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David Chong
MSW, MA, BSW, RSW, RCC-ACS
Clinical Counsellor, Social Worker, Marriage & Family Therapist
PRACTICE NAME David Chong Clinical Counselling & Social Work - Oval Integrative Pharmacy
ADDRESS
6111 River RoadUnit 160RichmondV7C 0A2
About
David was born and raised in Hong Kong, and spent his adolescent years in Victoria, Canada. He is a Registered Clinical Counsellor and a Registered Social Worker in British Columbia. He obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work (with specialization in child welfare and health information science) from University of Victoria and have since obtained two Master’s degrees — one from the University of British Columbia in Social Work and the other from Lancaster University in Health Research (Mental Health). He has wide range of clinical practice and research experience in health care social work and counselling. He provides advanced clinical and consultative counselling to individuals, couples, families and groups to help resolve mental health issues, as well as marriage and family dynamics issues. He has strong critical analysis and problem solving skills and can conduct sessions in English and different Chinese dialects. He provides comprehensive and consultative counselling services to clients and families within the context of family centered care model. He is skillful in dealing with people from diverse backgrounds and bring an unique blend of services to my practice due to my knowledge and experience in both Social Work and Clinical Counselling, and able to discern the needs of clients and support them holistically.
Summary
Education
University of Liverpool
Lancaster University
University of British Columbia
University of Victoria
Experience
Practice Start Date: 2011
Association
Canadian Fertility & Andrology Society (2019)
Canadian Society of Clinical Hypnosis (2015)
American Association for Marriage & Family Therapy (2014)
British Columbia Association of Clinical Counsellors (2010)
British Columbia Association of Social Workers (2009)
Hong Kong Social Workers Registration Board (2004)
British Columbia College of Social Workers (2003)
License
British Columbia Association of Clinical Counsellors (BCACC)
British Columbia College of Social Workers (BCCSW)
Expertise
Client Focus
Children
Adolescents
Adults
Couples
Families
Treatment Types
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
Emotion-focused Therapy (EFT)
Solution-focused Brief Therapy
Trauma-focused Psychotherapy
Humanistic Psychotherapy/Person-Centered Psychotherapy/Rogerian Psychotherapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Motivational Interviewing (MI)
Compassion-focused Psychotherapy
Interpersonal Psychotherapy
Integrative/Holistic Psychotherapy
Marriage Counseling
Sex Therapy
Self-Acceptance Training
Narrative Therapy
Experiential Psychotherapy
Relational Psychotherapy
Play Therapy
Hypnotherapy
Clinical Issues
ADD / ADHD
Depression
Anxiety Disorders
Autism
Bipolar Disorder
Borderline Personality Disorder
Child Abuse & Neglect
Chronic Illness
Couple & Family Therapy
Dementia
Educational Issues
Infertility
Low Self Esteem
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Panic Disorders
Parenting
Post-Traumatic Stress
Pregnancy / Child Birth Issues
Relationship Difficulties
School Problems
Services
Individual
Group
Family
