About Stephanie
Hi, I’m Stephanie. I’m glad you’re here.
I am passionate about giving everyone the space and support to navigate life’s hardest chapters on their own terms. I specialize in helping clients work through burnout, workplace dynamics, personal relationships, minority stress, loss, and grief. My goal is to collaborate with you to find a path that fits your life and is kind to your well-being.
My journey to therapy included a previous career in corporate environments, and volunteer crisis line work supporting sexual assault survivors. I am a Chinese Canadian born in Toronto and grew up in Hong Kong. Outside of the clinic, I am a millennial mom that enjoys nature. I understand the shock of change, the intense exhaustion of parenthood, and the parental anxiety. I have navigated grief and loss in my own ways, along with the guilt and shame that sometimes accompanies it.
In the clinic, I bring together your self-expertise on your life with proven therapeutic methods to skip the guesswork and build a path forward that honours you and your story.
If this resonates, I offer a free consultation so you can get a feel for my approach and decide if we are a good fit. If my standard fees are a barrier, I am happy to offer a sliding scale rate that fits your current circumstances.
Who I Work Best With
I tend to work best with:
I build strong connections with clients from diverse walks of life.
Drawing from my own lived experiences, I offer a unique perspective that may resonate with parents, immigrants, and Cantonese speakers.
The conversations I find myself having again and again
I find conversations about what is the meaning of life very interesting and different with every person I speak with. (I feel that as a Therapist Intern I have yet to find consistent themes in my work, as of now.)
What gives me hope
I am a Therapist Intern who have started just this May. However, in my short 2.5 months of tenure, I am energized and inspired by the change that my clients have implemented to work towards the goals they have set in life. It's the actions my clients have taken, the courage and bravery for them to make the first steps.
As mentioned earlier, my experiencing supporting sexual assault survivors has shown me that when individuals are supported in directing their energy toward healing, they can build incredible resilience and reclaim their lives.
What's my story
In my personal life, my experience with grief and loss has shaped my understanding and empathy for individuals going through a tough time of losing someone or something they love. The myriad of emotions, including shame and guilt, that companies it can be intense and overwhelming.
In my professional life, my experience in corporate environments witnessing negative experiences of individuals going through burnouts, stress, feeling undervalued, and navigating workplace dynamics has empowered my to help clients set realistic expectations, boundaries, and actionable goals. My experiencing supporting sexual assault survivors has shown me that when individuals are supported in directing their energy toward healing, they can build incredible resilience and reclaim their lives.
I am a Chinese Canadian born in Toronto and grew up in Hong Kong. Outside of the clinic, I am a millennial mom that enjoys nature. I understand the shock of change, the intense exhaustion of parenthood, and the parental anxiety.
Modalities
Specialties
What's it like to work with me
Many of clients appreciate my gentle and open approach in sessions, that they don’t feel pressured to share and that I am able to listen and respond without judging them.
Education
Languages
Who are you when you're not working
One thing I have learned recently is that stress is a vague terminology that encompasses many different types of stress. We experience a lot of different types of stress that requires different types of stress release to effectively resolve it. Sometimes people talk about stress as a single emotion or feeling, and applying the same one stress relief strategy may not be effective. It can be a lifelong journey to discover what types of stress relief activities or strategy is the most effective for which type of stress I experience.
What questions about people keep drawing your attention
I have always found the difference between how someone sees themselves and how others see them in various aspects of an individual's life as very interesting.