Clinical Psychologist in Accredited Registry

Marian is a Registered Clinical Psychologist with decades of experience in the mental health field. She provides psychological treatment for a wide range of mental health conditions in children, adolescents, and adults. Marian has special interests and expertise working with individuals experiencing psychological and existential distress related to health conditions, as well as individuals navigating significant losses in life, such as the loss of loved ones, roles or functioning, meaning, or self-confidence.

Recognizing the interconnectedness of psychological and physical well-being, Marian adopts a holistic approach to treatment. She utilizes evidence-based therapy approaches tailored to the unique needs and goals of each patient. These approaches include acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), compassion-focused therapy, dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), grief counseling, and mindfulness-based interventions. Marian has completed foundational training as a mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) teacher and received specialized teacher training in mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) for cancer.

Through her practice, Marian has witnessed how self-criticism can contribute to increased mental, emotional, and physical suffering among individuals. She therefore, aspires to integrate a compassion-focused approach into her therapy sessions, helping her patients to cultivate a more harmonious relationship with themselves, so to alleviate their suffering while enhancing intrapersonal well-being.

Marian currently serves as a Clinical Psychologist at Hong Kong’s largest cancer support organization, where she leads psychotherapeutic groups and conducts individual consultation for patients and their families. Prior to this role, Marian worked for "Improving Access to Psychological Therapies" under the National Health Service (NHS) of the UK. During her training in Singapore, Marian pioneered a CBT-based mental health paraprofessional training for foreign domestic workers, marking the first of its kind in the country. Additionally, she has extensive experience working with psychosis patients through her involvement in the "Hong Kong Jockey Club Early Psychosis" project. Marian's multicultural background and international experience have endowed her with deep sense of sensitivity and understanding when working with patients from diverse cultures and nationalities.

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Professional Qualification

• Clinical Psychologist in Accredited Register, Hong Kong Institute of Clinical Psychologists (HKICP)
• Australian Registered Psychologist (Clinical), Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
• Level 1 Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Teacher recognition by Brown University

Other Qualification

• Specialist Teacher Training in MBCT for Cancer, organized by Chinese University of HK Thomas Jing Centre for Mindfulness Research and Training
• Certificate in Foundational Training Course for Teaching Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), jointly organized by The Oxford Mindfulness Centre and the Hong Kong Center for Mindfulness
• Certificate in Level 1 Schema Therapy, approved by International Society of Schema Therapy
• Advanced Training in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), jointly organized by the UCEP and Clinical Psychology Service, HK Hospital Authority
• Eye Movement Desensitisation & Reprocessing (EMDR) Advanced Practicum Training Certificate, approved by The EMDR Association of Australia
• Member of International Psycho-Oncology Society

Service scope

• Addressing psychological conditions in relation to medical and health conditions (e.g. pain, cancer); mood disorders (e.g. depression, bipolar); anxiety conditions (e.g. phobias, panic attacks, obsessive and compulsive behaviours); low self-esteem and self-criticism; post-traumatic stress; grief and loss
• Corporate trainings and community talks
• Face-to-face and online consultations (if suitable)
• Provision of services in Cantonese, English and Mandarin