Euphy Ying Chor Chiu

Euphy Ying Chor Chiu

MDiv, RP

Registered Psychotherapist, Certified Prepare/Enrich Facilitator

Euphy takes an integrative, trauma-informed, and evidence-based approach tailored to each client’s needs and goals. She provides a warm, collaborative, and non-judgmental space where clients feel heard, validated, and supported.

Languages
English, Cantonese, Mandarin
Sees
Adults, Adolescents, Couples, Families
Sessions
In person, Virtual

Approach to treatment

Her approach is grounded in the belief that clients are the experts of their own lives. In therapy, she works with clients to explore their inner experiences and personal narratives, understand patterns shaped by relationships, culture, and life contexts, develop practical coping strategies and emotional skills, and strengthen resilience, self-compassion, and alignment with personal values.

Euphy’s work honours each client’s cultural identity, lived experience, and aspirations, supporting meaningful and sustainable change.

Euphy collaborates with clients to identify which approaches best support their needs, values, and therapeutic goals.

Areas of focus

Emotional & Mental Health

  • Depression and low mood
  • Anxiety, excessive worry, and panic
  • OCD symptoms (obsessions, compulsions, intrusive thoughts)
  • Stress, burnout, and chronic overwhelm
  • Trauma and post-traumatic stress responses
  • ADHD-related challenges (focus, organization, emotional regulation)

Relationships & Family

  • Relationship and communication difficulties
  • Marital and pre-marital concerns
  • Parenting stress and family dynamics
  • Adolescent emotional or behavioural concerns

Life Transitions & Identity

  • Major life changes (career shifts, relocation, role transitions)
  • Navigating multiple cultural identities
  • Adjusting to new life circumstances and finding stability

Therapeutic approaches

Euphy integrates a variety of evidence-based modalities, selecting and combining approaches based on each client’s unique needs:

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Cognitive flexibility and value-aligned action
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
Understanding thoughts, feelings, and behaviours
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
Emotional regulation and distress tolerance
Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT/EFIT)
Deepening emotional awareness and connection
Developmental Model for Couples Therapy
Supporting relational growth and strengthening the couple bond
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
Exploring inner parts with curiosity and compassion
Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT)
Cultivating self-compassion and healing shame
Mindfulness-Based Therapy
Present-moment awareness and acceptance
Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)
Building on strengths and what works
Motivational Interviewing (MI)
Supporting readiness for change and resolving ambivalence

A non-traditional path

Before entering the field of psychotherapy, Euphy worked in the IT sector, where she gained firsthand experience with: • High-pressure, fast-paced work environments • Burnout and work-life imbalance • Perfectionism and productivity expectations • Career uncertainty and major transitions

This background enriches her work with clients navigating stress, transitions, identity questions, and workplace-related challenges.

Education and experience

Euphy holds a Master of Divinity in Counselling from Tyndale University College and Seminary and a Bachelor of Arts in Business from the University of Washington.

For more than 15 years, she has supported individuals, couples, and families through emotional challenges, relationship concerns, and life transitions. Her clinical experience includes work in community mental-health settings and faith-based organizations, giving her a broad and compassionate understanding of diverse client backgrounds.

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