About Heide
Meet Heide Cheuk, a child and family psychotherapist, family mental health specialist, parenting coach, and founder of LuminaMinds, who supports individuals and families across Hong Kong thoughtfully.
MY STORY
A Personal Journey into Mental Health & Family Support
I’m Heide Cheuk, founder of LuminaMinds. I am a psychotherapist, family mental health specialist, parenting coach, mindfulness educator, and mother of three.
I support children, teens, adults, and families in private practice and school settings with compassion.
Before retraining in psychotherapy and mental health, I spent over a decade practising environmental and commercial law after studying at Duke and Durham, giving me first-hand insight into high-pressure careers, working parenthood, and family life.
MY APPROACH
Practical Support for Real-Life Challenges
My work blends person-centred counselling, schema therapy, mindfulness-based CBT, family therapy, play therapy, and coaching to help clients strengthen emotional wellbeing, build resilience, improve relationships, and create meaningful, sustainable change that continues well beyond the therapy room.
Beyond private practice, I lead school and workplace workshops and wellbeing programmes, as well as educator training, on parenting, big emotions, resilience, digital wellbeing, burnout, and emotional regulation, equipping families, teachers, and professionals with practical, evidence-based tools every day.
EDUCATION & TRAINING
Grounded in Professional Training & Continued Learning
My training includes a Master’s in Counselling from Hong Kong University, studies in child development at Stanford, positive psychology at UC Berkeley, leadership and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy training at Oxford, and law degrees from Duke and Durham.
Additional training includes child-centred play therapy, schema therapy, CBT, family systems therapy, group therapy, mindfulness for children, Parent Effectiveness Training, and mindful parenting, supporting an integrative approach tailored thoughtfully to each client’s needs and goals.
Education and Training
Masters in Counselling
Hong Kong University
Child Development: Behaviour and Mental Health
Stanford University
Positive Psychology & Evidence-Based Practice
UC Berkeley
Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy for Life (MBCT-L) Teachers Training
University of Oxford
Women’s Leadership Development Programme
University of Oxford SAID Business School
Master of Laws (LL.M)
Duke University
Bachelor of Laws (LL.B)
Durham University
Attorney and Counselor at Law
New York, U.S.A.
Additional Training
Child-Centered Play Therapy
Schema Therapy for Children, Adolescents and Parents
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Family Systems Therapy (Satir Growth Model)
Group Therapy
Method Eline Snel Mindfulness for Children Trainer
Parent Effectiveness Training (P.E.T)
Mindful Parenting Teachers Training