Counselling

Samaritans of Singapore (SOS) is dedicated to providing confidential emotional support to individuals facing a crisis, thinking about or affected by suicide. Non-religious and not for profit, our work focuses on crisis intervention and suicide prevention.

Profile 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.  Undergirding Samantha’s therapeutic approach is an empathic sensitivity to each person’s unique lived experience and struggles, being respectful and non-judging to create a safe space for the other to feel felt and heard. The quality of the counselling relationship deeply matters to Samantha who believes that cultivating a sacred therapeutic space is an essential and powerful vehicle for change.   Utilizing appropriate and integrative interventions drawn from solution-focused therapy, narrative therapy, schema therapy, cognitive behavioural therapy, EMDR, brainspotting, image transformation therapy, psychodynamic psychotherapy, Samantha seeks to empower and […]

SAMH manages the Activity Hub, where psychosocial rehabilitative programmes are conducted to assist residents in their recovery from mental illness and to reintegrating them into the community.

Oasis Day Centre (ODC) is a psychiatric rehabilitation programme for people in recovery of mental illness or dual diagnosis.

YouthREACH provides psychosocial support and recovery programmes for youth (aged 13 to 21) with emotional, psychological and psychiatric issues in the community.

Sanne is from the Netherlands and she obtained her Master of Science degree in Pedagogical Science (Child Development and Special Education) from the University of Utrecht (the Netherlands). Her degree includes psychology, diagnostics, psychopathology in children and adolescents, treatment principles and counselling. Sanne also has postdoctoral training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and uses a solution- focused approach. She is able to provide assessments and therapies in both English and Dutch, and is a member of the Dutch Association of Child Development and Education. In the seven years of working in different settings; in a youth prison, a private practice and in a school, Sanne has accumulated significant experience conducting treatments for children and adolescents (4 till 23 years old) with social emotional, behavioral and learning disabilities such as AD(H)D, Autism, dyslexia, anxiety disorder and oppositional defiant disorder, as well as school related problems (bullying, school refusal), low self-confidence and challenges relating to self-esteem. Sanne is also trained in conducting diagnostic assessments (intelligence, personality and learning- and behavioral problems). Sanne excels in connecting and bonding with children, and creating a safe and trusting environment in which the children can develop. She understands the complex context in which children function, and involves both the […]

Sayang Wellness Centre is dedicated to providing comprehensive services and personalised care for our private patients.

Our team of experienced psychologists are well-equipped to help you with a wide variety of emotional/psychological difficulties including Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Austism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Depression, Anxiety, Stress, as well as Career counselling. Counselling is available for children with Socio-Emotional and/or Learning difficulties at school and associated difficulties with parenting. We also provide assessment for Intellectual abilities of children and to identify Neuro-Psychological and Attention issues. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transsexual (LGBT+) issues are often helped by counselling aimed at empowering the individual to lead a fulfilling life in the face of stressors such as social stigmatization. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Stress Management, Lifestyle Management, and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) are some of the therapeutic techniques commonly employed. Visit our services page for more information on various psychological issues and available treatments.