages: English

Works with: Adult, Couples, Teenager, Child

Locations: Online

Carrie Jones is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker from Texas (USA). She has a Master’s Degree in Social Work from Baylor University. In Texas, she worked in a number of settings including a family counseling center, a substance abuse center, and several schools. She served as the Director of Counseling at Community Center Shanghai from 2010 – 2022.

Carrie specializes in working with children and adolescents, but also works with adults on a broad range of issues including cultural adjustment/transition, self-esteem and identity, grief and loss, substance abuse, self-injury, anxiety, stress, depression, and mental illness. Carrie has a firm background in working with clients, both adolescents and adults, with eating disorders and is a strong believer in Family Based Therapy for this issue. In addition, Carrie has training and experience in marriage counseling and is committed to helping couples and families improve their relationships.

Catherine Humpherys MA, LCPC

USA Licensed Mental Health Counselor

Education: Master’s Degree in Clinical Counseling

Types of Therapy: EFT, Crucible Therapy, Psychodynamic, Internal Family Systems

Languages: English

Works with: Couples, Adults, Teens

Locations: Pudong, Online

Catherine Humpherys has a Master’s Degree in Clinical Counseling from Northwestern University, USA and is a Licensed Clinical Counselor in the State of Illinois.  Catherine has worked as a counselor and presenter since 2006.

Catherine works with couples, adults and teens. As a couples counselor Catherine works with couples struggling with a myriad of issues including breaches of trust, sexuality, money, parenting, as well as chronic fighting and gridlock.  These struggles are used as a gateway to create greater personal growth and an increased capacity for marital intimacy and passion.

Catherine also enjoys working with individual adults and teens experiencing a broad range of issues including depression, anxiety, self-harm, and chronic self-doubt. Catherine believes every pain point has the capacity to guide each of us into healing; opening ourselves to greater peace and joyful living.

As a presenter Catherine has worked with an array of schools and business organizations in Shanghai on topics including cultural and developmental diversity, burnout, stress & anxiety, workplace conflict, as well as value identification and goal setting.  Catherine is most passionate in supporting the healthy sexual development of children through her Raising Healthy Kids Series; a group of workshops offering support to parents and schools as they guide children and teens through their sexual and social development.

Cecilia Ding (丁希希）, CCC

Canadian Certified Counselor, Self Growth Coach

Education: MA in Counseling

Types of Therapy: Trauma Processing, EMDR, Brainspotting, IFS, Emotional Regulation, Stress Management, Couple and Group Therapy

Languages: English, Mandarin

Works with: Adult, Teenager, Couple

Locations: Online

Cecilia has had a passion for empowering others since high school. Her fight against domestic violence was featured in the New York Times(on the FAST track) and received awards from Hillary Clinton. After graduating from Harvard, she worked on venture capital and IPO projects. After achieving success with her own investment firm in the United States, Cecilia decided to return to her roots of helping others as a life coach. She has coached for many years and is now pursuing a Master’s Degree in Counseling Psychology (LMFT track) from Palo Alto University and receiving training in individual, family, couples counseling, and specialties such as play therapy and teletherapy.

While Cecilia came from a coaching background, she believes that clients ultimately have all the answers within themselves. She helps them uncover the power already within.  She guides her clients to answers rather than giving them the solution (授之以鱼不如授之以渔).  

Cecilia grew up in China and America. She studied in many countries and lives in a bicultural family. She appreciates the richness and challenge of a diverse community. Cecilia deeply respects everyone’s freedom to be the best version of themselves and believes family units, love, and aspirations come in many equally valuable forms. She sees clients of many ages, with a particular strength for helping couples and individuals managing transitions such as the birth of a new child, affairs, midlife anxiety, career changes.  

She looks forward to meeting all that life will put in her path. 希希欢迎大家用中文咨询。

CH Huang, LMSW

USA Licensed Master Social Worker

Education: University of Michigan, Master of Social Work

Types of Therapy: Play Therapy, CBT, Marriage and Family therapy

Languages: English, Mandarin

Works with: Age 4+, Child, Adult

Locations: Puxi, Online

Chiung-Hsuan Huang, LMSW, is a private-practice counselor in Shanghai specializing in child and adolescent mental health. A social worker by training, she has worked in the community health center in the USA; at Child Protective Services in Taiwan, and with asylum-seekers in Hong Kong. She has experiences with children and teenagers with emotional and behavioral issues, adults with marital and family relationships issues, mental disorders, personal growth and multicultural issues. CH Huang has obtained certificate training in child-centered play therapy, cognitive-behavior therapy, and Structural Family Therapy. She recently completed the 2-year Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy Training.

Curt Spigelmyre, MA, LMFT

USA Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

Languages: English

Works with: Couple, Family, Individual

Locations: Online

Curt is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who graduated from Wheaton College, IL, USA. He specializes in assisting individuals, couples, and families who are in times of transition and/or facing challenging situations. Curt has done extensive work helping those with trauma, loss and grief issues, and struggling with addictions.

Curt’s counseling approach uses a variety of different methods with his clients based on their presented need including emotional focused therapy, attachment theory, family system therapy, internal family systems, mindfulness, cognitive behavior therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, and solution-focused therapy.  

Curt seeks to provide a safe place for clients to be seen, heard, and accepted. He aspires to help couples deepen their connection by addressing their underlying wounds and supporting them towards great openness and transparency to each other. Curt actively connects with and understands his clients and their stories. Some of us have never been invited to explore parts of our story that deeply affected us. Our lives are often so busy that we do not give ourselves permission to listen to what our bodies are telling us about the stress and/or the pain that we carry until we get crushed underneath by what overwhelms us.

Curt has cross-cultural experience in various teaching and counseling positions in southeast Asia for fifteen years. He also had a cross cultural marriage with his wife Nancy who he has been married to for thirteen years. In his free time, he likes eating good food, watching movies, listening to music, cycling, swimming, reading, and playing with his three energetic boys.

Devin Beaugureau, LMHCA

USA Licensed Mental Health Counselor

Education: Master in Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Languages: English, Spanish

Clients: Adults, Couples

Location: Puxi, Online

Devin is a psychotherapist with a Master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling who is deeply interested in how relationships shape our inner lives. Many of her clients come to therapy sensing they are stuck in familiar patterns in relationships, even if they are not yet sure why.

Her approach is relational and emotionally focused, with close attention to how early attachment experiences and family roles continue to influence adult relationships. In therapy, she helps clients gently examine protective strategies that once made sense but may now be keeping them from deeper connection.

Having lived across cultures, Devin understands how differences in family expectations, communication styles, and belonging can shape emotional life and relationships. This awareness informs her work in therapy, where she listens carefully, helps clients recognize relational patterns, and supports them in experiencing emotions more fully and safely.

Her areas of focus include attachment patterns, relationship stress, boundary development, and longstanding family dynamics. She especially enjoys working with LGBTQ+ clients and those who often find themselves in a caretaker role, unsure how to extend the same care to themselves.

Devin believes therapy is most effective when people feel safe, understood, and supported. She offers therapy as a space to loosen old patterns, strengthen emotional security, and build relationships rooted in greater authenticity and self-trust. ​​She works with adults and welcomes clients in both English and Spanish.

Janice Holland, LPC

USA Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor

Education: Master’s Degree in Applied Psychology

Types of Therapy: Gestalt, CBT, Trauma Model Therapy

Languages: English

Works with: Pre-teen, Teenager Age 12+, Parent, Adult

Locations: Puxi

Janice has an undergraduate degree from Texas Christian University in The Study of Exceptional Children and obtained her Master’s degree from New York University in Applied Psychology in 2009. Janice is a Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor in the state of Texas and has worked in Mental Health Hospitals, public and private schools, and in private practice in the United States before moving to Shanghai, China in 2017.Since moving to China she has maintained her private practice and also worked as a school counselor for Shanghai American School for 6 years. Janice has a Trauma Model Therapy certification from The Ross Institute. She specialized in the treatment of adult survivors of childhood trauma and those who have experienced betrayal trauma. Her modalities are Gestalt, Person Centered Therapy, and Trauma Model Therapy which focuses on the underlying human response to adversity/trauma and provides the avenues and tools necessary for person to process their feelings and experiences while re-establishing a trust and connection to self.

Jon Sedarati, MBACP

UK Registered Counsellor with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy

Education: MSc Psychology

Types of Therapy: Systemic, Psychodynamic, CBT

Languages: English

Works with: Adult, Teenager, Child, Couple, Family, Group

Locations: Pudong, Puxi, Online

Originally from England, Jon earned a Master of Science (MSc) degree in psychology (accredited by the British Psychological Society) before receiving his Post-Graduate Certificate in Marriage and Family Therapy (accredited by the International Family Therapy Association’s International Accreditation Commission for Systemic Therapy Education) from the Sino-American Family Therapy Institute (SAFTI) in Shanghai, China. He has worked with individuals, couples, and families, from over 60 countries and is currently a psychological counselor at Community Center Shanghai.

Jon has published articles in the Journal of Critical Psychology, Counselling and Psychotherapy and is a Mad in America contributor. He has also spoken at the International Family Therapy Association’s World Therapy Congress. Jon’s areas of interest include (but are not limited to) relationship issues (e.g. marital, familial), sex, anxiety, addiction, and depression.

Jon hopes that clients come to view him, not as a healer or problem-solver, but as a guide whose primary function is to listen. That said, he believes meaningful changes require action, and do not simply result from talking about one’s problems.

Jessica Yin, MA

Member of Association of Counseling Sexology and Sexual Wellness, an Organizational Affiliate of American Counseling Association

Education: Master of Arts in Mental Health Counseling from Palo Alto University (CACREP accredited) in Palo Alto, California, U.S.A., Master of Applied Psychology, Northwest Normal University, China

Types of Therapy: Affirmative, Humanistic, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Trauma Informed, Psychodynamic, Couple and Group Therapy

Area of Focus: Sexual and gender related issues, emotional stress, mental health, personal growth, intimacy, family, academic distress for college students, career development

Languages: Mandarin

Works with: LGBTQ+, Adult, Adolescent, Couple, Family

Locations: Puxi, Online

Jessica has a Master’s Degree in Counseling Psychology from Palo Alto University (CACREP accredited) in Palo Alto, California, U.S.A. Prior to entering this program, she obtained the Chinese National Psychological Counselor license (Secondary Level) which was government-recognized for the practice of psychotherapy in China, since 2007.

Jessica is a practitioner in counseling including individual counseling, couple counseling, groups, EAP and SAP. She also has extensive experience in crisis helplines for mental health support, she served as a psychological counselor in the anti-epidemic psychological assistance platform led by the Institute of Psychology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the National Psychological Alliance and then joined the Shanghai Psychological Hotline team led by the Shanghai Mental Health Center as a hotline counselor.

Jessica focuses on supporting people living with HIV and the LGBTQ+ population, providing services including but not limited to individual counseling, group counseling, couple and family counseling. Be able to help them with gender-identification, intimacy, trauma, etc. After years of study and practice, she maintains empathy, affirmation, recognition, and acceptance of the sexual orientation and gender identity of her clients, supports them to better accept themselves, better identify themselves, better affirm their identity, reduce the internal conflicts, empower them, and let them have more energy to get along better with their relatives, improve their relationships both interpersonal and in workplace.

At the same time, Jessica has more than 20 years of working experience in international companies. Served as regional management role of Asia Pacific, mainly involved in quality and project management. Experience in cross-cultural company personnel management and customer relationship management, she has chance to embrace diversity, build up strong ability to issue analyze and problem solving. Her rich life experience, exploration of personal gender identity, understanding of family, parenting, experience in different periods of education, exploration and experience in the workplace allow her to help clients from the perspective of gender identity, relationship, family and career development.

Joon Yun, M.Ed

USA State of Colorado – School Counselor Certificate
National Certified Counselor

Education: Master of Education in School Counseling

Types of Therapy: Person-centered, Solution-focused, CBT

Languages: English, Korean

Clients: Children, Adolescent

Locations: Puxi, Pudong, Online

Joon Yun is a Licensed Counselor with a Master of Education in School Counseling from Lehigh University and is currently pursuing her Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) license. Born in South Korea and raised in Singapore, she pursued her higher education in the United States. With a diverse background and international work experience, Joon is dedicated to helping clients cope with a range of issues such as depression, anxiety, adjustment, culture shock, relationship challenges, and identity development. Her counseling approach focuses on collaborative growth, empowering clients to discover and harness their strengths. She believes in continual human growth and strives to foster self-actualization in her clients. Joon provides individual and small group sessions for children and adolescents, utilizing techniques like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Person-centered therapy, Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, and Play Therapy.

Linlin Mai Allen, MBACP

UK Accredited Psychotherapist (#383755) with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy

Education: Master of Arts in Person-Centred Experiential Counselling and Psychotherapy Practice

Types of Therapy: Person-Centred, Humanistic

Languages: English, Mandarin

Clients: Adults, Teenagers

Locations: Puxi, Pudong, Online

Linlin Mai Allen is an accredited therapist with the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). She has a Master’s Degree with a distinction in Person-centred Experiential Counselling and Psychotherapy Practice from the University of Nottingham.

Her therapy emphasises the healing power of the therapeutic relationship, thus she offers a warm and completely accepting environment that is safe for exploring difficult experiences. With her presence, people may find themselves stripping away their masks and feeling more in touch with their authentic selves. She also utilises her felt sense to reflect and provide helpful insights for her clients. She tries to see the world through your eyes first, then lends her brain to you for thinking, feeling and debating important topics in your mind.

She has had experience working with adults and teenagers in the UK and in Shanghai, regarding a broad range of topics including personal growth, existential questions, depression, self-harm, suicidal thoughts, low self-esteem, childhood trauma, generational trauma, relationships (family/friend/partner), puberty, cultural diversity, LGBTQ+, work stress. Though she was born and raised in China, she has been living her adult life within the international community. She identifies herself as someone with a more “western” mindset, but can also understand the Asian culture. She is fluent in both English and Chinese.

Linlin believes that every person is unique, and she does not expect her clients to be any different from who they are. Her favorite quote is “People are just as wonderful as sunsets if you let them be. When I look at a sunset, I don’t find myself saying, ‘Soften the orange a bit on the right-hand corner.’ I don’t try to control a sunset. I watch with awe as it unfolds.” – (Carl R. Rogers, A Way of Being)

Li Li, PACFA

Australia Registered Counsellor with the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia

Education: Master of Counseling, Monash University, Australia

Types of Therapy: ACT, CBT, SFBT

Languages: English, Chinese

Clients: Adults, Teens 14+

Locations: Online

Li is a registered counsellor from the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA) and a certified career counsellor. She has a dual career path in counselling psychology and commerce, holding a Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in psychology, counselling and commerce. She received systematic training in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. She prefers an integrative approach that incorporates humanistic philosophy. She meets clients on a heart-to-heart level, understanding their concerns, helping them develop effective coping strategies, which allows time and space to heal and grow.

Additionally, Li was born in Shanghai and moved to Australia in high school. Her cross-cultural background, corporate experience, and counselling speciality made her unique and well-suited for cross-cultural, self-exploration, personal growth, emotion management and relationship counselling. She values authenticity and genuineness. She believes everyone holds a shining pearl inside, but it is covered with “dust,” as we often restrict ourselves by perceptive limitations and emotional distress.

She aims to utilize her diversified experiences to help clients develop new perspectives on their issues, cultivate resilience to better cope with struggles, and explore the richness inside to live a more peaceful and fulfilling life. Her goal is that counselling will assist clients in learning to remove the “dust” and uncover the shininess of the internal pearl.

Marina Kalashnikova, MA

Clinical Psychologist, Psy.M.

Education: Master of Psychology

Types of Therapy: ACT, CBT, SFBT

Languages: English, Russian, Spanish

Clients: Adults, Teens, children

Locations: Online

Marina holds a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree in psychology, with distinction, complemented by a professional Russian qualification in Clinical Psychology.

She utilizes evidence-based approaches such as CBT, ACT, and SFBT to help clients achieve happiness and harmony, realize their value and uniqueness, and overcome traumas that prevent them from having harmonious relationships with themselves and others.

Mrs. Kalashnikova has expertise in working with complex trauma, eating disorders, ADHD, postpartum and midlife crises. Her clients come from a wide range of environments and upbringings, and range from children to teenagers to adults. As a wife and mother in a cross-cultural family who has lived in Europe, South America, and Asia, Marina incorporates academic training with multicultural concepts into each case.

Nicla Pannacciulli, MA

Italian Psychologist

Education: Master in Psychopathology by Psychoanalytic Approach

Types of Therapy: Psychoanalysis, Transactional Analysis

Languages: Italian, French, English

Works with: Adults, Adolescents

Location: Puxi, Online

Nicla is a psychologist and psychotherapist providing support for adults and adolescents. Her clinical experience spans individual therapy, couple counseling and group facilitation.

She has experience in providing psychological support and workshops to mothers with Post-Partum Depression.

She has facilitated group mediation sessions for parents of psychiatric patients and for adolescents facing psychiatric challenges. Additionally, she has led training seminars for healthcare providers and nurses focusing on improving communication skills in the workplace and corporate events about wellbeing and mental health.

Her clinical experience includes psychotherapy in individual sessions to adult patients with emotional or behavioral difficulties (anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, family issues) as well as couple therapy and parenting counseling.

Her transcultural competence is one of her core strengths, developed through living and working in both Western and Middle Eastern countries. This experience has enhanced her ability to welcome and support individuals and couples from diverse cultural backgrounds.

Nancy (Shengmei) Spigelmyre, LMFT

USA Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

Education: Master Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy

Types of Therapy: Emotionally Focused Couple/Family Therapy, Family Systems, Trauma-informed Therapy

Languages: English, Mandarin

Works with: Couple, Pre-marital couple, Family, Individual

Locations: Online

Nancy is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist from Chicago, IL. She has broad experience working with families, couples and individuals both in the United States and internationally. Nancy brings compassion, authenticity, and cross-cultural life experience into the counseling relationship. Born and raised in East Asia, Nancy grew up in a culture with a negative stigma towards mental health before eventually discovering healing and growth through therapy for herself.

Nancy approaches therapy from person-centered, attachment theory and trauma-informed perspectives. She seeks to provide a safe environment for couples and individuals to explore family dynamics, past relationship trauma, and attachment patterns that contribute to ongoing struggles. She is a firm believer that wounds can be healed through secure bonding relationship. She also applies experiential approaches to help clients explore here and now emotions and thought process.

Nancy is passionate about working with individuals and couples experiencing marital distress and parenting issues. Being in a cross-cultural marriage for 14 years has given her a greater understanding and empathy for clients in similar situations. She also specializes in working with individuals dealing with mood disorders, attachment issues, identity struggles, and trauma. Nancy has moved multiple times between Asia and North America and can relate to those who constantly find themselves in transition. There has been many exciting events in her life, but she considers raising three energetic boys to be her biggest adventure so far! 

Nicole Yao, MA

Associate Licensed Professional Counselor

Education: Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Types of Therapy: Psychodynamic Therapy, CBT, Trauma-Informed Therapy, Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, Couples Therapy

Languages: English, Chinese

Works with: Adults, Couples

Locations: Puxi, Pudong, Online

Nicole holds a Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Concordia University Irvine’s Townsend Institute, a CACREP-accredited program. She is an Associate Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC).

Her therapeutic approach is grounded in psychodynamic theory and enhanced by person-centered, trauma-informed, and solution-focused practices. Nicole integrates a variety of evidence-based methods, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), and mindfulness techniques, to tailor her work to each client’s individual needs.

With over six years of experience providing trauma-informed care to survivors of human trafficking at a non-profit organization, Nicole brings deep empathy and clinical insight to her sessions. Her personal experience in a cross-cultural marriage and in raising two daughters in Shanghai has also shaped her understanding of multicultural relationships and parenting challenges—perspectives she thoughtfully incorporates into her counseling work.

Nicole is passionate about walking alongside clients as they strengthen their mental health, build resilience, pursue personal growth, and develop a lifelong learning mindset

Rachael Basson

MSc in Psychology

Education: MSc in Psychology

Types of therapy: Trauma-informed approach using CBT, ACT, DBT and CFT

Language: English

Works with:  Adults, LGBTQA

Locations: Online

Rachael gained an MSc in Psychology and has worked with people with a range of mental health difficulties including depression, anxiety, addictive behaviours and low self-esteem. With a trauma-informed approach, Rachael focuses on using CBT, ACT, DBT and CFT to empower individuals to overcome challenges and reclaim their lives. Her dissertation on identity processes and coping with stigma in addiction reflects her passion for supporting clients in navigating societal perceptions.

Rachael believes in a collaborative therapeutic process, viewing clients as active participants in their own recovery. In a world where we constantly compare ourselves to others, Rachael strives to create a safe and supportive environment where clients can explore their own experiences, values and identity in order to cultivate resilience.

Sarah Yao, MA

Play Therapist

Education: Master of Arts in Child & Family Education, PG. Cert. Therapeutic Play Skills (Registered with PTUK/PTI)

Types of Therapy: Play Therapy

Languages: Chinese, English

Works with: Children and Pre-Teens (3-12years)

Locations: Puxi

Sarah is a play therapist who truly believes in the power of play therapy. Her approach is centered on understanding and supporting the unique emotional and developmental needs of each child. With over 8 years of experience working with children and families, she has been guided by a deep respect for each child’s individuality and a firm belief in their innate capacity for growth and healing. She prioritizes building trust and rapport, ensuring that children feel seen, heard, and supported throughout their therapeutic journey.

Sarah uses therapeutic play and creative art to support a child’s self – expression, addressing emotional and behavioral challenges. This gentle and effective method helps children to explore their inner world at their own pace, promoting emotional growth, self-awareness, and problem-solving skills in a way that feels natural and comfortable for them. Sarah helps create a safe and nurturing space where children can freely express themselves, explore their emotions, and build resilience.

Play therapy is a child-centered way of dealing with emotional and behavioral challenges as well as neurodivergent needs.

Susanna Vigliani, MA

Wenjing Pu, CCC

Canadian Certified Counsellor, 国家二级心理咨询师

Education: Master of Arts in Mental Health Counseling

Types of Therapy: Process-oriented, Psychodynamic, Humanistic, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Trauma Informed

Languages: Mandarin, English, Shanghainese

Works with: Adult, Couple, Group

Locations: , Pudong, Online

Wenjing has a Master’s Degree in Counseling Psychology from Palo Alto University (CACREP accredited) in Palo Alto, California, U.S.A. She is a member of the American Counseling Association. Prior to entering this program, she obtained the Chinese National Psychological Counselor license (Secondary Level) which was government-recognized for the practice of psychotherapy in China. Since 2013, Wenjing has devoted herself to volunteering in the mental health field, offering pro-bono lectures on the need for more broad-based psychological awareness by the public; answering a hotline for issues related to parenting, youth development, mental health, etc; and acting as a contributing columnist and guest advisor at a Shanghai radio station program focusing on raising healthy children.

Drawing on her previous career experience in engineering, Wenjing is especially good at integrating rationality and sensibility into her counseling approach. She aims to blend diverse modalities from Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, Humanistic Approach, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Trauma Informed Care to treat various mental health challenges clients may face. Through her clinical practice, Wenjing is forming a unique style of integrating empathy and structure by blending aspects of Eastern and Western philosophies. A tailor-made therapeutic treatment plan is developed to benefit clients for their own unique life journey. Wenjing is pursuing developing specializations to treat a variety of issues including but not limited to relationships, emotional dysregulation, trauma, stress, grief and loss, addiction etc.

Wenjing believes during dark moments, an unbiased trained advisor can lift another person up and spark a flame within them, resulting in new hope, more energy, and a better future.

濮文菁是美国帕罗奥多大学临床咨询硕士学生，美国心理咨询协会（ACA））会员。早在2011年她已经获得中国政府认可的心理咨询执业证书-国家二级心理咨询师资格。从2013年起，她投身于心理健康领域，为普及大众心理健康知识开展了数场公益讲座，接听政府心理健康公益热线（12355）），就各类育儿、青少年身心发展等心理健康议题进行专业解答。她曾多次作为《上海教育》（晓周刊）撰写学生发展及心理健康主题专栏，并受邀参与上海广播电台FM93.4《教子有方》栏目嘉宾，分享亲子沟通及儿童发展方面的心理学知识和技能。

凭借之前在工程领域的工作经验，文菁尤其擅长将理性和感性融入她的咨询方法中。她旨在将心理动力学心理治疗、人本主义流派、认知行为治疗和创伤知情护理等多种模式融合在一起，以应对客户可能面临的各种心理健康挑战。通过诸多临床实践，她融合了东西方哲学，形成了一种共情与结构化相整合的独特咨询风格。她相信正因为每个人都拥有独特的人生经历，一个量身定制的治疗计划才会使客户受益，一个标准难以适应不同的需求。她的专业领域擅长：包括（但不限于）人际关系、情绪失调、创伤、压力、悲伤和失落、上瘾等。

文菁相信，在黑暗的时刻，一个不带偏见且训练有素的咨询师可以让另一个人振作起来，点燃他们内心的火焰，带来新的希望、更多的能量和更美好的未来。

Mirian Bonomi, LP, MS

Brazilian Licensed Psychologist

Education: Psychology Degree, Master in Public Health

Types of Therapy: Psychoanalysis

Languages: English, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, a little French

Works with: Adults, Adolescents, Families

Locations: Online

Mirian Bonomi is a psychologist from Brazil with a Master’s Degree in Public Health, with a focus on women’s and gender studies. She has worked for the Public Health Sector in the women’s and children’s health department in Brazil, as well as in hospital settings. She has also worked with domestic violence and abuse in different capacities. For many years, in her role as an educator, she has been working closely with parents/families, helping them deal with situations of child upbringing in a positive and collaborative way. Mirian uses a psychoanalytical therapeutic approach and works with adults, children, parents and families, both individually and in groups. Mirian also provides support for pregnancy, perinatal period, and parenting.