Elizabeth Pang

With over twenty years in the mental health and social service sectors, in both the public and private sectors, Elizabeth is highly experienced in several areas such as women’s mental health issues, affective and anxiety disorders, parenting and family issues, addictions, and more.

For her service at the IMH as Deputy Head of the Department of Psychology, she was awarded the National Day Efficiency Medal. At the MCYS, she worked as Head of the Psychological Services Unit.

Dr. Mark Toh

Dr. Mark Toh has 30 years of clinical experience with extensive experience in treating troubled children and their families, individual adults, couples, families and personality disorders.

He has worked in a variety of clinical settings such as psychiatric hospitals, mental health clinics, day-treatment centres, and specialised clinics. Dr Mark Toh has lectured at the Singapore Bible College, and also consults at the Ministry of Family and Social Development (MSF).

Mark is a hiking enthusiast who’s had the privilege of winding his way down from the lofty heights of the Grand Canyon’s South Rim to the Colorado River basin. For the more subdued, Mark recommends meandering along Vancouver Island’s Long Beach. In a perfect world, Mark’s loyal canine friend would be a golden retriever – specifically, Air Bud.

Dr. Elaine Yeo

Elaine earned her Masters Degree (M.A.) in Counselling Psychology and her Doctoral Degree (Psy.D.) in Clinical Psychology in the United States. She has had years of clinical experience working with culturally diverse children, adolescents, and adults with a wide range of presenting concerns and across various clinical settings in Singapore and the United States. This includes multiple university counselling centers, a community mental health center, an outpatient diagnostic services in a hospital, a forensic assessment and rehabilitation service, and a private group practice that also served as an employee assistance program.

In her practice, Elaine incorporates techniques from evidence-based practices such as Psychodynamic Therapy, CBT, and ACT. Recognising the importance of culture and environment in a person’s life, she endeavours to attend to a client’s age and generation, developmental/acquired disabilities, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender, socioeconomic status, religion, and nationality throughout therapy. 

Rebecca Lo-Tan

Rebecca looks forward to journey with clients in the therapeutic space that is safe and life-giving for healing and growth. She is an experienced family and couples therapist cum social worker who has worked in centres providing social work and counselling services in Singapore since 1995. The range of issues attended to includes couple relationship difficulties, grief and loss, anger, stress, trauma, anxiety, depression, parent-child and family relationship issues.

Tom Maniatis

Tom has over 20 years of professional experience in addiction treatment provision, predominantly working in government-contracted treatment services in the UK.

This included delivering group and 1-1 therapy in various prisons, and regional community outpatient drug and alcohol treatment centers.

His wealth of knowledge has led him to various responsibilities, including quality checking/inspecting treatment centers, educating medical personnel on treatment methods, and managing regional treatment services involving large multidisciplinary teams.

His clientele most often includes people with very complex needs, and his extensive and diverse experience as a therapist means that he is able to think outside the box, handling highly complex and sensitive situations with confidence.

Tom never gives up on clients and utilises a trauma-informed, neurodiversity friendly, LGBTQIA+ affirming, and compassionate approach.

Jared Tan

Jared is a clinical psychologist who provides psychological therapy and assessment services. He has a specialist interest in the psychological treatment of trauma, and obsessive-compulsive disorders including scrupulosity, depression, anxiety, adjustment, ADHD, and the relational health of couples. Jared enjoys discerning the pattern of attention and memory difficulties in neurodiverse individuals to support them in fulfilling their potential.

Joyce Tan

Joyce is a clinical psychologist who provides therapy and psychological assessment to child, adolescent, and adult clients, and uses the Hope Focused Couples Therapy approach to work with couples on relational and communication skills. Joyce is trained in evidence-based treatments including Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Interpersonal Therapy, and Emotion-Focused Therapy approaches. She has experience treating depression, adjustment, anxiety, ADHD, grief and loss, health anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorders, and addiction in adults. She is also a trained Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapist.

Joyce’s approach towards counseling and therapy integrates interventions and perspectives from these approaches to aid in tailoring support that is most helpful in addressing the client’s challenges. This allows her to maximize flexibility to cater to the needs of the client based on their social environments, values, and goals. Additionally, her approach to couples therapy is integrative and strategic with emotions-focused elements to address communication, conflict resolution, expectations, and forgiveness to restore the relational health of couples. She believes in serving clients by holistically addressing their worldviews and multicultural needs while working with them to enhance inner resources that promote healing and growth.

Elizabeth Mireskandari

Beth is a dedicated therapist with an MA in Counselling, driven by a passion for mental well-being and a deep commitment to enhancing the lives of individuals and families. With a variety of experiences and an empathetic approach, she brings a unique perspective to her practice. She has experience providing therapy for children, teens and adults.

Beth’s journey into counselling began with a solid educational foundation, where she honed her skills as a secondary school educator, recognizing the importance of nurturing intellectual and emotional growth. This background has provided her with a comprehensive understanding of family dynamics and the significant influence of mental health on individuals and their loved ones. She is interested in children/teens/parents experiencing school refusal, self-esteem and bullying issues. She also has extensive experience with ADHD, anxiety, depression and Autism. Other areas of expertise are trauma/abuse processing using the Flash Technique, a version of EMDR. Motherhood has given her extensive experience with challenges such as infertility, pre and post-natal depression and lifestyle adjustments. As a Trailing Spouse, she has personal experience with expatriate lifestyle challenges, third culture identity issues and the immigrant experience.

Vida Ortiz

Vida is a trauma therapist who incorporates strengths-based approach in her work with clients. She holds a Master of Counselling (Advanced) from Swinburne University of Technology and is a Clinical Member of the Singapore Association for Counselling. Since 2014, she has been providing counselling and psychotherapy to clients from diverse cultural backgrounds.

Vida’s expertise extends to supporting clients dealing with various issues, including depression, anxiety, grief and loss, marital/relationship problems, chronic stress, trauma, parenting challenges, and other emotional and interpersonal difficulties. She also works with clients diagnosed with bipolar disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, borderline personality disorder, and other features of personality disorders.

In her practice, Vida adopts a client-centered integrative approach and utilizes evidence-based interventions such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Schema Therapy, EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing Therapy) and Mindfulness. Her dedication and passion lie in helping clients lead meaningful, self-directed and fulfilling lives.

Varian Monteiro

Varian Monteiro is a counselling therapist with considerable experience assisting clients with addiction, trauma, and relational challenges. He also assists clients in handling some of life’s toughest decisions. With his client-centered, biopsychosocial approach, Varian continues to lend a compassionate space to his international clientele.