Imi Lo is a consultant and published author with extensive experience in mental health and psychotherapy across diverse international settings.
She specializes in working with intense and gifted adults. Her books, 'Emotional Sensitivity and Intensity' and 'The Gift of Intensity,' are internationally acclaimed and available in multiple languages.
Imi Lo has held various roles, including mental health supervisor, suicide crisis counselor, psychotherapist, art therapist, and trainer to therapists and coaches. Having called different countries home, she has worked in the National Health Service (UK), Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders, Samaritan Befrienders, and Mind.
Imi holds two Master’s degrees, one in Mental Health and one in Buddhist Studies. She is trained in philosophical counseling, Jungian theories, solution-focused coaching, trauma-informed practices, and mindfulness-based modalities. She integrates psychological understanding with both Eastern and Western philosophies, such as Buddhism and Stoicism.
Imi Lo is the recipient of multiple awards and scholarships, including the prestigious Australian Government Endeavour Award, the HSBC Social Work Scholarship, and a Postgraduate Scholarship for Buddhist Studies.
Her expertise and insights have been featured in major publications such as Business Insider, Psychologies Magazine, Marie Claire, HuffPost, The Daily Mail, and The Telegraph. Imi also contributes regularly to Psychology Today.
Areas of Expertise
Coaching Gifted Adults
Emotional Intensity and Sensitivity
Excitabilities and Giftedness
Trauma-informed Coaching
Cross-cultural Experiences
Existential and Mid-life Crisis
Credentials
Master of Mental Health (Distinction)
Master of Buddhist Studies (Distinction)
Certified Logic-based Therapist (Philosophical Counselling)
Certificate in Clinical Supervision
Certificate in Jungian Studies
Certificate: Using the Enneagram in Psychological Assessment and Practice
What I believe in