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

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).

With three master’s degrees in Mental Health (University of Queensland), Buddhist Studies (University of Hong Kong), and Global Cultures (King’s College London), Imi brings an interdisciplinary perspective to her work. Her professional experience includes work with Médecins Sans Frontières and the UK National Health Service. She has previously held roles as a psychotherapist, art therapist, suicide crisis social worker, and mental health supervisor.

Imi integrates coaching with psychoanalytic depth and philosophical insights, drawing from training in philosophical counseling, Jungian psychology, art psychotherapy, mentalization-based treatment, and trauma-informed modalities. Her research focuses on comparative approaches to existential questions, drawing particularly from Daoism, Stoicism, and Hellenistic philosophies.

Areas of Expertise

Philosophical Consulting

Coaching Gifted Adults

Emotional Intensity and Sensitivity

Existential and Mid-life Crisis

Cross-cultural Experiences

Comparative Philosophy and Cultural Studies

Credentials

Master of Arts in Global Cultures (Distinction) - King’s College London

Master of Mental Health (Distinction) - University of Queensland

Master of Buddhist Studies (Distinction) - University of Hong Kong

Certified Logic-based Therapist (Philosophical Counselling)