If you’ve got a medical problem, definitely go see a specialist. For a psychological problem, not so much.

Sometimes, psychotherapy can change a person’s life so much that it seems more like magic than anything else.

It’s very hard to be gay in a conservative society like Hong Kong. A new TV drama is starting to change things.

3 minute read When I was doing my counselling internship I once worked with a client that I couldn’t work with. That is to say, he was so...

Couples therapists too often buy into the narrative our clients offer to explain their troubles. When that happens, therapy doesn’t end well

When our children disobey, we get angry. Changing how we think about disobedience can take away that negative emotion.

We’re often telling ourselves what we should and shouldn’t do and feel. And criticizing ourselves when we fall short. There’s a better way

The field of psychotherapy pretends to be as scientific as medicine. That’s as bad for the field as it is for clients.

Irrational or intense jealousy stems from a number of possible sources — all of which can be fixed.

Intense jealousy is agonizing for both sides, and often destroys relationships. Understanding what’s going on is the first step to fixing th