Pooi Yin Foong

Registered counsellor MBACP

Lyon, France

Offers support: online & in person

As a Malaysian counsellor with a corporate background based in Lyon, France. I welcome and support every person regardless age, colour or culture.

Pooi Yin is a registered counsellor (BACP) adopting an integrative and expressive approach rooted in evidence-based cognitive focus therapy. This approach draws on cognitive behavioural principle blended with transpersonal, gestalt, and psychodynamic principles. To facilitate the transformation, she draw on modalities such as Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Schema Therapy, Sandplay Therapy and Symbol Work. Pooi Yin hold a Master Degree in Social Science (Professional Counselling) (2017) from Swinburne University of Technology, Australia. She has been trained in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (2017), Schema Therapy (2019), Applied Suicide Intervention Skills (2019), Sandplay Therapy and Symbol Work in children, adolescent and adult (2021). She works with children, teenagers, and adults through a range of presenting issues including: stress, anxiety, depression, low self esteem, lack of confidence, social challenges, relocation, cultural adjustment and issues related to long term illness or medical conditions. Prior moving to France, she has been in her private practice in Singapore offering individual therapy sessions for children, teenagers and adults as well as providing trainings and workshops to corporate and public organisations on topics related to mental wellness and conducting psychological first aid workshop. ​

Specialties

DepressionGrief and lossAcademic and work expectationMental disorderSuicidalRelocationSocial challengesLong term illnessesCultural adjustmentMood regulation

How I work

Sandplay Therapy and Symbol workSchema TherapyCBT

Therapy types

individualgroup

Availability

Accepting new clients