Dr. Klaris (Ka Wai) Leung, HCPC

Dr. Klaris (Ka Wai) Leung is a clinical psychologist registered with the HCPC. She offers therapy in English, Mandarin and Cantonese and brings ten years of clinical experience to sessions. Her work focuses on thoughts and everyday habits alongside common concerns such as stress, anxiety, trauma, grief and mood difficulties. She aims to make the first steps feel manageable for people who are anxious about starting therapy.

In sessions she uses familiar approaches like Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing. These methods are used flexibly to suit each person’s goals and the problems they bring. She pays attention to patterns of thinking, daily routines and how those influence mood and behaviour.

Her style is calm and non-judgemental, and she encourages people to set practical, meaningful goals. She helps people notice how thoughts and habits shape everyday life, then works with them to try new ways of responding. This includes skills for sleep, eating, managing panic and coping with loss.

Dr Leung has worked with a wide range of concerns including parenting strain, attachment and family of origin issues, obsessive and compulsive behaviours, and adjustment after disasters. She supports people dealing with anger, guilt, loneliness and questions of life purpose. Her approach aims to increase clarity about what matters to each person and to build usable skills.

To begin, she asks people to share what matters to them and what they hope to change. Together they plan practical steps for gradual progress rather than overnight fixes.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify their values and take small actions that matter to them while learning to notice unhelpful thoughts. It is often used for anxiety, depression and stress where daily habits get in the way of living well. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing thinking patterns and routines that keep problems going, with practical exercises and experiments between sessions to shift habits. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a method used to process distressing memories and reduce their emotional intensity; it is commonly used for trauma-related difficulties.

Choosing the right approach is part of therapy, not a fixed starting point. The therapist works collaboratively to find which methods fit the person’s needs, goals and preferences and may blend approaches as care progresses.

Please confirm which session formats are offered before booking, as they are not specified here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions around work, family and travel. It lets people meet with a therapist in different time zones, drop into short check-ins when energy is low, or use quieter settings that need less bandwidth instead of a video call. Registered and accredited professionals can adapt exercises, homework and trauma-processing work for remote sessions so therapy remains practical and goal driven.