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In this episode of China Paradigm, Zhang Ying Fei, Freelance Therapist, speaks with Matthieu David-Experton analyzing Chinese society, what it is like to be a therapist in China and the conflicts of individuals as they relate to Chinese society and social values.

• 2:00 The work Zhang has done in the Psychology sector
• 3:29 Zhang’s beginnings as a therapist
• 8:11 Organization of the profession
• 13:34 Training environment for therapists in China
• 16:23 Standards for therapists/ authoritative powers as therapists
• 21:49 China-specific psychological issues, difficulties, and challenges
• 27:40 What is socially valued in China?
• 30:33 Conflicts that Zhang’s patients often deal with
• 36:50 Conflicts with social media
• 43:24 Motivations behind female body modification
• 48:40 eastern and Western views on the ideal image
• 52:04 Marriage and divorce in China: freedom and conflicts
• 57:30 Difficulties among male patients

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