Su (Xufeng Su) (They/Them)

As a therapist, I aim to assist and support clients in exploring their unique values and identities. Through my lived experience, I have a deep understanding of the imbalance and distress we can feel when experiencing oppression or being unable to live our authentic lives. When supporting my clients – instead of assuming the expert position – I partner with them, exploring their potential and understanding who they want to be. During the therapy journey, my goal is to create a secure place where my clients can be heard. I specialize in working with clients from minority communities, including cultural minorities, kink communities, and trans, intersex and gender diverse communities. My key areas of support include discovering self-identity, self-worth, and communication or emotional expression issues. In other ways, I strive to help my clients to be themselves because “unable to be ourselves” leads to a large amount of mental health struggles we may experience. I also work with couples and polyamorous relationships, providing kink-aware, and queer-allied support. Within the professional boundaries, I believe my lived experiences as part of a sexual & cultural minority can be drawn upon as an asset in my work to be empathetic and understanding towards clients who may face shame and stigma. At the same time, I strive to be mindful of my value standpoints and avoid imposing my value system on others consciously or unconsciously. Additionally, as a provisional psychologist, and as a human being, I strive to ongoingly raise awareness of my competencies and will honestly communicate my limitations with my clients & supervisor and refer my clients when needed to maximize the benefits of my clients. As a provisional psychologist, I cannot provide Medicare rebates before obtaining my general registration with AHPRA.