Julia's Bio

個體心理學是能在生活及助人専業具體操作的一套知識系統，它可以超越時代和不同文化社會的差異，這樣的信念在我的勇氣心理學英文本在美國紐約出版後也陸續有中文、韓文、及日文譯本出版中得到肯定。我創立的台灣阿德勒心理學會已經十歲了，經過各界領導團隊的努力，已成為一股倡議健康個體、家庭和社會的力量。我曾為台灣創立的台美雙認證課程有親師諮詢，婚姻伴侶諮詢，成癮諮詢，讀書會及讀書會帶領人和生命設計諮詢。

阿德勒身心和社會互動之相互影響的整體觀一直如影隨形地影響我多年來的諮商教學、研究、實務，和組織領導。阿德勒的「treat the whole person」的全人身心健康觀點在我個人生活上有很真切和正向的影響。早在我讀諮商碩士時我取得了 Touch for Health (根據當時左腦右腦如何互動的有限科學發現和John Diamond 博士的肌肉動力學) 的證書。在Ohio State University諮商博班時修必選精神分析一門課，除了讀弗洛伊德、榮格和阿德勒原著外，自己也從腦神經的結構去解讀人的心理焦慮和源自德國的自律神經訓練。

在完成三十幾年諮商教育生涯之際，我再度成為學生研修Food as Medicine和創傷療癒身心醫學已超過十年。開創DIAL並成為北美阿德勒心理學會分會讓我在台美之間的旅人生活中能夠貢獻所學，提供各年齡層可化為行動的身心健康自我照護知能，也履行太平洋兩端的社會責任和義務。

Individual psychology is a system of knowledge that can be practically applied in our daily lives. It transcends the differences of time and cultures. This belief has been affirmed in the subsequent publication of Chinese, Korean, and Japanese translations of my book, The Psychology of Courage after its English edition was published in New York, USA. The Taiwan Society of Adlerian Psychology (TSAP), which I founded, is now ten years old. With its devoted leaderships, TSAP has become a strong advocate promoting healthy individuals in family, school and work place. I have established dual-certification courses in Taiwan and the United States, including parent-teacher counseling, marriage and couple counseling, addiction counseling, book clubs and book club leaders, and life design counseling.

Adler's holistic view of “treating the whole person” has profoundly influenced my practices in counselor education and supervision, research and leadership for many decades. Back when I was pursuing my Master's degree in Counseling, I obtained a certificate in Touch for Health (based on the limited scientific findings at the time regarding how the left and right hemispheres interact as well as John Diamond’s theory of kinesiology). While pursuing a doctoral degree in counseling at Ohio State University, I took a required course in psychoanalysis. In addition to reading the original works of Freud, Jung, and Adler, I adventured to interrelate the structure of the brain to understand psychological anxiety and acquired the skills of the autonomic nervous system training originating from Germany.

After completing over thirty years of counselor education, I have been studying Food as Medicine and mind body medicine in trauma healing for over a decade. Founding DIAL and becoming a chapter of the North American Adlerian Psychology Society has enabled me to contribute my knowledge and skills as I travel between Taiwan and the United States, providing actionable self-care knowledge for mental and physical health to people of all ages, and fulfilling my social responsibilities and obligations on both sides of the Pacific.