

A Note To My OCD Clients | Xiaojie’s Reflection On Her Asthma
Author: Xiaojie Qin Psychotherapist, Director of CandleX Time: Aug 2023 Over the past year, I have found myself getting more and more...
Aug 23, 2023


Meeting Myself on the Mat | Xiaojie’s story with Yoga
Author: Xiaojie Qin Psychotherapist Founder and Director of CandleX Date: July 2023 As a therapist, I encourage my clients to try yoga or...
Jul 14, 2023


The Moon Traveler | Half a Life
Bipolar disorder, I refused to be identified with it, I accepted it, and then I moved away from the need to label myself. I am just me. I...
Mar 7, 2023


Chapter 2: In Dance, I Expanded | My Story With Swing Dance
“You’ve loved dancing since you were a little girl,” my mom said to me one time. “There was a time when you always came home much later...
Jun 25, 2022


A Snapshot of Project A’s Group Therapy | The Therapist’s View
From March to April 2022, Project A (independent of CandleX) held its second round of in-person group therapy for women who were in abusive relationships. In this round, group therapy lasted 6 weeks. Each session was 2 hours long, meaning participants spent a total of 12 hours together in the sessions. In addition, each participant was offered the chance to have supplemental individual sessions with the therapist. The therapy was led by Xiaojie Qin, a certified psychotherapis
May 27, 2022


Passion | CandleX Value #1
Author: Xiaojie Qin, Founder and Director of CandleX Date: March 2022 For the 7th year anniversary, I decided to answer a question that I...
Apr 1, 2022

