Alex K.N. CHENG
Alex Cheng is a Registered Counselling Psychologist in Hong Kong, specializing in psychotherapy for teenagers and adults. He is passionate about facilitating the healing process to help individuals lead brighter lives. His primary focus is to assist clients in living authentically, free from an unconscious fixation on their wounds and trauma. In addition, Alex is also active in providing psychological services focused on psychosocial and developmental aspects. He offers psychoeducational talks, workshops, and training sessions.Alex has extensive experience working with adults facing emotional distress, relationship issues, and mental health challenges. He is oriented in Psychodynamic approaches and Emotion-Focused Therapy. He believes that many symptoms and forms of distress arise from repressed feelings in the unconscious, such as negative childhood memories, trauma, and undesirable relational experiences.In his practice, Alex offers a safe and supportive space for clients to explore and understand how these repressions impact their current lives. Through gaining authentic insights into recurring patterns and achieving a level of acceptance of their stories, individuals can cultivate the courage and capacity to engage with the present and prepare for the future. Ultimately, this process leads to the alleviation of symptoms and the restoration of life balance and satisfaction.
Personal and Professional Qualifications
Master of Social Sciences in Counselling Psychology, Hong Kong Shue Yan University
Registered Counselling Psychologist of The Hong Kong Psychological Society
Certified Practitioner in MBTI Personality Assessment
Certified Practitioner in Prepare/Enrich Pre-Marriage Assessment
Emotion Focused Therapy (Level A and B) Certificate Training
Himalayan Singing Bowl (Level 1 and 2) Training
Professional Experience
- Counselling psychologist at the Counselling and Research Centre, Hong Kong Shue Yan University
- Private practice as Counselling Psychologist
- Worked as a Counselling Psychologist at the TWGHs Ho Yuk Ching Educational Psychology Service Centre in Sha Tin, where he provided and developed school-based counselling psychology services
- Served at the International Social Service (Hong Kong Branch), offering psychological support to non-refoulement claimants in Hong Kong
Areas of Interests and Expertise
- Emotional distress: anxiety, depression, stress-coping, grief, anger, and guilt
- Adjustment issue: migration, great change in life situation or quality
- Career counselling: career pursue, change of jobs, job relocation, work-addiction and burnout
- Family dynamic: parenting and couple relationship
- Personal enhancement: identity and personality exploration
- Dreamwork and interpretation
Office: LG526, Main Building, Hong Kong Shue Yan University, 10 Wai Tsui Crescent, Braemar Hill Road, North Point
Tel: (852)2806 7333
Fax: (852)2806 7334
Email: kncheng@hksyu.edu