CV

Qiao Xiaomeng

Oxford, UK | hekukaixin.com | xiaomeng.qiao.ayame9joe@gmail.com

Doctoral Student (PsyaD), Psychoanalysis, Culture & Society Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis, USA (2024 - Present)
MA in Psychoanalytic Studies The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust, UK (2022 - 2024)
- Dissertation: Nurturing the Creative Self: Creative Ambivalence and Narcissistic Vulnerability in a Chinese Online Community
MA in Game Design and Development Communication University of China (2011 - 2014)
BS in Geographic Information Systems (Minor in Psychology) Beijing Normal University (2007 - 2011)

Psychoanalytic Hub for Online Liberatory Education (2025 - 2026)
Expanding Psychoanalytic Practice In Communities APsaA，IPA，CFS (2025 - 2026)
Psychoanalytic Training Program Institute of Contemporary Psychoanalysis, LA (2023 - Present)
Psychoanalytic Writing Mentorship International Association for Psychoanalytic Self Psychology (IAPSP) (2023 - Present)
Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Program (Child & Adolescent Track) Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute (2020 - 2024)
Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy (Adult Track) International Psychotherapy Institute (2019 - 2021)

Independent Psychoanalytic Practice (2019 - Present), Oxford, UK & Beijing, China
- Provided psychoanalytic therapy, psychoanalysis, and supervision.
- Specializing in narcissistic vulnerability, early trauma, and identity struggles.
- The patient base includes LGBTQ+, overseas Chinese, and religious minorities.
Therapist, Buddhist Charitable Organization (2018 - 2021)
- Provided psychodynamic therapy under supervision, including short-term interventions.

Guest Lecturer (Self Psychology), Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute (2025)
Instructor (Self Psychology Technique, Gender and Sexuality), Deep Sea House Psychodynamic Program PH 2.0 (2024 - Present)

Peer-Reviewed Articles

Qiao, X. (2027, in press). Becoming Myself. Psychoanalytic Inquiry, 47(5).
Qiao, X. (2025, in press). The Relational Unconscious and the Social Unconscious in a Contemporary Chinese Case Study. Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy in China, 8(1–2).
Qiao, X. (2025, in press). The Role of Social Media in Shaping Mental Health Discourse. Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy in China, 8(1–2).
Qiao, X. (2024). Deprivation and disruption: The development of narcissistic vulnerability and toxic masculinity in some Chinese contexts. Psychoanalysis, Self and Context, 1–17. https://doi.org/10.1080/24720038.2024.2398679
Qiao, X. (2024). Mother archetypes in Chinese cultural narratives: A psychoanalytic perspective. Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy in China, 7, 139-153. doi: 10.33212/ ppc.v7.2024.139

Awards

APsaA, the Committee on Gender & Sexuality (CoGS), Ralph Roughton Paper Award (2025) – Runner-up Prize
ICPLA Gender, Sexuality, LGBTQ+ Essay Award (2025)
CPI, Erika Schmidt Essay Prize (2024) – First Prize

Conference Presentations

Narcissistic Vulnerability and Toxic Masculinity, Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute (2024)
Psychoanalytic Perspectives on Transgender Experience, Queer China UK (2021)
Chinese Video Game Criticism Archive, Chinese DiGRA (Hong Kong) (2017)
Iterate Game Design, Beijing University (2014)

Other Publications

Media Engagement

Newsletter Writer, Negotiating with My Ghosts (2025 - Present)
Newsletter Writer, Chinese Psychoanalytic Scene (2023 - Present)
Founder, Hekukaixin Media Lab (2020 - Present)
Podcast Host, "Lucid Dream" (2021 - 2022)
Published columnist in major Chinese media outlets (The Paper, Initium Media) on psychoanalytic perspectives of games and culture
Music Brand, Tender Bruise / Tides & Poems (2025 - Present)
Game Developer, itch.io