We provide an integrated, client-centered psychotherapy model that combines evidence-based modalities to strengthen emotional regulation, relationships, and life resilience.
Understand Yourself, Grow Forward
Lifen Hung is a Registered Social Worker in Ontario with over 30 years of clinical and counseling experience across Taiwan and Canada.
Her approach is client-centered, trauma-informed, and integrative. She supports adults, couples, and families facing emotional stress, life transitions, relationship conflict, and unresolved trauma.
She integrates CBT, ACT, narrative therapy, EFT, and family systems approaches to help clients build flexibility, resilience, and practical change in daily life.
ContactClinical Practice Approach
The clinical model emphasizes safety, collaboration, and individualized care, helping clients transform insight into meaningful action.
CBT
Reframes unhelpful thought and behavior patterns.
ACT
Builds psychological flexibility through acceptance and values-based action.
Narrative Therapy
Reconstructs life stories to uncover new meaning.
Gestalt Therapy
Enhances present-moment awareness and integration.
Solution-Focused Brief Therapy
Targets concrete goals and practical steps.
EFT
Improves emotional bonding and relational safety.
Satir Family Therapy
Supports family communication and systemic change.
Service Formats
- In-Person Counseling
- Online Counseling
- Individual Support
- Couples Counseling
- Family Therapy
- Group Therapy
- Community Workshops
Workshops and Group Programs
Upcoming Events (Editable)
Upcoming dates, venues, and registration details are updated based on current arrangements.
Please contact us for future schedule and enrollment information.
Single-Session Talks
Being Your True Self - Assertiveness
- Differentiate assertive and non-assertive behavior
- Express needs, feelings, and opinions effectively
- Apply assertive communication in daily life
Family of Origin and Self
- What is family of origin?
- How family background shapes current patterns
- Rebuilding self-confidence and identity
Emotion and Stress Series
- Anger management
- Stress management and crisis coping
- Emotional exploration and expression
Marriage and Family Communication
- Core communication dynamics in marriage
- Relational balance and conflict repair
- Healthy parent-child communication
Parenting and Youth Behavior
- Children / adolescent behavior patterns
- Parent-child emotional regulation
- Digital addiction prevention and guidance
Series Courses
Parent Effectiveness Training
Goal: Build practical parenting skills through active listening, I-messages, and win-win conflict resolution.
Core Topics:
- Understanding your child
- Ownership of parent-child conflict
- Active listening (Part I-II)
- I-message communication (Part I-II)
- No-lose conflict resolution and review
Character Education Parenting Series
Goal: Help parents establish healthy values-based character development at home.
Core Topics:
- Roles in marriage and parenting
- Teaching with care and structure
- Conscience and moral development
- Discipline and communication
Emotion Exploration and Expression Course
Goal: Improve emotional awareness, expression, and interpersonal conflict management.
Core Topics:
- Understanding emotional regulation
- Self-awareness and emotion management
- Self-motivation and resilience
- Empathy and relational application
- Conflict management
Family of Origin Reconstruction
Goal: Re-examine family history and rebuild healthier perspectives and relational patterns.
Core Topics:
- Family tree and cultural structure
- Psychological boundaries and family rules
- Communication patterns and emotional healing
Life Growth - Talking with Children About Sexuality
Goal: Support parents in sexuality education, developmental understanding, and communication skills.
Core Topics:
- Healthy sexuality values and developmental stages
- Safety and prevention education
- Active Listening and I-Message practice
Growth Groups / Group Therapy
Integrative Behavioral Group Therapy (Clinical Group Therapy Program)
Hospital Clinical Group Therapy Research Program
Evidence-Based Therapy Model
CBT • ACT • Mindfulness
Clinical Background
Ms. Hung worked as a mental health clinician in the Asian Initiative in Mental Health Program at Toronto Western Hospital and participated in leading this group therapy program from 2014 to 2025.
This 12-session structured, evidence-based therapeutic group is primarily designed for Chinese participants. It integrates CBT, ACT, and mindfulness practices through guided materials, practical exercises, and shared clinical discussion to improve psychological flexibility, support effective action, and restore a more values-based life direction.
Program Goals
- Strengthen present-moment awareness and reduce reactive patterns
- Improve emotional regulation and psychological flexibility
- Strengthen values-based action and rebuild a sustainable, flexible life rhythm
CBT
Cognitive restructuring, thought records, and core beliefs.
ACT
Through acceptance and committed action, cognitive defusion, and values clarification, it strengthens psychological flexibility.
Mindfulness Practices
Breathing and awareness training for grounding and stability.
Being Your True Self - Assertiveness Growth Group
8-Session Growth Group ProgramA structured growth group focused on assertiveness, healthy boundaries, and clear communication.
Program Goals
- Increase confidence in self-expression
- Build practical interpersonal communication skills
- Strengthen self-worth and relational balance
Self-Understanding
Identity, strengths, and self-acceptance.
Communication Skills
Assertive language and relational clarity.
Integration
Applying learning to everyday life.
Grief / Bereavement Growth Group
8-Session Grief Recovery ProgramThis group is primarily based on ACT and mindfulness practices. It provides professional support for people experiencing bereavement, major losses, or illness-related grief through shared process and therapeutic guidance.
Program Goals
- Understand grief responses and reduce isolation
- Improve emotional adjustment after major loss
- Rebuild meaning, strength, and life direction
Understanding Loss
Meaning and emotional impact of grief.
Adjustment and Recovery
Practical coping and emotional regulation.
Rebuilding Life
Hope, purpose, and renewed resilience.
For detailed curriculum and scheduling: Program formats can be adjusted based on participant needs and context.