Sara Kwong 鄺詠嫺女士

Ms. Sara Kwong

Individual, Marriage and Family Therapist

Ms. Kwong has been engaged in marriage and family therapy for many years. There are three years of family counseling in different elementary schools, mainly responsible for family counselling, leading SEN student groups, leading parent lectures and workshops on discipline. She has handled cases of self-harm, bullying and truancy. Thus, she helps students and parents deal with emotions and provide effective assistance. She also led the parent workshop and talks in the PTA of Secondary School to help parents understand the youth’s growth process, making adjustments, and accompany growth. She also held talks and workshops for parents in different churches which is related to discipline and emotions. In past counselling experience, Ms. Kwong deeply understands the difficulties of youth’s growth and the tension between parents and children. She also knew the conflicts and hurts caused by different expectations of couples, and how the original family affects the existing family. In recent years, she has received training in emotional orientation therapy to help recipients more effectively deal with emotional distress and trauma. Besides marriage and family counselling, she has experience in personal growth, pre-marital counselling, depression and emotional distress.

Language: Cantonese, English

Qualifications

  • Hong Kong Polytechnic University Master of Arts in Social Work (Family Standard Practice and Family Therapy)
  • Bachelor of Arts (Psychology), The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
  • Sydney University of Technology Postgraduate Diploma (Business Administration)
  • Clinical Fellow of American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy
  • Hong Kong Marriage and Family Therapy Association Certified Marriage and Family Therapist
  • Member of Hong Kong Professional Counseling Association
  • Child-centred Play Therapy Training
  • Pre-Marriage / Marriage Counselling(Prepare/Enrich)(Certified TJTA Administrator)
  • Emotion Focused Therapy Training for Individual (Level A)
  • Emotion Focused Family Therapy Training
  • Bowen Family Systems Theory & Clinical Practice

Experiences

  • Counsellor in private practice
  • Marriage and Family counseling in HKFSC Fellowship
  • Family counseling in Kwun Tong Methodist Social Service
  • Family counselling in CPC Yao Dao Primary School
  • Family counselling in SKH St. Andrew Primary School
  • Family counselling in Y.L. Long Ping Estate Wai Chow School
  • Family Therapist Intern in Hong Kong Polytechnic University Practice Centre

Services

  • Family therapy
  • Couple counseling
  • Parent-child Relationship
  • Extra-marital Affairs and Recovery
  • Pre-marital Counseling (Prepare/Enrich & TJTA)
  • Personal Growth
  • Emotion Focused Therapy
  • Child-centered Play Therapy