Meet Eunice Cheung
About me
Hey there, I’m Eunice Cheung and I am an Asian Australian therapist. I am a registered Counsellor and Psychotherapist with the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA). I am passionate in working with clients to explore what is holding them back from reaching their full potential and exploring Asian culture and other Area of focus that I specialize in.
Qualifications:
International Baccalaureate Diploma Program (IBDP)
Bachelor of Arts (Psychology)
Master of Psychotherapy & Counselling
Outside the therapy room, I love to make coffee on my Breville espresso coffee machine, it reminds me of the days when I worked as a barista which was super rewarding. I like to engage in high intensive activities such as running and boxing. It makes me feel alive and strong, also a great outlet for stress relief and confidence building.
My current interests are investing and reading more books that broaden my view on life and self-development. I strive to become the best version of myself.
As seen on…
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Workshop on How Culture Affects Asian Women in Navigating Stress & Burnout
Eunice Cheung was recently invited as a panelist speaker by KPMG x Asian Female Leaders x The Indigo Project - to discuss how Asian Women face challenges in navigating Work stress & burnout and practical tips to move forward.
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SBS Insight Episode 28 on Apologies
Eunice Cheung was invited as a guest on SBS Insight to share her personal story on seeking for validation from her Asian Parents & how it’s impacted her.
In this episode, she shared the following:
The difficulties of challenging the status quo of conflict resolution at home with her parents
The arguments and tension between her and mum
How they reconciled and overcome the arguments
How her mum apologized to her
How it improved our communication & how it changed our relationship for the better
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Workshop on Navigating Life with Asian Parents
Eunice Cheung was recently invited to UNSW in collaboration with ARC UNSW student society & The Indigo Project to present a workshop on How to navigate life with Asian Parents & cope with their invalidation.
She discussed the following:
Why our parents' approval and affection is important to us
Why Asian parents are the way they are + background on Collectivist cultures
The effects of invalidation on our self worth and ultimately how we communicate and show up in our relationships
Tips on how to cope with Asian parents' invalidation and their lack of acknowledgement
Acknowledging your conflicting emotional experiences
Takeaway tips on what she gained from learning to speak up to my Asian parents
Asian mental health has always been a taboo topic but Eunice aims to change that by facilitating more conversations around it.
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Insta Live on Asian culture & Asian Parents
Eunice Cheung went Live on Instagram with founder of The Indigo Project, Mary Hoang to talk about Asian Culture & dealing with Asian Parents.
They discussed:
How our cultural expectations hold us back
What to do if our values don’t align with our parents
How can we communicate to our parents when we don’t have the same choice / lifestyle
How we can recognise that we are outgrowing our values and how we can find our true values
The importance of asking ourselves ‘why’ - why are we doing this?
The importance of experimentation to discover our identity
Why did I create Your millennial therapist?
I have noticed that since the covid pandemic, people are more open to discuss issues of mental health and the benefits they reap from therapy. There is a growing demand of clients seeking out therapy, wanting to explore how Asian culture has affected and hindered their perception of self and others, as well as how it affects how they show up in their daily life (e.g. identifying thought and behavioral patterns. That’s why I created Your millennial therapist.
My vision is to create a space where you feel understood and be able to culturally connect with your therapist. In practice, this may look like exploring and talking through how certain Asian values and practices can hold us back from reaching our full potential. Learning to unlearn values that no longer help us while also acknowledging and appreciating our own culture.
I chose to be a therapist because I have experienced firsthand the difficulties of mental health and how it can impact my social and personal life. After working in the field, I realized the importance of having a mentor, someone to look up to and to guide you through your thoughts, behaviors and your emotions. Without the guidance, we can be a prisoner to our thoughts and emotions and no-one should have to live that way. I am also a millennial myself, while I may be younger than other therapists, I am driven and I believe I am able to provide a relatable and empowering therapeutic space for you. Let me be your millennial therapist.
I get it, you might think I do not have enough life experience. But I’ve experienced a sports injury that prevented me from working out when covid first hit in 2020, which was a devastating experience for me as it was my biggest coping mechanism. During that time, I had lost myself, my identity and lost hope in everything because there was nothing I can do to change the situation. All I can do was wait…After 8 months, I finally came to terms with my injury and started to accept what I can and cannot do. This experienced provided me with a lived experience of hopelessness and I wish I had the courage to seek help at the time but I didn’t. It could have made a big difference to my mental health if I had.
I came out of this experience more wise and mature and I look back on it with a grateful heart for those who have continued to support me during that time and my surgeon, who helped repair my injury, allowing me to workout again, without pain. Therefore, I want you to know that you are never alone in your struggles, don’t be afraid to reach out and don’t underestimate the power of sharing and being heard in your difficult times. Let me be the one to guide and work through the waves with you, together.
It can be incredibly helpful to have an insight on why it is that we do what we do in situations. We can take control by seeking guidance and support for our mental health. It is something I wish I did earlier. I had to learn it the hard way.
My background
I was born and raised in Hong Kong until age 9, then I moved to Sydney, Australia to study primary school. I then moved back to Hong Kong after year 8 to be with my family and attended an international school where I completed the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program (IBDP) for year 11-12. Moving back and forth between both cultures was extremely difficult and I struggled to fit in and always felt as if I belonged elsewhere - especially during a time where friendships were pivotal. At the time, I felt like I had an identity crisis, which I actually wrote a paper on - how adolescents’ social and personal concepts of identity affected by immigration as part of the IBDP course, writing a 3000 words essay on a topic of choice. Studying psychology gave me an insight into some of the struggles I was experiencing which led me to pursue it further in University - because I wanted to understand my experiences, make sense of it and to be able to help myself through difficult times.