I have never consulted a therapist. Not that I haven't needed the help some must offer, but pride, embarrassment and an unshakeable (but probably mistaken) belief that only weak people resolve conflicts this way has kept me from going to shrinks, life coaches, relationship mentors, spiritual counsellors, communication experts and the like. Then I heard of renovation coaches.
No, I didn't see an ad for one in HK magazine (although I did spot something about an 'emotional freedom technique practitioner').
A friend told me renovation coaches were a new breed of therapist in the US and that Hong Kong could do with their help, judging by the stories I'd been relating about dream projects turned nightmares.
'Maybe you could have long-distance consultations,' suggested the friend, who lives in San Francisco, not that that has anything to do with anything, of course.
'Find a couch, lie back and think of, er, power drills?'
'Tempting.'