ANN TAO · COUNSELLOR · SPEAKER · PODCASTER
Understand yourself.
Live more like yourself.
Online individual and couples counselling in Chinese and English across Canada, alongside talks and audio resources that bring insight into everyday life.
psychologist
Clinical Counsellor
HOW CAN I SUPPORT YOU?
Choose the support
you need right now.
Individual & couples counselling
A steady, confidential space—whether you want to understand your own emotions and transitions, or work together as a couple on conflict, communication and connection.
- Stress
- Life transitions
- Relationship conflict
- Couples communication
Talks & workshops
Interactive learning for universities, teams and organizations, designed around real needs and practical application.
Free psychology resources
Everyday psychology through audio, video and writing—new perspectives you can return to between the busy parts of life.
UPCOMING EVENT
What can I join now?
Begin with one conversation,
one workshop, or one practice.
Take Back the Steering Wheel
Anger: listening to what's beneath the volcano
Through reflective writing, drawing and guided practice, explore how you respond to anger—and the boundaries, longings and needs underneath it.
TALKS & WORKSHOPS
Talks & workshops
From the TEDx stage to companies, universities and experiential workshops, Ann turns psychology into learning people can understand, discuss and take with them.
TEDx｜1,000+ participants｜Corporate training · University talks · Organization partnerships
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“Psychological ideas became clear, practical and easy to bring into everyday life.”— Talk participant
“I learned to name what I truly feel, while making room for the other person's perspective.”— Communication workshop
THE PODCAST · SINCE 2020
Psychology is more than knowledge.
It is a way of living.
Since 2020, Speak Out Insight has grown to more than 160 episodes, bringing approachable psychology into relationships, emotions and everyday life.
“I often listen before sleep. I especially love the gentle tone at the beginning.”— Apple Podcasts listener
It is where choice begins.
ABOUT ANN TAO
Meet the person
who will walk with you.
I'm Ann Tao, a BC Registered Clinical Counsellor, a Taiwan-licensed counselling psychologist, and the founder of the psychology content brand Speak Out Insight.
I believe understanding yourself is not the end—it is the beginning of having more choice. In counselling, I help you slow down, make sense of recurring emotional and relationship patterns, reconnect with your feelings and needs, and move toward a direction that feels more genuinely your own.
You deserve support
before you reach your limit.
If you are at a turning point, we can begin with one conversation.