Lai Soo
BABCP (UK)
Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist
London,
United Kingdom
Highest Degree Held: Other
Specialties: Buddhist Psychology and Cross-cultural intergration in CBT/ACT
Types of Clients: Adults, Organizations
Languages spoken: 中文简体 (Simplified Chinese), English
ACT/CBS Background and Training: My journey with ACT started with Kelly Wilson's Addictions and Valuing/Defusion workshop in October 2005. From there, I progress to the 2nd World Conference on ACT, RFT & Contextual Behavioural Science - 24 July 2006 for 5 days. I also attended ACBS World Conference III, July 1-3, 2009, in Enschede, The Netherlands. Completed a 10 days intensive mindfulness retreat at Sasanarakkha Buddhist Sanctuary, Malaysia's first Theravada Buddhist monk training centre in 2008. I attended the two day ACT Workshop delivered by Steven Hayes in September, 2010. I conducted free Introduction to ACT talks for Malaysian folks in 2009. Vitor Borges, a Cognitive Behavioural Therapist /ACT practitioner and I started an ACT peer supervision group in East London on 7th May 2011. I am an Ex-member of the UK ACT SIG Committee I joined in summer 2012.
ACT workshops attended;
2 Day Master Class ACT with Compassion; using ACT for shame and self-criticism with Jason Luoma & Jenna LeJeune September 2017 and 2 Day Advance Level ACT for Trauma with Russ Harris July 2018.
I was in partnership as CO-TRAINER for A 3-DAY EXPERIENTIAL INTRODUCTION TO
ACCEPTANCE and COMMITMENT THERAPY (ACT)
Dates: 23rd – 25th November 2018 with MARTIN WILKS, the Main Trainer in KL, Malaysia.
In 2019, I attended ACT for Grief Webinar by Dr Ray Owen.
ACTivate Your Coaching: Essential Building Blocks & Skills Webinar with Hazel Anderson-Turner & Joe Oliver, 15 April, 2021.
CURRENT
In regular contact with ACT/ProSocial Matrix Training since December, 2018.
I joined PsychFlex on 6 August, 2023.
ACT workshops attended;
2 Day Master Class ACT with Compassion; using ACT for shame and self-criticism with Jason Luoma & Jenna LeJeune September 2017 and 2 Day Advance Level ACT for Trauma with Russ Harris July 2018.
I was in partnership as CO-TRAINER for A 3-DAY EXPERIENTIAL INTRODUCTION TO
ACCEPTANCE and COMMITMENT THERAPY (ACT)
Dates: 23rd – 25th November 2018 with MARTIN WILKS, the Main Trainer in KL, Malaysia.
In 2019, I attended ACT for Grief Webinar by Dr Ray Owen.
ACTivate Your Coaching: Essential Building Blocks & Skills Webinar with Hazel Anderson-Turner & Joe Oliver, 15 April, 2021.
CURRENT
In regular contact with ACT/ProSocial Matrix Training since December, 2018.
I joined PsychFlex on 6 August, 2023.
ACT/CBS Experience: ACT Practitioner since 2005
Additional Information: I can speak Cantonese and I am able to offer Dharma Therapy. I live my life based on the teachings of Buddha and hope to help others to do the same.