Dear friends,

      With rapid development and progress of society, the problems people are facing have become more complicated than before. Many people have experienced pressures from daily living and work. Some may even develop anxiety and/or depression disorders over time.

      Different types of treatment services, such as medical, psychological and community mental health services, have been developed in society. However, some of these services have been criticized for not meeting individual needs and circumstances, and thus are not available for people in need of timely help.

      The purpose of the e-counseling center is to help people who are confronted with anxiety, depression, or other mental distress, to be aware of and to deal with their mental health problems as soon as possible. With the use of online technologies and based on findings from evidence- based research, the iCounseling International Ltd. is developed to provide a new online counseling service to people in need of timely psychosocial support.

      In order to ensure the quality of service, the iCounseling International Ltd. has adopted effective mechanisms and measures to ensure that the quality of online guided self-learning courses and self-help programmes and service meet the standards and requirements of Hong Kong Professional Counselling Association.

      Finally, on behalf of the iCounseling International Ltd., I wish everyone good health.

Prof. Petrus Ng
Professor of Department of Social Work
Consultant of iCounseling International Ltd