On Our Fear of love
It may seem paradoxical at first glance, but the answer to healing from defensive non-attachment is actually to affirm our ultimate autonomy and resilience. We push… Read More »On Our Fear of love
Imi Lo
Imi Lo is a psychotherapist and consultant who has dedicated her career to helping emotionally and intellectually intense people turn their depth into strength. She has written three books with Hachette: Emotional Sensitivity and Intensity, The Gift of Intensity, and The Gift of Empathy.
Imi has over fifteen years of clinical experience, including roles with Médecins Sans Frontières and the NHS (UK), and holds three master's degrees in Mental Health, Buddhist Studies, and Global Cultures. Her training includes art therapy, philosophical counselling, Jungian psychology, mentalization-based treatment, EMDR, Schema Therapy, mindfulness-based and trauma-informed modalities, and she works integratively with psychodynamic, philosophical, and creative methods.
You can contact Imi for a one-to-one session tailored to your specific needs.
Our Quest For Love- What do we Really Want from Our Partner?
Sometimes, in an intimate partnership, we could not help but act out of unrealistic demands, projections, and expectations, as if we are testing the limit… Read More »Our Quest For Love- What do we Really Want from Our Partner?
About Addictions and Compulsions
If we were to peel back, one layer after another, to the root of what now seems to be an unruly beast, we often find… Read More »About Addictions and Compulsions
“Do People Hate Me?” – Surviving Judgement, Criticism and Rejection when you are a Non- Conformist
How can you be yourself, even when you are different? Can you live with full integrity, without being attacked or annihilated? We shall explore how to… Read More »“Do People Hate Me?” – Surviving Judgement, Criticism and Rejection when you are a Non- Conformist
I’ve done Everything I can to Fix Myself…now What?
“MY CBT therapist told me those were ‘irrational thinking,’ which made it worse- now I just blame myself;”“ I have gone through my childhood trauma… Read More »I’ve done Everything I can to Fix Myself…now What?
“So, I Quit” – Why stripping away your False Self is the best way forward
What do you do when no one is watching? With whom do you feel most at ease? When does your natural humour, playfulness, and spontaneity come out?Many… Read More »“So, I Quit” – Why stripping away your False Self is the best way forward
Loneliness and Fitting in
Can you feel truly belonged, if you are not being yourself? Here is the news:You are allowed to tell someone you are angry, annoyed, frustrated, even… Read More »Loneliness and Fitting in
Are you Hiding in Your Head, Away from Your Life?
Can you be emotionally intense and emotionally empty at the same time? Do you have a mind too busy, yet a heart that feels vacant?How is… Read More »Are you Hiding in Your Head, Away from Your Life?
Spiritual Practice for the Emotionally Intense
Spiritual practice is the act of harnessing a kind of soul strength that is deeper than what meets the eyes.By having the ability to see,… Read More »Spiritual Practice for the Emotionally Intense
Anger at Parents in Adulthood: 4 Steps to Release it
Intellectually, we know that our parents cannot change who they are; Rationally, we know that the past is in the past. On many levels, we… Read More »Anger at Parents in Adulthood: 4 Steps to Release it