Specialising in difficulties experienced by children and adolescents (aged 8-21), Rachel is a perfect fit for young clients seeking therapy, particularly for anxiety, depression, autism spectrum disorders and socioemotional difficulties, including challenges with social competencies, self-regulation, social problem-solving, friendships, and behavioural issues.
As a third culture kid who found her home in Singapore fifteen years ago, Rachel has a nuanced understanding of the challenges facing young people in Singapore’s uniquely demanding environment and is experienced in helping clients from diverse cultural backgrounds.
Samantha trained and worked as an accountant before moving into mentoring, coaching and counselling college students on issues of emerging identity, life direction and relationships. Her work took a cross-cultural orientation when she moved overseas for 10 years, working with international students and youths from immigrant families. After relocating back to Singapore, she was able to support families dealing with cross-cultural transitions, re-entry adjustments and the psychological and emotional impact of relocations on third culture kids and individuals. Samantha is also adept at helping youth and adult clients with mood and anxiety disorders, marital and parenting issues, trauma, self-identity, grief and loss, life transitions, interpersonal relationship issues, integration of spirituality and psychological well-being.
Kaiwei is a Senior Psychotherapist trained with a Masters of Social Science in Pro-fessional Counselling, and a Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honours) degree in Psy-chology.
She provides in-depth counselling and psychotherapy support for children, adoles-cents, and young adults across a range of emotional, behavioural and mental health related issues, e.g., depression, anxiety, complex trauma, attachment is-sues, Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), and school or family related difficulties. Kaiwei has fifteen years of clini-cal experience, working in both private and public settings.
Kaiwei is a Registered Counsellor and Clinical Member with the Singapore Associa-tion for Counselling (SAC). She is also trained as a Clinical Supervisor.
Amirah Munawwarah is a registered art psychotherapist with experience in public healthcare and with young adults and inmate artists.
Amirah graduated from LaSalle College of the Arts with an MA in Art Therapy and clinical attachments in a general hospital (SGH) and a local secondary school. After completing her training and MA, she practised as an art psychotherapist providing workshops and sessions for organizations including Singapore Prison Service, Lions Befrienders, PPIS, Woodlands Health Centre, and MENDAKI.
Amirah has a spectrum of experiences in providing art therapy and art as therapy sessions to individuals in 1-to-1 therapy sessions, group art therapy, open art studios for specific populations, and the general public. She has worked with depression, anxiety, autism, stress-related conditions, self-betterment, healing and trauma. As a practising art psychotherapist, Amirah works primarily with art materials and mediums that encourage clients to holistically create and express whilst building on their strengths and capacity for creative growth and explorations through the Expressive Therapies Continuum (ETC), and El-Duende One Canvas Process Painting (EDPP).
Amirah was a recipient of MENDAKI Youth Promise Scholarship Award in 2019 (formerly known as the Goh Chok Tong Youth Promise Award) and believes that art is subjectively unique as each individual can creatively express themselves.
Valerie is a trained counsellor/psychotherapist who draws from her years of experience in her previous work in both a residential children’s home and in a Family Service Centre (FSC) in Singapore. Valerie has vast experience in working with various groups of people – children and their families with abuse and trauma; individuals who are experiencing a variety of mental health conditions and trauma; and couples experiencing emotional and relational challenges.
She values the opportunity to come alongside individuals/couples in their journey through life’s stressors and struggles. Valerie is an empathetic, compassionate and warm psychotherapist who adopts a trauma-informed and person-centred approach in her work with children, youths and adults across a broad range of emotional, behavioural and relational issues.
Valerie holds a Masters in Professional Counselling from the Swinburne University of Technology, and a Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology) from the Singapore Management University.
Valerie is trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR; Level 3), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Schema Therapy, Gottman Method Couples Therapy (Level 2) and other forms of psychological therapies.
Valerie is a Registered Counsellor and Clinical Member of the Singapore Association for Counselling (SAC).
Lilian is a veteran Counsellor, with a specialisation in Family Therapy. With 30 years of counselling experiences behind her, she has worked with pre-teens, teens, parents, young and working adults, couples, families and individuals with mental wellbeing concerns i.e. depression, anxiety, trauma, grief and anger management issues.
She is passionate about helping families cope with the changes and transitions in life; to build resilience. She is ardent about counselling couples to overcome the challenges in their relationship; build a strong, nurturing and satisfying marriage, which is foundational to their children’s and teens’ developmental growth.
Lilian is married for more than 20 years and enjoyed a blissful marriage.
Yana has significant experience working with children and adolescents. She also has extensive experience in providing counselling in multiple languages to adults. She has helped people with anxiety, depression, stress management, cultural adjustment, life transitions, grief and loss, complex trauma, etc.
Yana holds a Masters Degree in Social Sciences (Counselling) from the University of South Australia. She is a Master Solution Focused Practitioner and a Certified Advanced Solution-Focused Coach. She holds a Graduate and Post Graduate Certificate in Expressive Therapies and a Certificate in Sandplay Therapy. Yana has over 15 years of experience as a counsellor and is a Registered Counsellor with the Singapore Association for Counselling (SAC).
Dr Malavika is a psychological and educational therapist who treats intrapersonal, mental health, family and educational challenges. She also works with corporations as a therapist and trainer through Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs).
