Yu Chai

Psychotherapist - Adults, Children and Couples Dance Movement Psychotherapist, ADMP/BTD Trainee Psychosexual & Relationship Therapist, COSRT

An Accredited Psychotherapist with over 600 clinical hours in individual and and group sessions since 2015.

Psychodynamic drawing on Psychoanalytic, Mindfulness and Art approaches to therapy. I create a safe space for clients to ground and integrate the body-mind-emotion connection, which eventually leads to find the resources and solutions within clients.

I value compassion, respect, partnership in relationship dynamics when working with clients.

Have lived in UK, US and China and traveled extensively therefore I am aware and appreciate cultural diversities.

I work with children, adults and couples. Prior to therapy work, I have 20 years’ service in multi-national companies in the fields of HR, and Executive Coaching with multi-cultural context.

I specialise in helping clients through counselling, psychotherapy, coaching, hypnotherapy, and dance movement psychotherapy

Working with Couples

I work with couples mainly help with communication and sexual issues in their relationships.

I adopt an integrative approach, such as Psychodynamic drawing on Psychoanalytic, Mindfulness or Art, if required, creating a safe space for each party to feel grounded, heard, and understood.

Working with children 6+ and teens

I help children and adolescents with issues of Anxiety; Depression; Addiction; mild ASD, ADHD, OCD, PTSD; Shyness or Social Phobia;, Behavioral and Family issues.

To be age sensitive and each individual unique situation focused, I adopt an integrative approach, normally start from body awareness and some movement work, sometimes use art and play, aiming to let clients bring themselves in the here and now, natrually connect their inner world to the present. This age group is gifted with creativities, it’s a matter of making them feel safe enough to explore and express, find their hidden courage, confidence, strength, even though often unrealised. When they start to trust themselves, they will find their own way, resources and solutions both intra-and interpersonally.

My Qualifications and Memberships

Diploma in Dance movement therapy

MSc Psychology (Conversion: Educational Psychology, Personality & Individual Differences, Cognitive Psychology, Social Psychology, Biological Psychology, Developmental Psychology)

Doctor of Health Administration

Associate Degree of Clinical Psychology and Counselling

BPS – British Psychology Society

ADMP – British Association of Dance Movement Psychotherapy

COSRT – College of Sexual and Relationship Therapy

Client Testimonials

"We don't have sessions anymore but I would just like to thank Yu for her counselling. I get overwhelmed sometimes but I'm in a better place in my life to look forward to goodness and my capabilities. Yu does amazing things for people."

"Thank you, Yu, you are changing my life!"