About Klaris
Dr. Klaris (Ka Wai) Leung uses practical, evidence-informed therapies to help people facing stress, anxiety, depression and trauma. She is Dr.
Klaris Leung and brings ten years of experience as an HCPC-registered clinician working in the United Kingdom. She offers therapy in English, Mandarin and Cantonese. Her sessions focus on clear, doable steps rather than jargon.
She helps people understand their thoughts and feelings and practises ways to manage overwhelming symptoms.
How Klaris works
Therapy aims to set meaningful goals and build new coping skills that fit everyday life. Dr Leung draws on several recognised approaches, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing. She explains approaches in plain language and chooses methods with each person so therapy matches their needs and goals.
Common concerns she addresses are grief, sleep and eating issues, mood disorders and problems linked to trauma or attachment. She also supports people dealing with panic, obsessive thoughts, anger, guilt, loneliness and role-related stresses such as caregiving or parenting strain. Sessions are offered online by video, phone, live chat or text messaging, and international clients may be seen.
Costs vary by location and a subscription model is used so sessions can be cancelled at any time.
Klaris lists 8 ways of working on the entry:
What Klaris works with
The areas below are the ones Klaris selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | HCPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 10 |
| Languages | English, Mandarin, Cantonese |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
How therapy approaches translate to online care
Dr Leung uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts, clarify values and take steps towards a life they find meaningful. ACT is useful for anxiety, depression and strong emotional reactions.She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify thinking patterns and try different behaviours. CBT is practical and often focuses on small experiments, sleep and routine changes, or reducing panic and obsessive behaviours.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and together decide which methods to try. That collaborative process means approaches can be adjusted as therapy progresses.
Online sessions offer practical benefits. Video calls are close to face-to-face work and helpful for deeper conversation. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a work break. Live chat and text messaging suit shorter check-ins, written reflection or when someone prefers not to be on camera. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent and flexible with daily life.
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A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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