Counsellor profile
Dr. Klaris (Ka Wai) Leung, HCPC
Dr Klaris Leung - HCPC clinician, parenting focus
Continue with KlarisAbout
- CBT techniques
- ACT values work
- EMDR for trauma
About Klaris
Dr. Klaris (Ka Wai) Leung is a HCPC-registered clinician working in the United Kingdom with ten years of experience. She speaks English, Mandarin and Cantonese. She helps adults with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, parenting concerns and difficulties with sleep or eating.
Klaris uses a small set of evidence-informed approaches. She draws on cognitive behavioural ideas to look at thoughts and behaviours. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is used to clarify values and take practical steps. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is offered for people who have had traumatic events.
Her practice focuses on everyday problems that pile up at home. That includes parenting strain, family of origin issues, caregiver stress, and clashes in close relationships. She also supports people managing mood disorders, panic and obsessive thoughts, and feelings of abandonment or shame.
Sessions are conversational and goal-oriented. Clients can expect to talk through what’s happening now, try practical strategies between meetings, and review what works. She pays attention to how life roles and cultural background shape problems and choices.
Klaris works with adults who want clearer routines, better sleep and eating patterns, or steadier mood and motivation. She also supports people processing loss and trauma and those rethinking their life direction. If you prefer therapy in Cantonese or Mandarin she can carry sessions in those languages.
How sessions work
How ACT, CBT and EMDR are used in online counselling
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small, practical steps toward those values. It is often useful for coping with life changes, stress and low mood. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on changing unhelpful thoughts and routines with specific exercises and between-session tasks, which can help anxiety, panic and mood swings. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) works with distress linked to past traumatic events and involves structured processing of difficult memories. Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and the issue at hand and collaboratively decide which methods to use. That means plans can change as you see what helps and what does not. Confirm the session formats before booking so you know what is offered. When formats are unspecified, check current options directly. Online sessions can make therapy fit around family life and work. They can reduce travel time, make it easier to have a shorter check-in between commitments, and suit people who prefer not to use video on some days. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt exercises for remote meetings and give practical tasks to try between sessions, helping therapy slot into everyday routines.Areas of focus
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Mandarin, Cantonese
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Which issues does she help with around family life?
She supports adults facing parenting strain, family problems and family of origin issues. She also works with caregiver stress and related emotional difficulties.
What style of therapy does she use?
Her approach blends client-centred conversation with practical methods from CBT, ACT and EMDR depending on the concern.
How many years has she practised?
She has around 10 years of clinical experience working with adults on mood, trauma and relationship concerns.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the HCPC and is based in the United Kingdom.
Can sessions be held in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English, Mandarin and Cantonese.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She accepts international clients; check time differences and practical arrangements when booking.
How are sessions charged?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
What do I do to begin?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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