Bart Loodts
Certified Counsellor
👤 Core Identity & Professional Profile
This section establishes who the member is and their professional standing.
Member Name and Title: Mr. Bart Loodts
Company / Organization: Path to Well-being, TalkItOut HK, St. John's Cathedral Counselling Service
Job Title / Role: Certified Counsellor, Co-founder, Mental Health Counselor
Short Bio / Excerpt:
Bart Loodts is a Hong Kong-based counsellor, mental health advocate, and former senior corporate executive who brings three decades of international business leadership into therapeutic practice. Originally from Belgium, he has lived and worked in Asia for more than 25 years across Taiwan and Hong Kong. Following a thirty-year career leading multicultural teams in global industrial enterprises, he transitioned into professional counselling to help high-functioning professionals, expatriates, and diverse communities navigate burnout, life transitions, and personal identity.
Loodts built an accomplished multidisciplinary academic foundation spanning engineering, business, and mental health. In Belgium, he earned Master’s degrees in both Engineering and Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Leuven. Later in his career, while pivoting toward psychotherapy, he completed a Master of Social Sciences in Counselling from The University of Hong Kong. He also pursued specialized clinical training in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) under ACT founder Steven C. Hayes, Trauma-Focused ACT with Russ Harris, and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR).
Before entering the mental health field, Loodts spent approximately thirty years in senior operational and consulting roles across Europe, the United States, and Asia. He began his career in finance and operations at Air Products and Chemicals in the United Kingdom in 1993 before relocating to Taipei, where he served for 14 years (2001–2015) as Asia Supply Chain Director, managing cross-cultural teams across six Asian countries. In 2015, he moved to Hong Kong to join BASF as a Senior Management Consultant, advising senior stakeholders on complex organizational dynamics and operational leadership until 2023.
Drawing on his corporate background and more than 25 years of personal mindfulness and meditation practice, Loodts now practices as a registered counsellor in Hong Kong. He operates his private practice, Path to Well-being, in Sheung Wan and serves on the counselling team at St John's Cathedral Counselling Service. His person-centred, integrative approach blends ACT, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT), and trauma-aware EMDR to support clients dealing with workplace stress, anxiety, grief, and cross-cultural adjustment.
Beyond his individual clinical work, Loodts is committed to expanding accessible, inclusive mental health support in Hong Kong. In August 2024, he co-founded TalkItOut HK, a dedicated platform connecting individuals with verified, LGBTQ+ affirmative counsellors for confidential and culturally sensitive care. A registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and a certified counsellor with the Hong Kong Professional Counselling Association (HKPCA), Bart Loodts bridges corporate acumen with compassionate clinical practice.
🤖 GFN-Specific Engagement & Context
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Membership: Individual Member
GFN Member Since: 13.11.2026
Introduced by: Nicolas de Loisy
Committee Affiliation(s): TBA
Areas of Expertise: Integrative Psychotherapy & Trauma-Informed Care, Executive Well-Being, Burnout & Life Transitions, LGBTQ+-Affirmative & Inclusive Mental Health Access, Organizational Dynamics & Supply Chain Leadership
Substrate (Biological/Digital/Other): Biological
🔗 Contact & Connection
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Email Address: bart.loodts@path2wb.com
Telephone: +852 6469 1575
Mobile: +852 6469 1575
WhatsApp: +852 6469 1575
WeChat: TBA
Telegram: TBA
Instagram: TBA
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/bartloodts
https://www.path2wb.com/about-bart-loodts
https://www.psychologytoday.com/hk/counselling/bart-loodts-sheung-wan-wc/1386677
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