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Jiaqi (Maggie) Qiu

Quarry Bay,Hong Kong

Summary

UK BACP registered Counsellor based in Hong Kong, providing counselling services to local and international clients. Over a decade of experience in mental health across community and hospital settings. Expertise in Person-centred counselling, CBT, and Neuropsychiatric assessment. Proven ability to work independently with diverse mental health conditions, including mood disorders and cognitive impairments. Published researcher in quantitative mental health studies.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work history

Independent Counsellor

Maggie Qiu Therapy
Hong Kong
2025.07 - Current
  • 1 to 1 counselling therapy remotely and in-person.
  • Please see: www.maggieqiutherapy.com for more details

Part-time Counsellor

Distinct Hospital Guangzhou
Guangzhou, China
2026.01 - Current
  • Provided psychological intervention to clients.
  • Employed person-centred therapy and cognitive-behavioural therapy techniques for anxiety and depression reduction.
  • Conducted psycho-social assessments to identify client needs.
  • Monitored client progress regularly by conducting follow-up meetings.
  • Collaborated with medical professionals for comprehensive patient care.

Trainee Counsellor

Talking Counselling
London, England
2024.05 - 2025.07
  • Worked with clients in individual online, providing person-centred counselling sessions.
  • Attended regular training and supervision workshops for improved service user support.
  • Facilitated counselling service for Asians and other minority groups.

Trainee Counsellor

St Martin's counselling service
Birmingham, England
2024.06 - 2025.07
  • Formulated and implemented appropriate therapy to deal with underlying dynamics contributing to or exacerbating patients' illnesses.
  • Provide 1 to 1 person-centre pluralistic counselling and therapeutic art exercises.

Trainee counsellor

Choose Therapy
London
2024.06 - 2025.06
  • Worked with clients in individual online, providing person-centred counselling sessions.
  • Attended regular training and supervision workshops for improved service user support.

Art wellbeing practitioner

Hereford Community Arts
2024.02 - 2025.01

Cultivated trusting relationships with clients of all ages through creative art exercises to improve mental health well-being.

Assistant Psychologist

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
2023.02 - 2024.01
  • Conduct observations for dementia residents in care homes and offer support.
  • Collate ABC chart data for dementia referrals for BPSD.
  • MOCA/ ACE assessments
  • Hold caseload (under clinical supervision). (Both dementia and functional cases).

Assistant Psychologist(Locum)

Powys Teaching Health Board/Pulse
Bronllys
2022.06 - 2023.02
  • Administration and scoring of neuropsychological assessments including TOPF, RBANS, WAIS, WASI, WMS etc.
  • Conducted psychological assessments using clinical interview techniques and psychometric measures
  • Delivered psychotherapy interventions based on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy(CBT)
  • Contributed to multidisciplinary team (MDT) case formulations and risk assessments
  • Work independently with weekly clinical supervision
  • Responsible for own caseload, and the writing the patient records, reports and discharge letters to GP

Support Worker for Learning Disability people

ECHO
Hereford, Herefordshire
2022.03 - 2023.03
  • Delivered emotional support for clients facing learning disabilities.
    Coordinated with volunteers and participants to create engaging activity programmes.

Assistant Psychologist

桥恩心理 Qiaoen Medical
广州 Guangzhou, China
2021.02 - 2021.08
  • Offer initial assessments, using psychometric tools and questionnaires. Perform risk assessment, and determined effective treatment plans.

Assistant Psychologist

广州华侨医院 Guangzhou Overseas Chinese Hospital
广州 Guangzhou, China
2020.11 - 2021.01
  • Contribute to multidisciplinary team on daily ward rounds.
  • Designed and taught CBT introductory class to healthcare workers.
  • Provided CBT therapy interventions within secondary care settings, personally planned and deliver one-to-one therapy.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Person Centred Pluralistic Counselling (Advanced Practitioner)

Metanoia Institute
London
09.2025

Certificate of Higher Education - Therapeutic Skills and Studies

Metanoia Institute
London
02.2022

Master of Science - Psychology

University of Birmingham
Birmingham
10.2020

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology

European University Cyprus
Nicosia
02.2019

Skills

  • English
  • Chinese (Cantonese)
  • Chinese (Mandarin)

Affiliations

  • The British Psychological Society Graduate Membership,GMBPsS
  • British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, Registered membership 415141
  • Clinical Research Practitioners (National Institute of health research)
  • Hong Kong Psychological Society, Membership 20255128
  • The Hong Kong Professional Association, Membership M3741

Publication

Associations between sleep and mental health in adolescents: results from the UK Millennium Cohort Study.

PMID: 35162890; DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19031868

Journal 5-year Impact Factor: 3.789

Timeline

Part-time Counsellor

Distinct Hospital Guangzhou
2026.01 - Current

Independent Counsellor

Maggie Qiu Therapy
2025.07 - Current

Trainee Counsellor

St Martin's counselling service
2024.06 - 2025.07

Trainee counsellor

Choose Therapy
2024.06 - 2025.06

Trainee Counsellor

Talking Counselling
2024.05 - 2025.07

Art wellbeing practitioner

Hereford Community Arts
2024.02 - 2025.01

Assistant Psychologist

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
2023.02 - 2024.01

Assistant Psychologist(Locum)

Powys Teaching Health Board/Pulse
2022.06 - 2023.02

Support Worker for Learning Disability people

ECHO
2022.03 - 2023.03

Assistant Psychologist

桥恩心理 Qiaoen Medical
2021.02 - 2021.08

Assistant Psychologist

广州华侨医院 Guangzhou Overseas Chinese Hospital
2020.11 - 2021.01

Bachelor of Science - Person Centred Pluralistic Counselling (Advanced Practitioner)

Metanoia Institute

Certificate of Higher Education - Therapeutic Skills and Studies

Metanoia Institute

Master of Science - Psychology

University of Birmingham

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology

European University Cyprus
Jiaqi (Maggie) Qiu