Asian Psychologist:

​​Jenny is a clinical psychology registrar who works with children and adults. She is interested in curating therapy to align with every person’s unique needs, ensuring the process is personalised, goal-oriented and highly effective.

 

In particular, Jenny feels it is important to take cultural context into account when working with clients. Having been raised in Sydney by Chinese-Vietnamese parents, Jenny draws on her lived experience to understand the unique values and perspectives that can shape the experiences of first- and second-generation Australians. This might include:

• Navigating ongoing family conflicts and boundaries

• Managing feelings of pressure in personal or academic settings

• Struggling to meet familial or cultural expectations

• Bridging differences in values between generations

• Addressing expectations around dating and relationships

• Finding confidence in expressing personal thoughts and feelings

• Developing independence while honouring family and cultural values as a young adult

 

Jenny is dedicated to creating a supportive space to explore vulnerable thoughts, feelings, and reactions. Jenny believes that working together collaboratively will help to achieve long lasting change. 

Jenny can help people with:

 

• Anxiety Disorders: Including generalised anxiety, social anxiety, health anxiety, academic anxiety, and phobias including vomiting (emetophobia).

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• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD): Intrusive thoughts and compulsions, including contamination, “just right”, pedophilia, relationship, checking and symmetry OCD.

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• Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD): Including intense and quickly changing emotions, identity confusion, dissociation, and unhealthy relationships. 

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• Trauma and PTSD: Including neglect, accidents, physical assault, medical trauma, and grief.

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• Anger Difficulties: Including becoming quick to anger, aggressive communication and difficulties relaxing.

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• Depression and Low Self-Esteem: Including low mood, self-worth issues (e.g., “not good enough”, “I am a failure”), low motivation, people-pleasing traits, and passive communication. 

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• Perfectionism: Including high personal standards that result in low self-esteem, procrastination and self-sabotage.

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• Asian Mental Health: Including the unique challenges of navigating conflicting Western and Asian values and family pressures.

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With children, Jenny loves to use fun (including games) and creativity to share ideas about psychology. She believes this helps children to learn best and encourages them to develop a positive identity.

Jenny’s therapeutic approach is informed by evidence, and she has published several research articles within the mental health space. She offers:

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• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

• Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT)

• Schema-Informed Therapy (ST)