“I was looking for support in managing my anxiety and depression. As many of us experienced during and after the COVID-19 pandemic, I struggled with multiple major life changes in a short span of time: moving to live in a new country, job stress, the end of a long-term relationship and health crisis in the family.

I started seeing Xinyi in 2021 and felt listened to and understood. At that point, I felt like there were too many stressors clouding my mind and felt overwhelmed and unable to manage. With Xinyi’s specialist support, I learned that it was possible to reframe and resize what I originally thought were major issues. I received practical tools which helped me manage my daily stress, and found each session to be a boost of positivity, making me more optimistic about my ability to overcome dark thoughts.

My aim in life is to try to be optimistic in the face of life’s constant challenges, and to see them as opportunities to learn to do things with a different approach. Regularly discussing and dissecting these challenges with Xinyi has given me an objective and fresh perspective on things. I believe that therapy can also benefit those who have been fortunate and are not yet experiencing any mental health issues; I recommend that everyone give therapy a go, and see for themselves the value of receiving constant feedback from a neutral party who is not a family member or partner.”