A Brighter Path Forward Starts Here
A warm, practical, and culturally responsive approach to anxiety, relationships, trauma, burnout, parenting, and life between cultures.
Online therapy in English and Mandarin across Canada.
You Don't Have to Keep Holding Everything Together
You may be the person everyone turns to.
The one who keeps the family going, works hard, solves problems, and makes sure everyone else is okay.
Yet when the day finally slows down, your own mind won't.
You replay conversations.
Question your decisions.
Carry guilt that doesn't seem to belong to you.
Wonder why the same struggles keep showing up, even when you're trying so hard to change.
You don't have to keep figuring it out alone.
Therapy offers a space to pause, make sense of what you've been carrying, and begin creating new ways of relating to yourself, your relationships, and your life.
You are not alone, and meaningful change is possible.
A Different Therapy Experience
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A Different Therapy Experience *
We Look Beneath the Surface
Anxiety, burnout, conflict, and self-doubt rarely appear without a history. We will explore the experiences, beliefs, relationships, and protective patterns that may be contributing to what you are facing today.
You Will Learn Practical Ways to Respond
Therapy is not only about talking. Depending on your needs, we may work on emotional regulation, boundaries, communication, self-compassion, behavioural changes, or ways to step out of overthinking.
We Work at a Pace That Feels Safe
You will not be pushed into discussing painful experiences before you feel ready. Trauma-informed therapy emphasizes safety, choice, collaboration, and respect for the ways you have learned to protect yourself.
Your Cultural Context Matters
Family expectations, immigration, identity, language, parenting, and cultural values can all shape emotional well-being. These experiences will not be treated as side issues; they are part of your whole story.
Meet Tong
Every Story Deserves to Be Understood
Tong Tong
MACP, CCC, RP(Qaulifying)
I believe therapy is about more than having someone who listens. It's about making sense of your experiences, understanding the patterns that shape your life, and discovering new ways to move forward.
I'm a Canadian Certified Counsellor (CCC) and Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), providing online therapy in English and Mandarin for adults across Canada. Many of my clients are professionals, parents, first-generation immigrants, and individuals navigating anxiety, trauma, relationship challenges, burnout, or life transitions.
Before becoming a therapist, I spent more than 15 years working in marketing in China before starting a new chapter in Canada. Having built a life across cultures, balanced career and family, and navigated life in a second language, I understand that our struggles are often shaped by much more than the challenges we face today.
My approach is warm, collaborative, and practical. Drawing from CBT, ACT, DBT-informed therapy, EMDR, trauma-informed care, and Gottman Method principles, I tailor therapy to your unique needs—helping you gain deeper understanding while building practical tools for meaningful, lasting change.
Whatever Brings You Here
Your experiences are unique, but you don't have to face them alone. Here are some of the reasons people choose to begin therapy.
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No matter how hard you try to stop thinking about it, your mind keeps going. You replay conversations, second-guess yourself, worry about what might happen, and feel responsible for keeping everything under control. Even when things seem fine on the outside, it's difficult to truly relax.
Together, we'll explore what's beneath the anxiety, reduce the cycle of overthinking, and help you respond with greater calm, confidence, and self-trust.
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You may find yourself having the same arguments over and over, struggling to communicate your needs, or feeling disconnected from the people who matter most. Perhaps you avoid conflict to keep the peace, or find yourself saying things you later regret when emotions become overwhelming.
Together, we'll explore the patterns beneath these challenges, strengthen communication, and help you build healthier, more fulfilling relationships while staying true to yourself.
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You may know the difficult experience is over, yet your body still reacts as though it's happening today. Certain memories, people, or situations can leave you feeling anxious, overwhelmed, disconnected, or stuck in patterns that are hard to change.
Using trauma-informed therapy and, when appropriate, EMDR, we'll work toward helping those experiences feel less overwhelming so you can move forward with greater freedom and peace.
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From the outside, it may look like you're managing everything well. Inside, you feel constantly overwhelmed, emotionally drained, or like you're simply surviving each day. No matter how much you rest, it never seems to be enough.
Therapy can help you understand what's keeping you stuck, reconnect with what matters most, and build healthier ways to care for yourself without carrying everything alone.
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Building a life across cultures can be both rewarding and challenging. You may feel caught between different expectations, values, and ways of seeing the world—trying to honour your family while also building a life that feels true to yourself. Navigating relationships, parenting, career decisions, or life in a second language can sometimes leave you feeling misunderstood, isolated, or like you don't fully belong in either place.
Therapy offers a space where every part of your story is welcomed. Together, we'll explore the unique challenges of living between cultures with curiosity and compassion, without you having to explain or justify your cultural experiences. Our goal is to help you feel more grounded, connected, and confident in the life you're creating.
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Parenting and family relationships can be some of the most meaningful parts of life, but they can also bring stress, guilt, conflict, and self-doubt. You may find yourself trying to be patient while feeling overwhelmed, questioning whether you're doing enough, or noticing that certain situations trigger stronger reactions than you'd like. Family relationships with parents, siblings, or extended family can also be shaped by long-standing patterns, expectations, and unresolved experiences.
Therapy provides a supportive space to better understand these patterns, strengthen communication, set healthier boundaries, and build relationships that feel more connected, balanced, and aligned with the person you want to be.
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No matter how much you achieve, it never quite feels like enough. You may be your own harshest critic, constantly comparing yourself to others, fearing mistakes, or feeling guilty when you slow down or put your own needs first. Over time, this pressure can become exhausting and make it difficult to appreciate who you are beyond what you accomplish.
Therapy can help you understand where these patterns began, develop greater self-compassion, and build a healthier sense of self-worth that isn't defined by perfection or constant achievement.
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Life can begin to feel heavy, even when everything appears "fine" from the outside. You may find yourself simply getting through the day, feeling disconnected from the things you once enjoyed, struggling to find motivation, or wondering why even small tasks seem to take so much energy. It can feel as though you're stuck in the same place, unsure how to move forward or reconnect with the person you used to be.
Therapy provides a supportive space to better understand what's contributing to these feelings, rebuild hope, reconnect with what matters most, and take meaningful steps toward a life that feels more fulfilling and aligned with who you are.
An Integrative Approach to Therapy
No single therapeutic approach works for every person. I draw from several evidence-informed modalities and tailor our work to your needs, goals, readiness, and preferences.
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CBT can help you recognize how thoughts, emotions, and behaviours influence one another. We may use it to challenge unhelpful beliefs, reduce avoidance, and develop more balanced ways of responding.
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ACT supports you in making room for difficult thoughts and emotions without allowing them to control every decision. It can help you reconnect with your values and take meaningful action, even when discomfort is present.
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DBT-informed strategies can help when emotions feel intense or difficult to manage. You may learn practical skills for regulating emotions, tolerating distress, communicating effectively, and responding less impulsively.
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EMDR may be helpful when painful experiences continue to affect your emotions, body, relationships, or sense of safety. It supports the brain in processing distressing memories so they feel less overwhelming in the present.
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Trauma-informed care is not a single technique—it is the foundation of how I work. Therapy moves at a pace that feels safe and collaborative, recognizing that many behaviours developed as ways of coping with difficult experiences. Together, we'll build understanding, resilience, and new experiences that support lasting healing.
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Healthy relationships aren't about avoiding conflict—they're about learning how to navigate differences with greater understanding, respect, and connection.
Whether you're feeling disconnected, caught in recurring arguments, struggling to rebuild trust, or adjusting to major life changes, couples therapy provides a supportive space to better understand one another and strengthen your relationship.
Drawing from Gottman Method principles, attachment theory, and evidence-based relationship approaches, we'll work together to improve communication, manage conflict more effectively, rebuild emotional connection, and create healthier patterns that last beyond the therapy room.
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Every person and every relationship is unique. Rather than following a single model, I thoughtfully integrate these approaches based on your goals, experiences, and strengths. Together, we'll develop a therapy plan that supports meaningful and lasting change.
How We Work Together
20 Minutes Free Consultation
EMDR Session
Individual Session
Couples Session
Every session is tailored to your unique needs and may integrate evidence-based approaches such as CBT, ACT, DBT-informed strategies, EMDR, and trauma-informed care.
What Working Together Looks Like
Step 1 : We Start With Your Story
Every person's story is different. Our first sessions focus on understanding what brings you here, what's important to you, and what you hope will be different.
Step 2 — We Make Sense of the Whole Picture
Together, we'll explore the patterns, relationships, experiences, and beliefs that may be keeping you stuck—not to dwell on the past, but to better understand the present.
Step 3 — We Build New Ways Forward
You'll develop practical tools, healthier patterns, and new ways of responding that feel more aligned with the life you want to create.
Step 4 — We Support Lasting Change
Therapy isn't about becoming someone different. It's about building a life that feels more connected, confident, and authentic to who you are.
EMDR Therapy
When Insight Isn't Enough, EMDR Can Help
You may understand what happened.
You may even know why it still affects you.
Yet your heart races in certain situations, your body tenses without warning, or you find yourself reacting in ways that don't make sense—even when you want to respond differently.
That's because difficult experiences aren't only stored as memories. They can also become embedded in the way our brain and nervous system respond to the world.
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is an evidence-based therapy that helps the brain process these experiences so they no longer feel as emotionally overwhelming or present. As healing takes place, many people notice they are able to remember what happened without feeling as though they are reliving it.
When appropriate, I integrate EMDR with other therapeutic approaches to support healing from trauma, anxiety, distressing life events, relationship wounds, and experiences that continue to influence how you think, feel, and connect with others today.
Clients often tell me that they leave sessions feeling...
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"I finally understand why I react this way."
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"I have something practical to work on this week."
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"I feel less alone with what I'm carrying."
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"I'm starting to respond differently instead of automatically."
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"For the first time in a long time, I feel hopeful."
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"I don't feel like I have to carry everything on my own anymore."
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Ready when you are.
You don't have to have everything figured out before reaching out.
Whatever you're carrying, you don't have to carry it alone.
A free 20-minute consultation gives us an opportunity to meet, talk about what brings you here, answer any questions you may have, and explore whether working together feels like the right fit..