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About Dorothy.

Credentials open doors. Dorothy walks through them with humour and 35 years of street smarts.

“I have sat with CEOs, kindergarten teachers, grieving parents, and young adults who feel lost. The work is the same: find the truth, take responsibility, and grow.”
Dorothy Wong

01 · THE WORK

Experience meets humanity.

Dorothy is a counsellor, public course trainer, executive coach, corporate trainer and author. Her style is honest, sometimes funny, always human — and behind every story stands decades of clinical wisdom.

02 · ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Built on study. Tested in life.

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BOSTON UNIVERSITY · USAMBA
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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIAMaster in Counselling
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STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANYBachelor of ArtsPolitical Science & Economics
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UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG × UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAMPostgraduate Diploma in EducationLifelong Learning

03 · CERTIFICATIONS

Tools are not the point. Change is.

EnneagramMBTIFamily TherapyFamily ConstellationsSelf-Esteem EnhancementPositive PsychologyGrowth MindsetHow the Brain WorksMarriage CounsellingSex Therapy & LGBTQ+ CounsellingBereavement CounsellingEffective CommunicationExperiential LearningPersonal Growth

04 · PROFESSIONAL ROLES

From the room to the world.

Founder

— Intimate Connection Centre (ICC Ltd.)

Corporate Trainer & Executive Coach

— banking, real estate, insurance, fund investment, multi-level marketing, surveying, telecommunications, business equipment, home appliances, supermarkets and food retail

Guest Lecturer

— School of Continuing and Professional Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Regular Radio Guest

— RTHK & Metro Broadcast (“智慧創富”)

Host

— “學好管理” and “時間管理” on Metro Digital Life Channel

05 · BOOKS PUBLISHED

Words that stay with you.

《飛越姻緣路》Make Marriage Work
《愛情基本功》Fundamentals of Love
《愛的根源》The Magic of Self-Esteem
《九柱:心理地圖》Enneagram: A Psychological Map
《九柱:因型施教》Enneagram: Teaching According to Type
《別寵壞我》Don't Spoil Me
《別壓迫我》Don't Oppress Me
《靠把口搵食》Making a Living with Great Presentation Skills

06 · RECOGNITION

Twice selected as one of Hong Kong's Outstanding Corporate Trainers.

07 · COMMUNITY & SCHOOL WORK

Dorothy has conducted courses for NGOs, voluntary organisations and community centres. She is frequently invited by local and international primary and secondary schools, and kindergartens, to provide talks, seminars and professional training for parents and teachers — including Parent-Teacher Association activities.

08 · WHAT DOROTHY BELIEVES

She does not rescue. She equips.

Dorothy is not your typical counselor. She sits with your emotions — but she never loses her footing. Your feelings are real, but they are not the final truth. She does not coddle; she challenges.

1. No codependency

“I feel with you. I don't drown with you.” Dorothy equips people to rescue themselves.

2. Emotion + Reason

“Your feelings are real. They are not the final truth.”

3. Self-esteem is built, not given

“Victims wait for rescue. Responsible people build a ladder.”

4. Face-to-face preferred, online accepted when necessary

“Zoom is a bridge, not a home.” Distance should not mean disconnection.

5. Depth over speed

“Shallow learning changes nothing. Depth changes everything.”

6. Honest conversation with humour

“Like a stand-up comedian — but you leave with real tools.”

7. Connection is the only thing that works

“Your DMs are not therapy. Instagram likes don't build self-esteem.”

8. Lifelong learning

Growth never stops.

9. Strict confidentiality

What you share stays in the room, except where legal or safety obligations apply.

10. When the student is ready, the teacher appears

“If you are ready, I am here. If you are not, don't come.”

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