there's a great dr. at beijing united, dr. barbara brooks. i think that she may be out of town for a few weeks, but i know that they have other english speaking psychologists on staff.

Thats amazing, over 100K foreigners and so few specialists :shock:

i'd love to see a shrink. been thinking that for a couple years,not that there's anything horribly wrong with me, but still it would be nice to talk to someone about the stuff we work through....however i doubt i could afford it, physciatrists are a great tool for the rich or clinically insane, but not available to the average guy

The Vista Clinic has a therapist who is supposed to speak good English and Japanese. I don't know much about her but her name is Mickey Xu. Call Vista 8529 6618 for details.

Also, the Beijing Suicide Research and Prevention Centre ought to offer some mental health care services. I'll try and dig up the contact info.

If any one else has information on mental health professionals in Beijing, please private message me as well.

Is EFT available in Beijing Paul? Is this your service or did you just happen to find the link?

I am very happy to help anyone learn EFT. I want to develop it in China as I feel it is something that can help a lot of people, and it can be used in all kinds of areas of life from relationships to sports, from acute and chronic diseases to stress (see the website). For me, it is like finding a new religion and I just want to spread the word as I think it is so good. Eventually if people think it is good enough and it gets a following I would like to hold workshops, etc.

It is a very effective tool to know about, and can help overcoming blocks to learning, exam nerves, etc. Even if you dont use it on yourself but just teach it to your kids, it will be worthwhile learning it for them to use.

Hello,

I am a licensed social worker with several years of experience helping people from all sorts of backgrounds deal with depression, anxiety disorders, marital and relationship issues, and other mental health concerns. I was born and raised in China, but have been living in the US since 1989, so I am fluent in both English and Chinese and familiar with the psychological stresses that come with living in a foreign country. I am in Beijing (Haidian/University district) for the year, and am currently accepting new clients for individual and/or couples therapy.

Feel free to leave me a private message with your phone number if you'd like to get more information or set up an appointment.

Best,
Lani P. Wang, MSW

hi,
how much are your services?
Regards
Phoebe

need mental help is product of the west

My partner works for Care for Children as a licensed counselor. She does one on one and family counseling.

Also there is SOS international and BICF.(christian counseling)

If you would like more information please PM me.

All the above have native English speakers as counselors.

There is actually a huge network of them here in beijing.
Thanks
Disco

I had mental problems from time to time. But I've never seen a psychologist. I use aromatherapy and food therapy combined with whole new lifestyle.

Some abnormal human behaviors may be caused by eating substances that upset delicate chemical balances in the brain.

Depression is a state of mind and therefore it cannot be cured by medication. Medications that a psychiatrist prescribes for depression are nothing more than mood altering drugs. Over time your body will become physically and psychologically addicted to these drugs and your problems will only become worse.

Since depression is a state of mind, psychiatrist must prescribe medication by "guessing" what amounts that a patient might need. Many times they use the "stock" method. By this I mean they will prescribe the medications that they have the most incentive from the pharmaceutical salesman to prescribe.

The fact is that depression is a state of mind that can be changed by a simple act of a person's will. Going to a psychiatrist is a waste of time and money. Medication will only make your state of mind worse. Depression medication only deadens your senses and alters your mood. This mood altering state is only temporary and you have failed to deal with the root cause for your depression.

Depression is nothing more than another term for hopelessness. Hopelessness is the result of not understanding what the true purpose of your life is. When a person understands what his/her true purpose for life is, depression will no longer rule their life. Depressed people have failed to answer the critical questions about their existence...i.e. Where did I come from? Why am I here? Depressed people are walking down the path of life with a blindfold over their eyes. Only the correct answers to the critical questions about life will remove the blindfold.

Before coming to Beijing, I spent five years counseling untold numbers of individuals that were suffering from "depression" and I found that their problem became much more acute and much more difficult to overcome after a psychiatrist decided "medication" was the answer to their problems.

Feel free to PM me if you would like some suggestions about how to remove your blindfold of hopelessness without medication and find the answers to the critical questions about life.

yes,

It's much easy to improve your life by doing a 10 minutes Biofeedback training per day.

A simple way to be more healthy, more happy, less depressed, more successful...

Just to use the HRV remote BF training - change your heart !