Psychotherapist
Xia Feng
Xia Feng is a Counselling Psychologist in training and is due to become a Doctor in Psychology later this year. Xia has worked in the NHS and private sector. She has worked in a variety of NHS settings, including primary and secondary care services, as well as other settings such as psycho-oncology and suicide crisis services. She has extensive experience working with adolescents and adults from different cultural backgrounds, religions and age groups, including inpatient and outpatient mental health services.
Xia qualified as a psychotherapist and completed various trainings in psychoanalysis and group therapy in China, before completing a Masters in Psychology at the University of Glasgow, followed by part-time training in psychodynamic therapy at The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust. Currently, she has completed the clinical training of the doctoral course in Counselling Psychology. When she completes this she will be a Doctor in Psychology.
She has experience of practising mindfulness meditation and is involved in a research project to understand the impact of cultural differences on the therapeutic relationship.
Xia is trained in cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), psychodynamic psychotherapy, acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) and compassion-focused therapy. Adaptable in her approach, she is open to creating tailored treatment plans based on the client's needs. This may include short-term treatments for clients to develop specific coping strategies for challenges and distressing emotions, as well as long-term plans to delve into family-of-origin issues and alter interaction patterns in relationships, ultimately living a more fulfilling and meaningful life. Xia strongly believes in the significance of a collaborative therapeutic relationship and its crucial role in therapy. She can provide therapy in both English and Chinese.
Areas that she specialises in are:
- Obsessional Disorders (OCD, BDD and Health Anxiety)
- Phobias including social phobia and vomit phobia
- Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
- Panic attacks and Panic Disorder
- Low self-esteem
- Self-criticism/ Shame
- Depression
- Anger management
- Complex PTSD and PTSD, attachment trauma
- Relationship difficulties
- Adjustment difficulties
- Long-term health conditions
TESTIMONIALS
Dear Xia, Thank you so much for everything you have done for me over these past few months.
I started the journey as someone who was regularly kept awake in till sunrise most nights by anxiety. Now I can say I have plenty of mechanisms to deal with potential anxiety and haven’t seen a sunrise having not slept in a long time.
You have helped me so much on a journey to overcome the virus that lives in my head and for that I will be forever grateful.
Friday afternoon used to be a place where I felt comfortable and cared for and it gave me hope that everything will get better.
Thank you so much for everything and I will always be so grateful for how much you have helped me. Anonymous
