Meet Tin Wing

Tin Wing is a Registered Social Worker and internationally trained Play Therapist with over 6 years of experience working with toddlers, children, youth, parents, and families in community mental health and school settings. Tin Wing’s caring, gentle and respectful nature fosters a sense of acceptance and safety in her clients.

Being a therapist who is passionate about providing child-centered play therapy, Tin Wing is gifted with the ability to connect with children and parents through play.  Tin Wing also integrates creative arts, Emotion Focused Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Family Therapy and Trauma-Focused Therapy into her sessions.

Tin Wing connects naturally with children and families, and she is a constant source of stability and empathy for them.  She offers unconditional acceptance to families, helping them to see their own strengths and build on them, while providing support and gently shifting unhelpful patterns through her creative and dynamic approach to families. As a person who is hard of hearing, Tin Wing is happy to support others who are deaf and hard of hearing.

Areas of treatment

 

  • Emotion Regulation

  • Anxiety

  • Depression

  • Behavioral Concerns

  • School Concerns

  • Social Difficulties

  • Relationship Issues

  • ADHD

  • Autism Spectrum Disorder

  • Parent, Parent-child & Family Conflict/ Repair

  • Parent/Caregiver Coaching

  • Grief & Loss

  • Life Transitions

 

Techniques used

  • Child-centered Play Therapy

  • Emotion Focused Therapy

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

  • Trauma-Informed

  • Creative Arts

  • Strengths-Based

  • Attachment Theory

  • Narrative Therapy

  • Family Systems

  • Motivational Interviewing

  • Parent/caregiver Coaching

Education

  • Bachelor of Social Work from the University of Hong Kong

  • Master of Social Work from the University of Toronto

  • 8 month Internship: The Garry Hurvitz Centre for Community Mental Health at SickKids

Certifications

  • Certificated Laughter Yoga Leader

  • Child-centered Play Therapy and Group Play Therapy Training

Professional organizations

  • Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (OCSWSSW)

  • Ontario Association of Social Workers (OASW)