Janice Chan

Professional Background A Psychological Therapist and Clinical Supervisor with over 12 years of experience in counselling across a variety of settings. In clinical practice, Janice works with clients to navigate: – emotional distress (e.g. depression, anxiety) – emotional dysregulation (e.g self-harm) – trauma recovery (specializing in working with the impacts of sexual violence) – relationship issues – personal growth (e.g. recovering self, identity) – life transitions (e.g. career change) Her experience includes assessment, treatment planning, and delivery of therapeutic interventions to clients with trauma and stressor-related disorders, depressive disorders, anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorders, personality disorders, dissociative disorders and addictions. She also delivers training to frontline professionals on trauma-informed care and therapeutic interventions, as well as clinical supervision to counsellors in training. Counselling Approach Janice’s integrative counselling approach seeks to offer a safe, empathic and collaborative environment in which to reflect, explore, and navigate the struggles, concerns and challenges of life. Therapy is tailored to each client’s individual needs and style, to support people to experience breakthroughs in areas of emotional/ mental stuck points, to arrive at greater self-understanding, in order to move towards achieving future hopes and goals