Imi Lo is an internationally published author and independent consultant specializing in emotional intensity and high sensitivity.

She has published three books with Hachette: Emotional Sensitivity and Intensity (2018, translated into seven languages), The Gift of Intensity (2021), and The Gift of Empathy (2025).

Imi holds master's degrees in Mental Health (University of Queensland), and Buddhist Studies (University of Hong Kong). She has held roles as a psychotherapist, art therapist, suicide crisis social worker, and mental health supervisor. Her professional experience includes work with Médecins Sans Frontières and the UK National Health Service.

Her clinical training encompasses philosophical counseling, Jungian psychology, art psychotherapy, mentalization-based treatment, and trauma-informed modalities. She integrates mental health coaching with psychoanalytic depth and philosophical insights, helping people understand their intensity as a strength rather than a liability.

Her scholarly achievements include the Australian Government Endeavour Award, the HSBC Social Work Scholarship, and a Postgraduate Scholarship for Buddhist Studies. Her research focuses on comparative approaches to existential questions, particularly examining intersections between Eastern and Western philosophical traditions.

Areas of Expertise

 

Coaching Gifted Adults

Philosophical Consulting

Emotional Intensity and Sensitivity

Excitabilities and Giftedness

Existential and Mid-life Crisis

Cross-cultural Experiences

Credentials

Master of Mental Health (Distinction)

Master of Buddhist Studies (Distinction)

Certified Logic-based Therapist (Philosophical Counselling)

Certificate in Clinical Supervision

Certificate in Jungian Studies

Certificate: Using the Enneagram in Psychological Assessment and Practice

What I believe in

 

Intense people are truth-tellers, game-changers, and fierce lovers of the world.