Meet Dr Tiffany Leung | Chartered Counselling Psychologist
Hi / 你好, I’m Tiffany.
I’m a Chartered Counselling Psychologist with over 14 years of experience across NHS, complex mental health and private psychological practice. My approach is integrative and grounded in psychological formulation, bringing together trauma-informed, intercultural and neurodivergent-affirming perspectives to understand each person and what may be helpful for them.
My own experiences of culture, difference and belonging have also shaped who I am as a psychologist. This page shares a little more about the thinking, values and experiences that have shaped my work.
My Vision for Therapy
Over the years, my work has taught me that similar difficulties can mean very different things in different lives. I am interested in understanding the person alongside the difficulty. I pay close attention to the experiences that have shaped someone, including their history and relationships, culture and identity, neurodivergence, and the ways they have learned to adapt over time.
Underlying my work is a personal belief in the possibilities of both healing and growth. I have seen therapy help people make sense of experiences that have been painful or difficult to carry. With greater understanding can come more room to develop, whether in how someone relates to themselves, connects with others, or thinks about the life they want to live.
For me, therapy is something we work out together. I bring psychological knowledge and clinical experience, while you bring a knowledge of your own life that I could never have from the outside. Our work develops through bringing these perspectives together, making space to understand what has happened, what matters to you now,
and where you might want to go from here.
Personal Commitment to Inclusion and Accessibility
My own journey into psychology was shaped by experiences of bullying and exclusion while growing up. These experiences taught me how much it matters to feel seen, understood and accepted for who we are.
That stays with me in my work today. I care deeply about creating a therapeutic space where difference is understood and respected, whether this relates to culture, language, identity, neurodivergence, disability, or another part of someone's experience. I also know that what helps one person feel comfortable in therapy may not be the same for someone else.
This commitment also shapes how I think about accessibility across my practice. Read my Accessibility & Inclusion Statement.
Qualifications & Clinical Experience :
I am an HCPC Registered Counselling Psychologist, BPS Chartered Psychologist and EuroPsy Registered Psychologist, with over 14 years of clinical experience in the UK and Hong Kong.
My background includes extensive work across NHS, forensic, secure and complex mental health services. I currently work within NHS Health & Justice, alongside my independent practice.
Alongside direct clinical work, my professional experience includes:
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individual psychological therapy
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clinical supervision and reflective practice
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psychological formulation and consultation
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multidisciplinary and rehabilitation-related work
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professional training and workshops
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university teaching in intercultural public health
Working across these different settings has given me a strong clinical foundation for understanding psychological difficulties in the context of the person and the life around them.
Explore my Professional Standards & Credentials.
My Areas of Practice
My work particularly brings together trauma-informed practice, intercultural psychology and neurodivergent-affirming care. I work with people experiencing a wide range of psychological and relational difficulties, while paying attention to how these experiences connect with the wider context of their lives.
Cultural Roots & Global Lens
I was born and raised in Hong Kong and later moved to the UK, where I completed my doctoral training at the University of Manchester. Both places have become important parts of who I am, personally and professionally.
Living across cultures has shaped both who I am and how I understand people. I know that culture can influence much more than language or traditions. It can shape how we understand family, relationships, success, responsibility, belonging and ourselves.
These experiences naturally come with me into my work as a psychologist. I work in English, Cantonese and Mandarin, and I understand that the language we use can sometimes change how an experience feels, or how easily we can find the words for it.
Beyond the Therapy Room
Beyond my clinical work, I care about making psychological knowledge more accessible, particularly within Chinese, Asian and diasporic communities. This is part of why I write and share psychological resources beyond the therapy room.
And outside of work? I’m a travel enthusiast, a sustainability learner (on a mission to green my daily habits!), and someone who loves discovering different places, cultures and, very often, good food along the way.