Zhongjie (Ben) Bao

Hi! I am Zhongjie; you can also call me Ben. As a first-gen immigrant from China with lived experience as an international student at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, my ultimate goal is to sit with you, human to human, and better understand what brings you to therapy so that we can work towards your personal and unique goals together. I am a humanist or "common factor" therapist. This means I focus on building a genuine, trusting relationship with you so we can create a space where you can explore anything that matters to you. In our sessions, you can expect me to do my best to relate to your experience and never pretend to have the answers to your life. You can expect another authentic person to process with you and explore our shadows in a safe environment. You can expect that we don't have to perform, impress, or prove ourselves to each other to be accepted and connected. In my personal life, I am a bit of a nerd. I like video games, card games, computer parts, cooking and many more things that keep my mind engaged :) If you are interested in working with me, let's schedule a free 15-minute phone consultation. I offer therapy in English and Mandarin Chinese. 我是一个来加10年的成都人，完成了脑科学（博）和心理咨询（硕）的学历。我通过自己的体验与和华人的交流，对华人相关的问题有一定的熟悉。不过，我们每个人的经历都是不同的。我很期待可以通过咨询更加了解您的问题，站在您的角度与您深度的沟通。我的咨询理论来自于人本主义，所以对我来说咨询最重要的还是我们两个人都能做真实的自己，您可以在一个没有评价的环境下表达您自己的生活方式，情绪或看法，然后我们一起制定计划来达成您咨询的目标。如果您现在没有咨询目标也没有关系，我们可以一起迈开第一步。 由于我的教育背景主要是在脑科学方面，有时候我也许能为您的问题从脑科学的角度提供一些独到的猜想或见解。虽说我有这个背景，但是我知道生活中许多问题并不是理论和书本可以解惑的。对我来说更重要的是您感觉被理解，被接受，被重视，而不是被套在某种理论框架下被分析了。在与我的咨询里，您的故事，角度，情绪，远远比我学到的任何理论更重要。 我们可以在Mississauga见面或者远程咨询。在我生活里我延续了我从小的爱好-打游戏，卡牌，电脑周边，以及做饭（作为留子的必备技能）。在我们开始第一次咨询之前，我可以与您免费电话沟通约15分钟。如果您觉得我们合拍，您可以之后决定开始我们的正式咨询。