Yujia (Julia)

Ms Yujia (Julia) Song

Counselor

An experienced counselor in depression, relationship issues, cross-culture issue, LGBT

About Me

I support individuals facing depression, navigating complex relationships, or exploring cross-cultural and LGBT identity concerns. As an experienced counsellor, I understand the unique pressures these challenges bring. My aim is to create a calm, understanding space where you can openly explore your experiences. We can work together to find clarity, strengthen connections, and build resilience. This approach helps you move towards a more grounded sense of self.

Approach

Sessions feel calm and focused, paced to your needs so we can gently track mood shifts, relationship patterns, and cultural pressures that shape choices. I work with clients in English from Shanghai and online, weaving practical tools and reflection so insights carry into daily life between meetings. Therapy blends short experiments, boundary practice, narrative clarity and advocacy when systems are involved, always guided by your priorities and timing. People juggling cross-cultural identity, relationship strain or depressive cycles often find this steady, collaborative pace helpful.
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Basic Information

Services


Services Offered:

  • Advocacy

    Services that help individuals navigate healthcare, education, or social systems to ensure their mental health needs are recognised and met.

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  • Coaching

    A goal-oriented practice focused on identifying objectives, overcoming obstacles, and taking action, centred on the present and future rather than past difficulties.

  • Consultation

    An initial meeting with a therapist to discuss concerns, ask questions, and determine whether they are the right fit.

  • Divorce Counseling

    Counselling for individuals or couples going through separation or divorce, addressing the emotional, practical, and relational dimensions.

  • Relationship Counseling

    Counselling for couples or partners focused on improving communication, rebuilding trust, and strengthening emotional connection.

  • Personal Development

    The ongoing process of self-awareness, self-improvement, and reaching one's potential, pursued not because something is wrong but to live more fully.

  • Wellness Support

    Holistic support focused on overall well-being, including stress management, lifestyle balance, and building sustainable healthy habits.

Works With:

  • Adolescents
  • Adults
  • Couples
  • Individuals
  • Parents

Area of Expertise


Scope of Practice:

  • Abuse

    Emotional, physical, or sexual mistreatment by another person that causes lasting psychological harm and disrupts a person's sense of safety.

  • Life Transitions

    Major life changes, such as relocation, retirement, parenthood, or career shifts, that disrupt routine and require psychological adjustment.

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  • Adolescent Therapy

    Therapy designed for teenagers, using age-appropriate methods to address issues like anxiety, identity, peer pressure, and family conflict.

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  • Anxiety

    Persistent worry, nervousness, or fear that is disproportionate to the situation and interferes with daily functioning.

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  • Behaviour or Conduct Issues

    Persistent patterns of defiant, aggressive, or rule-breaking behaviour in children or adolescents that significantly disrupt home, school, or social life.

  • Mood Disorder

    A category of mental health conditions, including depression and bipolar disorder, in which a person's emotional state is significantly and persistently disrupted.

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  • Career Issues

    Work-related difficulties such as chronic dissatisfaction, conflict, burnout, uncertainty about direction, or the stress of career change.

  • Cross-Cultural

    The psychological challenges of living between two or more cultures, including identity conflicts, acculturation stress, and difficulties with belonging.

Professional Title:

  • Counselor

    A trained professional who provides talk therapy to help clients work through emotional, relational, and psychological difficulties.

Qualifications


Palo Alto University

Registrations


Canadian Counseling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA)

Mental Health Counselors

Service Area


Ruian Square

In-person & Online

Shanghai, Shanghai

China