Gina is an Australian Chinese Clinical Psychologist based in Adelaide, South Australia.
Having held psychology positions in the private, public sector and NGO, she offers considerable experience delivering specialist psychological services. Gina works with people from all walks of life from executive and senior level corporate professionals to people with alternative lifestyles, students, and people who live and work across cultures. She has delivered Employee Assistance Program support to personnel from varying industries and occupations. She is experienced in working with the LGBTIQ+ & neurodivergent communities. Gina is familiar with the firsthand struggles of parenting a child with special needs & navigating NDIS.
In addition to working with individuals of Caucasian Anglo-Saxon backgrounds, Gina has an extensive history working cross-culturally providing specialised therapy to the Chinese, Southeast Asian and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. Gina is multilingual with the capacity to provide treatment in English, conversational Cantonese (廣東話) and basic Chinese Mandarin (普通話).
Her main clinical treatment approaches include:
- Schema therapy
- Elements of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Cognitive behavioural therapy
- Acceptance and commitment therapy (mindfulness)
- Elements of Dialectical behavioural therapy
- Hypnotherapy (Hypnosis)
- Solution-focused therapy
As a Full Member of the Australian Psychological Society (APS); Fellow of the APS Clinical College; and Full Member of the International Society of Schema Therapy (ISST), Gina also holds the following qualifications, training, and certificates:
- Master of Psychology (Clinical) – University of South Australia
- Master of Psychology (Work & Organisational) – University of South Australia
- Bachelor of Psychology (First Class Honours) – University of South Australia
- Diploma in Clinical Hypnosis – South Australian Society of Hypnosis
- Full registration with The Psychology Board of Australia with endorsement in clinical psychology (AHPRA)
- Board Approved Supervisor at all levels with The Psychology board of Australia (AHPRA)
