Counsellor profile
Roy Ka Yiu Lam, BACP
BACP counsellor - family and parenting concerns
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- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy
- English and Cantonese
About Roy
Roy Ka Yiu Lam is a BACP-registered counsellor in the United Kingdom with eight years of counselling practice and a Master in Social Sciences (Counselling). He previously worked in human resources for over 30 years and has supported people with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, career concerns and LGBT-related issues.
He often works with adults facing relationship strain, family difficulties and parenting pressures. He also supports people coping with grief, intimacy-related concerns, anger and life changes. He has experience helping clients who are hearing impaired and people living with HIV or facing immigration challenges.
Roy uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) alongside ideas from Bowen's family systems thinking. In practical sessions he helps people spot unhelpful thinking, try new ways of communicating, and notice patterns that affect how they relate to others.
Sessions are straightforward and focused on everyday problems. He aims to help people set clear goals, practise new skills between sessions, and review progress regularly. Language options include English and Cantonese, and he accepts international clients.
Before booking, people should check the current session options and the subscription terms that apply to sessions. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session.
How sessions work
How CBT and EFT are used online
CBT helps people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviours. Online CBT sessions often focus on setting concrete tasks, practising skills between meetings and reviewing results together. EFT looks at emotions and patterns in relationships; it helps people name feelings and try new ways of interacting that reduce repeated conflict or disconnection.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about their goals, try an approach, and adjust plans if something is not helpful. Together they will decide whether more focus should be on thoughts and behaviour or on emotion and attachment patterns.
Confirm the available session formats before booking because the biography does not list specific options. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a normal week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove commuting time. It can also make it simpler to include bilingual conversation in English and Cantonese for those who prefer it.
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Experience
8+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Cantonese
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Frequently asked questions
What concerns does he help with?
He helps with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns, parenting strain, LGBT-related issues, grief, career worries and intimacy-related matters.
What style of therapy does he use?
His practice draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), with elements of Bowen's family systems thinking to look at relationship patterns.
How much experience does he have?
He has eight years of counselling experience and more than 30 years of prior work in human resources, plus a Master in Social Sciences (Counselling).
Is he registered and where is he based?
He is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Can he work with non-UK clients or other languages?
Sessions are offered in English and Cantonese, and he accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Confirm the current session options before booking, as the biography does not specify particular formats.
How are sessions charged?
Costs vary with location; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.