English Counseling - 知心心理諮商所

Our Belief

Here at Realizing Counseling, counseling is viewed as social responsibility. The goal of therapy is transformation.
We strongly believe in the “butterfly effect” of psychotherapy, in which a person’s self, family, work place and environment are all influenced by what happens in the therapy room.

Adapting to life in a foreign culture is not easy. People at different stages of transition might go through stressful moments of culture shock, disorientation, honeymoon, grief and loss before reaching acceptance. There are various emotions a person can go through while searching for identity and meaning.

Our mental health professionals are equipped with cultural competency along with experiences working with clients from diverse backgrounds. Whether you are here for personal growth, relationship issues or other reasons, we thrive to provide authentic care and support to each individual with a respectful tone and an objective attitude. We are honored to walk together with you on this unique journey.

Our
psychotherapist

Education

University of San Francisco, California, USA (M.Ed. in Counseling Psychology)
California State University- San Jose, California, USA (B.A. in Psychology, minor in Sociology)
National Taiwan University (History major)

Areas of Specialization

Life Coaching
Expat Mental Health
Immigrant Mental Health
Family of Origin
Third Culture Kid
Grief & Loss
Multicultural Couples Counseling
Life Transition & Adjustment
Youth Support

Professional Experiences

Founder of Taiwan Multicultural Counseling Association www.taiwanmca.org
Taiwan Coordinator of Taiwan Psychology Network (USA network)
Youth/Family Intern Counselor at City of Fremont Youth & Family Services, California
Founder & Director of Counseling at Junyi Experimental School (G1-G12), Taitung, Taiwan
Telephone Counselor at Santa Clara County Crisis Line, California
Bilingual Counselor at Academy of Art University, California
Adult Life Coach (age 18-55) at Devry University, U.S. online
Intervention Specialist for autistic children and family at Aspiranet Family Intervention Program, California
Bilingual Facilitator for support groups in Taiwan and the U.S.

Online Life Coaching for International Clients

A large part of my career now is providing transition, leadership and relationship coaching. I have had the benefit of receiving three years of comprehensive and innovative training from InsideTrack Coaching in San Francisco, including 3000 client coaching hours. I have also been trained by International Coaching Federation accredited institutions. Through online sessions, I have coached a wide range of clients from many different countries with backgrounds as international students, managers and business owners, engineers, professionals in transition, and people who feel therapy is not exactly what they need at this stage of life.
Coaching involves elements of counseling, but is more short-term and structured, present & future-focused, goal-oriented, and outcome-based. A coach would partner with clients to develop a plan, identify obstacles that are holding them back, motivate clients to make the most of their strength, and pinpoint any resistance to change. Clients are viewed as already whole when entering a coaching relationship.
Coaching can benefit people who are looking for guidance in confidence, career change, self-worth and esteem, work-life balance, relationships, finding purpose, health, emotional intelligence, a significant life change, and much more.

Psychotherapy for International Clients

Licensure/Certification

Taiwan Counseling Psychologist License #004043
Certificate of Telephone Counseling, Bill Wilson Center, CA
Certificate of Domestic Violence Counseling, Safe Alternatives to Violent Environments, CA

Orientation and Philosophy

My approach to counseling is an eclectic blend of person-centered, psychodynamic, cognitive behavioral, family systems theory and AEDP approach. I have lived and worked in 6 different cities in the United States for a total of 10 years in my younger days. As a third-culture kid myself, I often find “flow” in working with youth, adult and couples on the collectivist-individualist spectrum.
The populations I often work with are expats in Taiwan, Asian Americana starting a new phase in life, cross-cultural couples, international students, overseas Taiwanese, LGBTQIA spectrum, and so on. Over the years, I have adapted a culturally sensitive model in working with clients from extremely diverse socioeconomic backgrounds: graduates of elite universities struggling with mental health issues, adult children of under-privileged families, Silicon Valley’s high-tech workers, first and second-generation immigrants, youth in transition, retired professionals and aboriginal youth in eastern Taiwan.
Clients find their own meanings in self-discovery and self-actualization. A person’s worldview can be the result of culture, education, early childhood experiences, family upbringing and major life events. All humans have a remarkable capacity for self-healing; my clients have demonstrated that in every breakdown, there is an opportunity for a breakthrough. I am inspired again and again by stories of transcending the darkness and embracing the new.

Please note:
*Individual therapy/coaching is 50minutes per session
*Couple’s therapy/coaching is 80 minutes per session

CONTACT
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Mon. – Fri.：10AM – 9PM

Sat. – Sun.：10AM – 5PM

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Our Belief

Ourpsychotherapist

Evon Chiu

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