Who We Are
Meet the Inner Bridge Facilitators
Dr. Liang Ri An
Traditional Chinese Medicine Doctor (Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine)
Angela Lam
Cultural wellness educator and advisor (University of Hong Kong)
Michelle Doggett-Clarke
Integrative Person-centred Counsellor (British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy, UK) and mental health advocate
Michelle Doggett-Clarke is a counsellor, educator, and wellness consultant with over 20 years of international experience in holistic education, trauma-informed care, and integrative mental wellness.
As the founder of You Shine Wellness Consultancy and creator of the Your Story Matters Trauma Recovery Programme™, Michelle combines insights from Western psychology, narrative therapy, and Traditional Chinese Medicine to help individuals heal through self-awareness, storytelling, and embodied practice.
She has designed and led cross-cultural wellbeing programmes across the UK, Hong Kong, and mainland China, blending evidence-based therapeutic methods with human connection and cultural sensitivity. With a background in education, counselling, and leadership, Michelle’s work inspires others to reconnect with their inner strength, cultivate resilience, and live with clarity, compassion, and purpose.
Angela Lam is a passionate cultural wellness advocate who bridges the wisdom of Chinese traditions with the needs of modern communities.
Drawing on her deep roots in Chinese culture, Angela introduces people to holistic wellbeing through the gentle art of tea—an accessible and profound way to explore key principles of Chinese medicine, including Yin and Yang and the harmony between mind, body, and environment.
Through her collaborations with Dr. Liang Ri An, she designs and delivers inspiring wellness programmes for organisations such as the Hong Kong Academy for Gifted Education and local senior homes, creating spaces for connection, reflection, and calm.
A graduate of the University of Hong Kong, Angela has long been a leader in community service—from serving as President of the Victoria Junior Chamber to co-founding Go Beyond, a non-profit empowering youth through meaningful volunteerism. Today, as Advisor to the organisation, she mentors emerging leaders and changemakers, helping them cultivate empathy, balance, and purpose through service and self-development.
Dr. Liang is a distinguished Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) doctor and educator with over two decades of experience bridging Eastern and Western approaches to health and healing. Holding a Doctorate and Master’s degree in Medicine from Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine and a Bachelor’s degree from Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, he has dedicated his career to helping individuals restore balance and vitality through integrative care.
In addition to his clinical practice, Dr. Liang teaches acupuncture and Chinese medicine at the University of Hong Kong and Hong Kong Baptist University’s Schools of Continuing Education, where he is highly respected for his engaging, heart-centred teaching.
A member of the China Association of Acupuncture’s Pediatric Brain Disease Treatment Committee and an award-winning mentor at the Hong Kong Gifted Education Academy, Dr. Liang brings deep wisdom, compassion, and scientific insight to every session—guiding participants to understand the mind-body connection and activate their body’s natural healing potential.
Our Story
How this Journey Began
The Inner Bridge Journey
Inner Bridge was born from real experience and deep relationship. Years before its founding, Michelle’s health and life collapsed under the weight of chronic strain, emotional isolation, and unresolved pain. Her body began to break down, and the medical options before her were limited and fragmented. She could find treatment for symptoms, but not care for the whole person. What she needed was safety, regulation, and restoration — not in parts, but as a whole human being.
During that season, Michelle was introduced to Dr. Liang, a respected Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioner, and Angela, a bridge between cultures, languages, and human stories. Their care did more than stabilise her body — it helped her reconnect to resilience, meaning, and wholeness. Western counselling later brought further clarity and emotional integration. What emerged was a profound realisation: neither East nor West alone was enough — but together, they opened the path to genuine healing.
This experience became the seed of a shared vision. Michelle, Dr. Liang, and Angela saw what so many individuals around the world still face today — disconnection between mind and body, between science and spirit, between modern speed and human need. Inner Bridge was created to respond to that gap.
Today, Inner Bridge brings together:
Traditional Chinese Medicine — to regulate and restore the body
Integrative counselling and psychology — to support the heart and nervous system
Cultural and relational care — to honour each person’s story and lived reality
Our approach is simple: healing is relational, embodied, and integrative. When body, mind, and spirit are addressed together, people don’t just cope — they recover, grow, and become whole.
Inner Bridge exists so that others can find what Michelle found: not just treatment, but transformation — rooted in wisdom, supported by science, and carried by authentic human connection.
Dr. Liang, Angela and Michelle