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Updated: Aug 2026 I am a psychotherapist; director of CandleX. I am also an entrepreneur, a community mental-health advocate, a mentor, an interviewer and a story teller, a mindfulness practitioner, a lifelong learner, and more. I am Xiaojie Qin. 我是秦小杰。 心理咨询师，心理治疗师，CandleX的创始者及总监，社区心理健康的推动者。有时给青少年做做导师，也做社区心理故事的采访者；讲故事，也修习正念。终身学习，不止于此。 Finding a therapist—and the right one for you—is a big deal. That's why I want to be as transparent as possible about who I am and how I work,

This article was originally written in Chinese by the author Qin Xiaojie (Counselor, Psychotherapist) and later translated into English by DeepSeek, adhering to the original intent of the writing and the ethical principles of writing about client experiences. 文章由作者秦小杰（心理咨询师，心理治疗师）用中文写作（向下滑动到后半部分可见），后经Deepseek翻译成英文，秉持：写作初心和来访咨询故事写作伦理原则。 Author: Xiaojie Qin Time: Feb 2026 In the previous chapter, I described how I used "role-play" with my client Xuan to efficiently and directly

The article was written by the author in English, and translated by Deepseek to Chinese. 文章由作者用英文撰写，后经Deepseek翻译成中文，作者校对后发表。中文版在页面第二部分。...

Author 作者: Xiaojie Qin 秦小杰 2025/08 Beijing Intro: The First Chord – When All My Parts Were Acknowledged Wow, this song came out in...