MEET ASIAN AUSTRALIAN PSYCHOLOGIST, JUN LIM.

Our Asian Australian mental health practitioner list continues to be a highly utilised resource for many Asian Australians seeking therapeutic support, so we're now trying to bring a bit more life to the list through these short interviews.

We know that it's not always easy trying to work out which psychologist we might like to work with. Because the decision is not just about where they're located and when they're available, but there's a bit more of a human, relational element to the decision too.

So here at Shapes and Sounds, we want to help make that process just a little easier.

Every month, we'll be introducing a psychologist from the Asian Australian Mental Health Practitioner List to help you gain a bit more insight into who you feel might be a good fit for you or someone that you know.

This month we're excited to connect you with Jun Lim who is a registered psychologist based in Melbourne. Jun supports children and adolescents and you can learn more about Jun via our interview below!

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1. What led you to pursue a career in psychology?

I’ve always been interested with human behaviours and working with children. I actually did not know about Psychology as a career until mid high school. I remember completing a career/ interest questionnaire at 15 and counselling being one of the suggested career pathways. At 16, I decided that Psychology is the pathway that enables me to work in a field where I can combine my interest in human behaviour and children, whilst at the same time contributing to shaping someone’s life. I still feel very privileged working in this field!

2. What is your unique cultural heritage?

I am a Malaysian Chinese. I moved to Melbourne in 2015 for my tertiary education and stayed on.

3. What are your areas of specialty and what kind of frameworks do you work from?

I work predominantly with children and adolescents with developmental needs and anxiety presentation. I take a child-centered, strengths-based, and system-focused approach. I am also passionate about supporting and guiding parents to understand and work with their child. I am a firm believer that every behaviour serves a function and is a way of communication.

In sessions, I adapt activities to suit the child’s interest and draw upon Acceptance Commitment Therapy, mindfulness, play, and other evidence-based therapy as required.

4. What kind of clients are you best able to support?

I have a strong interest in Autism, learning difficulties, anxiety, and families from a bilingual background.

5. If you could be your own therapist right now, what do you think you would say to yourself?

1. Take time to rest, schedule me-time. We do our best work when we are our best self.
2. ‘Change is the only constant’, good or bad. It’s scary and it’s ok!
3. ‘No man is an island’. Surround yourself with good food and people. Foster relationships that raise you.
4. ‘The grass is greener where you water’. Work on what we want to see.

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Connect with Jun via our Asian Australian Mental Health Practitioner List HERE.

Alternatively, if Jun's words make you think of anyone in your life, be sure to forward this page on to them too. Let us continue to not only support ourselves but all those around us too!

Lastly, if you require urgent assistance, please do not contact Jun or any of the psychologists on this list. Instead, please call emergency services on 000 or call Lifeline on 13 11 14.