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Yiching Chua

LifeSpeak Expert, Asian Mental Health Therapist, Sensitive Social Worker

Yiching Chua

Yiching (pronounced E Ching) is a Malaysian Chinese immigrant and first-generation Canadian. She has 14 years of clinical experience working with children, youth, parents, and adults as a Social Worker and Therapist in multiple settings (children’s mental health, community health care, and education sectors). 

She received her Master's of Social Work from the University of Toronto and has numerous clinical training hours and certificates in Solution-Focused Therapy, Cognitive and Dialectical Behavioral Therapies, Emotion Focused Coaching, and Mindfulness. Yiching also offers Culturally Adapted Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CaCBT) for racialized individuals that helps support clients in learning and implementing CBT skills using a culturally relevant and faith-based approach.

Yiching also has a passion for adult education in supporting workplace wellness through lunch and learns, workshops, and seminars. Yiching is a member of the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers as well as the Ontario Association of Social Workers. 

In addition, Yiching provides services in English and has a comprehension of conversational Mandarin and basic Spanish. Yiching is also well-versed in the Latinx culture through lived experience as a mother of two highly active and super curious biracial children. When she's not working or spending time with her loved ones, Yiching finds comfort in researching for her next trip while sipping a taro milk bubble tea (with qq of course).

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