Welcome.

 

  • What is Meaning Making Counselling?
Counselling is a space where you can explore and find a sense of purpose within major life events. It is a supportive, non-judgemental space where you can navigate what life might be asking of you in this moment. I help clients feel and process through difficult emotions and experiences.
I draw from and integrate various frameworks such as: Existential, Spiritual, Depth Psychology, Somatic, Family Systems and Anti-Oppression. 



Counselling vs. Psychotherapy 

Counselling is different from psychotherapy as it does not address severe underlying mental health conditions and mood disorders. Counselling is suited for folks who have a pull towards self awareness and self exploration. 


Couples Counselling

Couples counselling is a place where you and your partner can deepen your connection to each other. It's never just about the sock on the floor or the dishes in the sink but the perpectives behind these gestures. What might seem like a harmless glass left on the kitchen counter to one partner, can feel like an invasion to the other. Together we can build healthier connection and understanding. It's not that we have to avoid arguments with our partners but to recognize the fight is a bid for closeness and connection.



How Counselling Works 

The process of counselling would begin by booking an initial consultation to see if we might be a suitable fit to work together. If we do move forward together, we then meet for sessions regularly, either weekly or bi-weekly.

In the sessions, clients may explore concerns such as anxiety, stress, relationship challenges and life transitions. Our work is collaborative and tailored to your goals, pace, and personal background. Depending on your needs, sessions may blend talk with somatic techniques to help you build emotional regulation, deepen self-awareness, and reconnect with a sense of safety. 





  • ABOUT ME


My name is Hoiking Fung. I have been practicing as a Counsellor since 2019, supporting individuals and couples. I studied Existential Integrative Psychotherapy at The Living Institute. 

I came to this work through my own healing journey. Never in the previous versions of myself, did I ever think of counselling as a path. My life focus was on the arts, as I studied drawing and painting in my childhood, adolescence and my early 20's. In my mid to late 20's I was not feeling much meaning in my life trajectory at the time. I would research different spiritual paths, attend different gatherings. Still, my thirst for deeper answers about existence was not found in these groups. 

In my early 30's I went into counselling to better understand my own life circumstances and past traumas as it was affecting my life at the moment. Begining this work had significantly changed my lifes path. In these sessions I was able to reconnect and heal parts of myself that felt so distant. It helped me reconnect with a sense of purpose in life. Also in the process, began my obsession with psychology. I was reading through books on the human psyche at a rapid pace. My counsellor at the time suggested that I go into training and the study of psychology. 

Part of my work is to help clients discover their inner strengths. A popular and well known image in Western mythology and culture is that of a dragon in a cave protecting a pile of gold. Carl Jung would say that all images can be interpreted as metaphors of oneself. The cave being an unconscious aspect or hidden place within. The dragon possibly the part of us that is protective, and the gold being a lost part of ourselves that was hidden due to adapting to overwhelming circumstances and experiences. When we reconcile with our defenses we can begin to reveal parts of ourselves that we were disconnected from, sometimes even lost gifts. My role is to walk alongside you.


"Keep walking, though there’s no place to get to.

Don’t try to see through the distances.

That’s not for human beings. 

Move within, but don’t move the way fear makes you move. 

Today, like every other day, we wake up empty and frightened. 

Don’t open the door to the study and begin reading.

Take down a musical instrument. 

Let the beauty we love be what we do. 

There are hundreds of ways to kneel and kiss the ground."


- Mevlana Jalaludin Rumi





Services

 Initial Consultation

I offer a 30 min consultation call. It's to see if we might be the right fit working together. This call is complimentary.

 Individual Counselling

Sessions are typically an hour. In person or virtual availability. $160 per hour session.

 Couples Counselling

Sessions are also available in person or virtual. $210 per hour session.

Contact

To book an initial consultation please send me an email via the above address or through the form. Look forward to hearing from you.