Hoi-Wing Chan
Compassionate, practical psychotherapy support
About Hoi-Wing
Hoi-Wing Chan helps people who are struggling with trauma and abuse, depression, anxiety, stress, addiction, grief, and relationship or intimacy concerns. He also supports those facing career pressures, parenting challenges, anger, low self-esteem, ADHD and major life changes. He works in English and Cantonese and practises from the United Kingdom.
He takes a respectful and compassionate stance in sessions. Conversations and plans are tailored to each person's needs. He aims to make the room a place to speak honestly and to begin small, practical changes.
Background and approach
Chan draws on Jungian ideas that look at personal stories and symbols to understand patterns. He also uses mindfulness techniques to help people notice thoughts and feelings without being overwhelmed. Psychodynamic perspectives are used to trace recurring patterns back to earlier experiences when that seems helpful.
Sessions are conversational and steady. The pace depends on what each person finds manageable. He encourages people to try practical steps between meetings while reflecting on how those steps feel.
Clients can expect straightforward explanations about the approaches used and clear offers of what work might look like week to week. The aim is to help people feel more able to cope, make better choices, and move towards the life they want.
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Sessions & fees
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Jungian Therapy focuses on the stories and symbols a person carries. It looks at recurring themes and images to help people understand long-standing patterns and personal meaning, which can be useful for issues like identity, trauma and repeated relationship problems.Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention skills to notice thoughts, feelings and bodily sensations without getting swept away. These tools can help with anxiety, stress, depression and impulsive behaviours by creating more space to choose a response.
Psychodynamic Therapy explores how past experiences shape current feelings and reactions. It can help when someone notices repeating patterns or strong emotional responses that seem linked to earlier events.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, preferences and what feels manageable. This is an ongoing conversation rather than a fixed plan.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people use visual cues and keep a therapy rhythm. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or when being on camera is tiring. Live chat and text-based messaging support shorter check-ins, ongoing reflection, or work between longer sessions. These options help make therapy fit around work, family or travel commitments while maintaining steady therapeutic progress.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
|---|---|
| Client ages | Adults, 18 and over |
| Fees | Subscription via BetterHelp, cancel anytime |
| Insurance | Not billed directly |
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Areas of focus
What this therapist works with
Most often
- Trauma and abuse
- Career difficulties
- Depression
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Coping with life changes
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Stress, Anxiety
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 11 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English, Cantonese
