About Us

Mission & Goals

CEDARS-Counselling and Person Enrichment Section (CEDARS-CoPE) promotes attitudes and skills that are necessary for your success in the university environment and in your pursuit of productive, satisfying and psychologically healthy lives.

It is our belief that timely and professional attention to these strengthens and deepens your involvement and success in academic and life pursuits.

We strive to provide comprehensive, accessible and flexibly-delivered services. We uphold the mission to foster respectful sensitivity to diversity and growth of a community.

How are our aims achieved?

CEDARS-CoPE is committed to empowering students to build up their character strengths, live a satisfying and psychologically healthy life, and develop positive attitudes and life skills for their personal success so that they are able to contribute to their communities by demonstrating leadership and sensitivity.

Staff / Team

Director of Counselling & Person Enrichment

Dr. Eugenie Y. LEUNG
BSocSc, MSocSc, PhD
Fellow, Hong Kong Psychological Society
Registered Clinical Psychologist
eyleung@hku.hk

Areas of Interest:

• Chronic and/or persistent depression
• Gender issues, love and sexuality
• Psychological trauma and disaster psychology

Senior Counsellors (Clinical Psychologist)

Linda YEUNG
BSocSc, MSocSc
Registered Clinical Psychologist
Mental Health First Aid Master Instructor, Unimelb
ekklesia@hku.hk

Areas of Interest:

• Eating disorders e.g. bulimia and anorexia
• Asperger syndrome
• Crisis and illness management for psychotic disorders

 

Iris LAM
BSocSc, MSocSc
Registered Clinical Psychologist
ikylam@hku.hk

Areas of Interest:

• Learning disabilities
• Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder
• Coping with chronic health problems & physical disabilities
• Grief and bereavement

 

Elaine Y.L. CHAN
BSocSc, MSocSc
Clinical Psychologist
eylchan@hku.hk

Areas of Interest:

• Stress Management
• Cultural Adjustment
• Depression
• Interpersonal Relationship

 

Olivia JUNG
BSocSc, MSocSc
Clinical Psychologist
oliviaj@hku.hk

Areas of Interest:

• Anxieties and phobias
• Sexual minorities
• Social stigma
• Happiness and resilience

 

Counsellor

Heidi TSENG
BA, MSocSc (Marriage and Family Therapy)
heidit@hku.hk

Areas of Interest:

• Family and interpersonal relationships
• Adjustment issues
• Procrastination
• Sexuality and self-understanding

 

Yoki TYLER
BSW, MSocSc(Counselling)
yokit@hku.hk

Areas of Interest:

• Stress Management
• Adjustment issues
• Cross Cultural Relationship

Senior Student Advisor (Accessibility Support)

Ms Michele Fok
BSc, MSocSc, Associate Member, APS

Student Advisor

Ms Enid FUNG
BA, MEd

Project Officers

Ms Jennifer MAK
BBA

 

Ms WONG Oi Lun
BA, M.Phil

Contact

Address

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Room 408-424, 4/F, Meng Wah Complex, The University of Hong Kong

Telephone	:	(852) 2857-8388
Fax	:	(852) 2517-6394
Email	:	cedars-cope@hku.hk *
Facebook	:	http://www.facebook.com/cedarscope
Opening Hours	:	Monday to Thursday: 9 am to 5:30 pm Friday: 9 am to 6 pm Saturday: 9 am to 1 pm

* Disclaimer: When you use e-mail to communicate with a counsellor, please do not assume immediate responses. Your email will normally be checked on the official working days after it is sent. You should understand that email exchange is NOT an adequate substitute for contacting the counsellors in cases of emergency. If you have some urgent needs, you can either call to our centre within office hours or attend the drop-in session. If there is an imminent risk when someones safety may be jeopardized, you shall contact the ambulance service, call the police or attend the emergency service nearby.