• Are you in private practice? Yes
• Do you participate in any insurance plans? Yes
  It is the responsibility of the client to check with the human resources department of their employer to see if they have insurance coverage 
• Do you offer sliding scale/reduced fee counselling? Yes
• Telephone/Video counseling: Yes
• Please list all languages that you speak: English, Mandarin, Cantonese, Malay (Bahasa Melayu)

What Kind of Clients Do You Work With? 

Sebastian specializes in solution-focused practice. He has worked with clients facing challenges such as establishing a healthy self-identity, couple relationship,  parent-child relationship, communication, self-esteem, maintaining healthy boundaries, personal growth, stress management, anxiety, depression, grief, life transition, retirement, anger control, work-life balance, work performance, decision making, career planning, and inter-generational struggles experienced by clients of Chinese descent.             

Message from Therapist 

From our talking together, I help the clients gain awareness of their preferred future—the best hope from our working together.  I will draw the clients' attention to their strengths and resources and help them attain their preferred future or achieve their best hope.

Bio

Sebastian practiced as an Advocate & Solicitor in Brunei Darussalam for 27 years before moving to Canada in July 2018.   

Credentials, Training, Qualifications

• Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology & Law) from Keele University in England, UK
• Master of Social Science (Counselling) from the University of South Australia.
• Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) with the BC Association of Clinical Counsellor (BC-ACC)
• Registered Therapeutic Counsellor (RTC) with the Association of Cooperative Counselling Therapists of Canada (ACCT)

Counselling Methods Used

Solution-focused brief therapy. I adopt a goal-oriented and strength-based approach to working with clients.