Jo is an experienced and compassionate Counsellor dedicated to helping individuals overcome challenges faced in life. She works towards holistic well-being and offers meditation and mindfulness practice. Jo offers genuine care, active listening, and a deep understanding of individual needs.

 She has worked within in-patient and out-patient psychiatric care, and understands the debilitating nature of acute mental health. Jo’s strengths are her capacity to recognise each person as unique, and accordingly tailor her therapeutic approach. She models mindfulness, empowering individuals to find their inner strength and wisdom. She fosters holistic well-being for her clients in a safe and nonjudgmental therapeutic space.

As a bilingual therapist, Jo offers counselling services in English or Mandarin/Chinese. Jo’s practice of cultural sensitivity, understanding and effective communication helps individuals feel heard and understood. Jo works with older adolescents, adults and older adults.

Jo is experienced working with trauma, mental health concerns, adjustment to lifestyle changes, and relationship struggles. She is skilled in both individual and group-based treatment, offering mindfulness, counselling and distress tolerance strategies. Jo offers Sensorimotor Psychotherapy (Level 1), Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) based skills training. She offers mindfulness in nature, in her “Walk and Talk” approach. She is also able to work with self-funded NDIS patients and Work Cover referrals.

Jo is a clinical member of Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA), Australian Counselling Association (ACA) and member of International Meditation Teachers and Therapists Association (IMTTA).