How I got here...

I was the "perfect" parent before I had kids. My very real children got in the way of the parent i dreamed of being...
Hi, I'm Lisel

Mum, Therapist, Parent Educator based in Hong Kong

Lisel Varley Family Therapist
As licensed psychotherapist, who has navigated transitioning from a corporate career into psychotherapy, I bring a unique perspective from my corporate background into this compassionate field. I specialise in family therapy for expat families navigating unique cross-cultural parenting challenges. My own experiences raising third culture kids while managing work commitments, family relationships, identity, and personal goals have given me genuine insight into these complexities.

I work with families addressing:

For Mothers and Caregivers:
- Burnout, anxiety, and postpartum depression
- Attachment and inner child Healing
- Identity loss and cultural displacement
- Balancing motherhood with career aspirations
- Managing family relationships across continents

For Families:
- Family relationship challenges and communication breakdown
- Parenting stress in multicultural environments
- Third culture kid adjustment and identity issues
- Sibling relationships
-Supporting Neurodivergent parents and kids
- Work-life-family balance struggles

The journey of motherhood is not meant to be walked alone...

Come join our supportive, nurturing, compassionate community of mothers who are committed to ignoring the noise, following intuitions, taking the path less travelled, one step at a time. A challenge shared is a challenge halved. We commit to listening, leaning on, and lifting each other. Join us.

Our Foundations

Secure Parenting
Connecting to ourselves,
Connecting to each other
Following our hearts, trusting our intuition, bringing back joy and delight and making magnificence in the mundane



Science Backed Principles
Empowered through knowledge
Science-backed principles of psychotherapy to support healthy attachment.

Commitment to healing our triggersEmbracing "good enough"-celebrating mistakes, repair, and learning
Parent Community Hong Kong
Reflective Practice
Regular reflection to allow us ignore the noise, makee conscious choices, guided by intuition