Sharmini’s distinctive background in both the performing arts and counselling has ignited a profound interest in psychodrama. She adeptly leads Personal Growth Groups, skillfully integrating elements of bodywork, role play, and creative arts. Additionally, she maintains a consistent schedule of psychodrama workshops. Notably, her dedication is underscored by her extensive training, comprising over 1000 hours of instruction and practice with the Hudson Valley Psychodrama Institute and AANZPA (Aotearoa Australian and New Zealand Psychodrama Association). Her expertise earned her the recognition of the American Board of Examiners, certifying her as a proficient practitioner of Psychodrama, Sociometry, and Group Psychotherapy. She is also an esteemed member of the American Society of Psychodrama and Group Psychotherapy (ASGPP).
Sharmini’s impactful contributions have left a positive imprint across diverse institutions, ranging from healthcare establishments to correctional centres. Employing a holistic approach, she prioritizes stress alleviation and the cultivation of self-awareness within her clientele. Her workshops and mentorship endeavours stand as testaments to her unwavering commitment to professional development, characterized by her distinctive amalgamation of methodologies. Through her innovative integration of AF-EMDR with Psychodrama, she amplifies her capacity for facilitating profound healing. All in all, Sharmini’s fervent dedication to transformation and healing resonates deeply within her impactful body of work.
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Dr. Joseph Leong is well known to be warm and welcoming to all who have met him. He listens actively to assess what is happening and makes recommendations, going through various options for both patients and caregivers who seek his help.
He believes that recovery is possible for all and can be successful when there is appropriate support and adequate skills training – so he looks beyond finding the best combination of medications to recommending talk therapy and psycho-social rehabilitation and community partnerships.
He is highly skilled in motivational interviewing as well as solution-focused brief therapy and has been promoting health coaching approaches to all he meets. He is committed to finding the best possible solutions for the recovery of those under his care.
Before joining Promises Healthcare, Dr. Joseph Leong has actively served in both the public and people sectors to promote recovery and build community capabilities and capacity.
Dr Paulette Po has more than 20 years of experience supporting children, adolescents, adults, women, and families with their mental health. She works with a wide range of concerns including attention difficulties, autism, anxiety, mood challenges, stress, and emotional difficulties.
She takes time to understand each individual’s story and works collaboratively with patients and families. Her approach is calm, supportive, and practical, helping people make sense of their experiences and move forward in a way that feels manageable.
Dr Po integrates medical care with psychological approaches and works closely with families when supporting children. She is also a mother of three, which informs her understanding of parenting challenges and family life.
She aims to provide a safe and supportive space where individuals and families can feel heard, understood, and supported.
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.
Lohsnah is a Doctoral-level trained Clinical Psychologist with 15 years of working experience. Other than being a practitioner, she is also a passionate educator and trainer.
Lohsnah works with children, adolescents and adults in a range of issues from low self-esteem, to anxiety, depression, and stress management.
Her other area of interest is Intellectual Disability. Other than formal diagnostic assessment, she also works with the family and services to support the person in their emotions and behaviours. She provides guidance for sexuality-related issues too.
Lohsnah is a trained provider of a parenting programme called Triple P (Positive Parenting Programme) and works actively with parents to better support their child/adolescent.
Lohsnah strives to be an authentic and compassionate therapist who is committed to offering her clients a safe, and importantly a non-judgmental space.
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.
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 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.
When faced with professional and personal stressors, people may experience severe and prolonged distress. Believing in psychological wellness, Jocelyn endeavours to equip clients with skills to manage distress and enhance resilience. In her practice, Jocelyn aims to provide a safe therapeutic space where clients weather and flourish through life struggles.
Since completing her Master of Psychology (Clinical), Jocelyn has been providing individual psychological intervention for adolescents and adults with mental health concerns. Having gained clinical experience in both Australia and Singapore, Jocelyn’s clientele base ranged from high-functioning individuals in multinational companies to incarcerated individuals in correctional services. Additionally, she is trained to administer psychological assessment for various aspects of functioning (e.g. behavioural, cognitive and intellectual).
Mara is a qualified psychotherapist who specializes in providing support to partners of individuals dealing with addiction. She strongly believes that addiction affects not only the person struggling with substance or behaviour abuse but also the family members. Mara believes that participating in partner therapy can be vital in mending and supporting relationships affected by addiction.
Mara has a Master of Counselling (Advanced Family Therapy) from Swinburne University, Australia. She uses an integrative approach to therapy, which includes the Personal-Centered Approach, Psychodynamic, Systemic, and Structural Family Therapy, and Gottman Method Couples Therapy. Her goal is to help committed couples restore their relationship that has been affected by significant issues such as affairs, trauma, and addictions.
Mara is originally from Argentina and has over 20 years of experience working in international companies. Before moving to Singapore, she worked in Argentina, Brazil, the United Kingdom, and the United States. She gained diverse experience working with cross-cultural teams, managing conflict resolution, and implementing motivational programs. Mara speaks English, Spanish, and Portuguese and supports the LGBTQA+ community.
