Dr. Conita Ip is a Registered Social Worker (RSW) in Alberta with over twenty years of experience supporting individuals and families across government, non-profit, and private practice settings. She holds a Bachelor of Social Work and a Master of Family Counselling and Family Education from Hong Kong, where she spent ten years working in hospital (medical and palliative care) and family service settings. After immigrating to Canada in 2005, she completed her PhD in Social Work at the University of Calgary, specializing in immigrant mental health.

Drawing from her diverse training and clinical experience in both Hong Kong and Canada, Dr. Ip brings strong cross-cultural sensitivity and a compassionate presence to her work. She adopts an eclectic, evidence-based counselling approach, integrating Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), trauma-informed practice, mindfulness-based interventions, and the Strengths Perspective.

Shaped by her own challenging life journey and inspired by the resiliency of her clients, Dr. Ip is committed to helping individuals create meaningful change, cultivate psychological flexibility, and build resilience through life’s adversities. In addition to her clinical practice, she teaches counselling at Ambrose University and is frequently invited by non-profit and faith-based organizations to speak on mental wellness. She has also been interviewed on radio and television on topics related to mental health.

Language: English, Cantonese

葉潔貞博士（Dr. Conita Ip）是亞省註冊社工（RSW），擁有逾二十年在政府、非牟利機構及私人執業中為個人及家庭提供專業輔導的經驗。她於香港中文大學取得社會工作學士及家庭輔導與家庭教育碩士學位，並曾在香港醫院（包括內科及紓緩治療病房）及家庭服務中心任職社工達十年。於 2005年移民加拿大後，她在2016年於卡加利大學完成社會工作哲學博士學位，研究移民精神健康。

葉博士具有跨越香港與加拿大的多元訓練與臨床經驗，具備跨文化敏感度及同理心的專業態度。她採用整合式及以實證為基礎的輔導方法，融合認知行為治療（CBT）、辯證行為治療（DBT）、接納與承諾治療（ACT）、創傷知情取向、靜觀介入及優勢為本取向等多種輔導模式。

葉博士的專業使命深受其個人生命歷程及客戶堅毅不屈的復康故事所啟發。她致力協助個人在逆境中作出正面改變、培養心理彈性，並建立面對生活挑戰的抗逆力。除了臨床實務外，她亦於Ambrose University 教授輔導課程，並經常受非牟利機構及教會邀請講授心理健康講座及工作坊；亦多次在電台及電視節目中就精神健康議題接受訪問。

語言：英語、廣東話