Sign Up | Mental Health Peer Support Group in Beijing
Updated on Dec 2025 Moving to a new country, going through a breakup, losing a job, or living with mental conditions can be very challenging. Yet, there’s no reason to suffer alone when one can choose to join hands with others and let the power of connection and group support encourage and heal us. In the absence of such social support in Beijing, CandleX established the peer support group in October, 2015, with the goal to provide psychosocial support to the Beijing communit
Nov 11, 2023
‘What do I Want to Do When I grow Up’ | A Teenager’s Reflection
Leo Yu, a 16 year old Chinese student attending international school in Beijing, recently joined our teens empowerment/mentorship project...
Nov 1, 2023
A Letter to Educators on Student’s Mental Health Work
Author: Xiaojie Psychotherapist, Director of CandleX Time: Oct 2023 Stepping out of the campus of an international school in Tianjin, I...
Nov 1, 2023
8th Anniversary | CandleX Mental Health Peer Support Group
In 2015, I organized the first meeting of the mental health Peer support group in Beijing because I couldn't find one myself. Today, it...
Oct 27, 2023
Effortless Consistency | Xiaojie’s Reflections
Author: Xiaojie Qin Time: 2023 If consistency requires tremendous effort and self-discipline on your part, you might not be pursuing the...
Oct 19, 2023
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
Wellness in Sanlitun | Yoga and Psychotherapy
This is part 2 of the conversation between Xiaojie and Bruno, on mental health and yoga. CandleX founder Xiaojie in conversation with...
Jul 25, 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