Xu Guangxing

Xu Guangxing (born in August 1953) is a professor and doctoral supervisor at the School of Psychology and Cognitive Science, East China Normal University, and director of the Professional Committee on Clinical Psychology and Psychological Counseling of the Shanghai Psychological Society. He studied in Japan and the United States and earned doctorates in education and psychology. His research focuses on clinical psychology and psychoanalysis, and also covers school psychology, music therapy, autism diagnosis and psychological measurement. His writing is distinguished by clinical case studies, using concrete situations to present psychological analysis and counseling processes. He is the author of School Psychology, Nine Lectures on Dream Interpretation and The Lonely World, and has compiled case collections on child play therapy, student counseling and the psychoanalytic reading of world literature. His work spans applied psychology and psychological research, serving both professionals and general readers concerned with mental health.