Fanny KO
Honorary Lecturer of the University of Hong Kong
Registered Social Worker in Hong Kong
Internationally recognized Somatic Experiencing Practitioner
Focusing Trainer, Ego State Therapist, Integral Somatic Psychology Therapist
Family Constellation Counselor
Registered Social Worker in Hong Kong
Internationally recognized Somatic Experiencing Practitioner
Focusing Trainer, Ego State Therapist, Integral Somatic Psychology Therapist
Family Constellation Counselor
Ms. Ko has vast interest in body-oriented psychotherapy. She has kept on learning from various masters in Somatic Experiencing (SE) and Focusing since 2008. After qualified to be a SE Practitioner in 2012, she started to assist training in SE and was qualified to provide supervision to SE students since 2016. Regarding Focusing, she was certified as trainer in 2014.
In addition to believing in the importance of body wisdom for healing, Ms. Ko has also received many other extensive and in-depth trainings, including Relational Wholebody Focusing, AEDP, Internal Family System, Non-Violent Communication, NLP and Satir model. After more than 20 years of practice, she has integrated various approaches to become her unique holistic way of working with clients.
Areas of expertise: personal growth, birth trauma, childhood trauma, intergenerational trauma, emotional problems, grief counseling, interpersonal relationship problems, stress management, work problems, accidental injuries (such as falls, car accidents and drowning), physical syndromes (such as migraines, irritable bowel and chronic pain), witnessing violent incidents/accidents, preparing for surgery, medical trauma, etc. Fanny's life mission is to bring more peace, hope and joy to the world and to support others in realizing their potential.
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Fanny holds a space of grounded presence for her clients to provide safety for them to explore and work on their issues. It can be dissatisfaction in work, family, health and other interpersonal relationships or overcoming anxiety and depression, PTSD or other general problems. After sessions, clients will generally have more insights about their inner conflicts and repeated patterns, learn more self-regulation tools, heal emotional and psychological problems, and make better conscious choices. Hence, past experience be converted into a healing gift, and Moving Forward into a dynamic and beautiful life!
Characteristics of Fanny’s work
CLIENT CENTERED Fanny has been trained in supportive deep listening. With honest empathetic and unconditional relationship with the client, she establishes an open and non-judgmental atmosphere in which the client has the time and space to make the discoveries that are necessary for progress to occur.
BASED ON LATEST SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH Fanny is constantly updating her skills and knowledge. Her techniques are based on the most current research. Due to the advances in neuroscience, we now know more about how our brain encodes experience, and how to help people heal and feel whole again. She will incorporate recent findings such as Dr Stephen Porges’s Polyvagal Theory into practice to benefit her clients.
BODY-ORIENTED All our experience, no matter good or bad, are stored in different parts of our body. Some of these memories are non-verbal and can be evoked through a sound, smell or image. With some, we cannot even recall the source of these triggers nor the details of an event. However, our reaction is encoded into our nervous system. This will have an effect on our emotions, reactions and thoughts. This in turn affects our relationships and the way we see and interpret the world.
By incorporating the body, clients are able to access a deeper part of themselves. Latest research indicates that adding body awareness will enhance recovery of the disturbed nervous system and achieve outcomes that talk therapy alone cannot always reach.
Co-author of the following publications • Suicide Counseling in the Satir Model: Reflections on Clinical Practice (In Chinese), (2005), Hong Kong: Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention, University of Hong Kong.
• Perception of Doctors and Nurses on the Care and Bereavement Support for Relatives of Terminally Ill Patients in an Acute Setting. Hong Kong Journal of Psychiatry, 2006, 16(1), 7-13.
Feedback from workshop participants
• I enjoy the interactive mode.
• The speaker explains in plain and easy ways; enable participants to follow and relax within short time.
• Lively explanation and contents are practical in daily lives. With plenty of exercises enable me to better understand how to put the theory into practice.
• I understand the benefits of grounding now.
• The metaphor of ‘lobster behind tsunami’ inspires me to another thought.
• The resources list inspires me to re-think / understand myself more.
• The speaker’s lively and humorous style makes the workshop contents more impressive.
• I am now more aware of my own physical condition and can be-friend with myself.
• Small game to start off the workshop can help me use my five senses to experience content of the workshop. [/read]
In addition to believing in the importance of body wisdom for healing, Ms. Ko has also received many other extensive and in-depth trainings, including Relational Wholebody Focusing, AEDP, Internal Family System, Non-Violent Communication, NLP and Satir model. After more than 20 years of practice, she has integrated various approaches to become her unique holistic way of working with clients.
Areas of expertise: personal growth, birth trauma, childhood trauma, intergenerational trauma, emotional problems, grief counseling, interpersonal relationship problems, stress management, work problems, accidental injuries (such as falls, car accidents and drowning), physical syndromes (such as migraines, irritable bowel and chronic pain), witnessing violent incidents/accidents, preparing for surgery, medical trauma, etc. Fanny's life mission is to bring more peace, hope and joy to the world and to support others in realizing their potential.
[read more]
Fanny holds a space of grounded presence for her clients to provide safety for them to explore and work on their issues. It can be dissatisfaction in work, family, health and other interpersonal relationships or overcoming anxiety and depression, PTSD or other general problems. After sessions, clients will generally have more insights about their inner conflicts and repeated patterns, learn more self-regulation tools, heal emotional and psychological problems, and make better conscious choices. Hence, past experience be converted into a healing gift, and Moving Forward into a dynamic and beautiful life!
Characteristics of Fanny’s work
CLIENT CENTERED Fanny has been trained in supportive deep listening. With honest empathetic and unconditional relationship with the client, she establishes an open and non-judgmental atmosphere in which the client has the time and space to make the discoveries that are necessary for progress to occur.
BASED ON LATEST SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH Fanny is constantly updating her skills and knowledge. Her techniques are based on the most current research. Due to the advances in neuroscience, we now know more about how our brain encodes experience, and how to help people heal and feel whole again. She will incorporate recent findings such as Dr Stephen Porges’s Polyvagal Theory into practice to benefit her clients.
BODY-ORIENTED All our experience, no matter good or bad, are stored in different parts of our body. Some of these memories are non-verbal and can be evoked through a sound, smell or image. With some, we cannot even recall the source of these triggers nor the details of an event. However, our reaction is encoded into our nervous system. This will have an effect on our emotions, reactions and thoughts. This in turn affects our relationships and the way we see and interpret the world.
By incorporating the body, clients are able to access a deeper part of themselves. Latest research indicates that adding body awareness will enhance recovery of the disturbed nervous system and achieve outcomes that talk therapy alone cannot always reach.
Co-author of the following publications • Suicide Counseling in the Satir Model: Reflections on Clinical Practice (In Chinese), (2005), Hong Kong: Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention, University of Hong Kong.
• Perception of Doctors and Nurses on the Care and Bereavement Support for Relatives of Terminally Ill Patients in an Acute Setting. Hong Kong Journal of Psychiatry, 2006, 16(1), 7-13.
Feedback from workshop participants
• I enjoy the interactive mode.
• The speaker explains in plain and easy ways; enable participants to follow and relax within short time.
• Lively explanation and contents are practical in daily lives. With plenty of exercises enable me to better understand how to put the theory into practice.
• I understand the benefits of grounding now.
• The metaphor of ‘lobster behind tsunami’ inspires me to another thought.
• The resources list inspires me to re-think / understand myself more.
• The speaker’s lively and humorous style makes the workshop contents more impressive.
• I am now more aware of my own physical condition and can be-friend with myself.
• Small game to start off the workshop can help me use my five senses to experience content of the workshop. [/read]
Fanny's Key Clinical Interest
- Somatic Psychotherapy
- Focusing Oriented Therapy
- Ego State Therapy
- Integral Somatic Psychology
Fanny's Key Research Interest
- Neuroscience
- PTSD
- Anxiety
- Insomnia
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Somatic Experiencing
Somatic Experiencing restores resilience to the body’s responses to stress and trauma, so you can respond to life’s challenges with increased energy, motivation, and clarity.
The Somatic Experiencing theory derives that a human’s autonomic nervous system (ANS) is dysfunctional in relation to automatically regulating the release of energy associated with the sudden arousal during trauma. This technique focuses on targeting the (ANS)’s own ability to regulate and restore itself to balance in order to allow a client to regain a normal level of functioning after experiencing a trauma. This is done by gently and safely guiding individuals to develop increasing tolerance for difficult bodily sensations and suppressed emotions.
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We support you in your journey to HEAL, GROW and FIND BLISS
“I like Fanny’s gentle kindness, fun-filled yet mature and wise. She let me understand and love myself more. Thank you very much! “
-Ms. LAI
“In a particular session of therapy, I had resolved a very traumatic past experience. That gave me a deep and excited feeling: A heart with damage, cracks and tears, seemingly looks dirty and gray. In fact, it is a land with a lot of accumulated nutrients. Buried inside are many seeds. After careful cultivating and sorting out, it would nourish unexpected vibrant life, emitting brightness, warmth, hope…. ”
-Ms. CHUNG
“Before receiving therapy, she was in very low mood and with high anxiety; closed herself up and refused socialization; with insomnia and totally lack of motivation.
After receiving therapy,
1. She began to understand her various inner feelings; then she could release the negative emotions inside and allowed herself to experience more positive emotions.
2. Clarified the sources of all kinds of confusing emotions; transformed past hurting experience to get new strength. For example: resentment, fear and anxiety towards parents changed to gratitude, respect and love; remorse and guilt towards herself were transformed into acceptance and hope.
Overall speaking, is having new understanding of herself and gaining more courage and strength to face the future. ”
-Ms Chen
Theology student
