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At A Space Between, we are providing more than flexible co-practice rooms, we are building a community – because private practice doesn’t have to feel lonely. You can experience all the merits of private practice with the ease of our help. Accommodated with 14 thoughtfully designed therapy rooms, 24/7 access, safety features and monitored surveillance, our space empowers a relaxing and safe practice all-day, every day. You’ll have access to easy-to-use technology to arrange your sessions, and our flexible plans let you choose a room based on you and your clients’ needs. We’re here to encourage a healthier mental wellness experience for everyone involved. We are A Space Between.

Adelphi Psych Medicine Clinic is located at The Adelphi, a lifestyle mall next to St Andrew’s Cathedral and the National Art Gallery, a three minutes stroll from City Hall MRT, Exit B. “Adelphi” is a Greek word for “one womb”, signifying universal brotherhood and sisterhood. The Attorney General Chamber’s office operated from The Adelphi between 1992 to 2013. The history of the building and the meaning of the word compelled us to name the clinic: THE ADELPHI PSYCH MEDICINE CLINIC Our clinicians comprise psychiatrist and therapists who are experienced in their expertise, caring in their approach, passionate in helping their patients and proactively contributing to society. They held clinical leadership positions in the civil service and restructured hospital before entering private service.

Present Appointment: • Senior Consultant, Institute of Mental Health • Adjunct Associate Professor, National University Singapore and Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Research Areas: • Clinical characterization of major psychiatric disorders • Neural basis of major psychiatric disorders • Medical Education Teaching Areas: • Undergraduate and postgraduate Awards/Honours (Post-PhD): • Singapore Clinician-Investigator Award (Gold), Singapore Health and Biomedical Congress, 2011 • NHG Education Leader Award, 2014 Career History: • Institute of Mental Health since 1997 Administrative Leadership: • Program Director, National Psychiatry Residency Program Professional/Consulting Activities: • Clinical consultations at Institute of Mental Health Major Publications: 1. Schizophrenia Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium. Biological insights from 108 schizophrenia-associated genetic loci. Nature. 2014 Jul; 511(7510):421-7. 2. Ho NF, Iglesias JE, Sum MY, Kuswanto CN, Sitoh YY, De Souza J, Hong Z Fischl B, Roffman JL, Zhou J Sim K, Holt DJ. Progression from selective to general involvement of hippocampal subfields in schizophrenia. Molecular Psychiatry. 2017 Jan; 22(1):142-152. 3. Sun Y, Dai Z, Li J, Collinson SL, Sim K. Modular-level alterations of structure-function coupling in schizophrenia connectome. Human Brain Mapping. 2017 Apr; 38(4):2008-2025.

Clinical Psychologist working with adolescents and adults. Master of Psychology (Clinical), Specialist Diploma in Counselling, B.Sc. in Psychology (Hons.) Adrian is a Clinical Psychologist who is registered with the Singapore Register of Psychologists (SRP). He has more than a decade of experience working in the field of mental health, caring for individuals with health and mental health struggles. Some of these struggles include weight, chronic pain and diseases, sleep, mood, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorders as well as the day-to-day stressors. In his last role as a Senior Clinical Psychologist in Tan Tock Seng Hospital (a public hospital), apart from working with various medical disciplines to provide psychological care for the patients, he was actively involved in conducting group programmes and research. In the last decade, Adrian was invited to present his scientific research and work on numerous occasions at international, regional and local meetings. He had also conducted countless trainings and workshops for corporate companies, hospital departments and post-graduate students. During this period with the hospital, he had received a prestigious scholarship to pursue post-graduate training.

WHO IS ADULLAM LIFE COUNSELLING? At Adullam Life Counselling, we are a non-profit society that provides support and practical help for people facing debt issues. We are a Christian based organisation but pledges to serve the community without any racial or religious bias. Give us a call to find out how we can help. Our History Established in April 2013, Adullam Life Counselling is a registered society that provides counselling, practical support for the individual, and also for the affected family during their financial crisis. The center is currently headed by Mr Wong Kee Soon who has been helping people with debt issues for the past 30 years. The center acts as an intermediary between the helpseekers and their legal creditors by negotiating on a possible repayment plan. We also provide advice and crucial support to those who are troubled by illegal moneylenders(loansharks). We also have a growing team of volunteers who are passionate about helping members of the public to overcome the vicious cycle of excessive borrowing, and have helped with 464 cases for the year 2014. The success rate of paying-off the moneylender over a period of time has been 80 to 90% so far. Agencies such as […]

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Art Psychotherapist working with children, adolescents and adults. Art Psychotherapist (53506303) & Specialist Wellness Counsellor (SWC18/286) MA Art Therapy, B.A.Psy.(Hons), B.A. Psy.Soc. Cert. Counselling, Advance Cert. Gestalt Play Therapy. Alex is a registered art psychotherapist with ANZACATA (the Australian, New Zealand and Asian Creative Arts Therapies Association) and specialist wellness counsellor ASCHP (The Association for Supportive Counsellors and Holistic Practitioners), trained in Singapore and South Africa. Alex provides support to adults, parents, couples, adolescents and children. Prior to moving to Singapore, Alex has worked in private, hospital, community, group and school settings since 2014. Alex works within family systems, developing personalised intervention plans while supporting his clients. Alex has experience working with both local and expat clients. Alex further holds interest within academia, and peer learning through continuous professional development. Alex has presented and featured at local and international conferences held by the American Art Therapy Association (AATA) as well as the Digital International Creative Arts Therapies Symposium (DICATS), on contemporary developments within art psychotherapy.

Master in Counselling, Monash University (candidate), EMCCC (Executive Masters in Individual and Organisational Psychology) INSEAD, Master of Management & Bachelor Science (Hons) – Pharmacology, Australia. Alex is an Australian who has lived in Singapore for 25 years. As an Organisational Psychologist, she has 15+ years working with individuals and teams across Asia in an organisational context. This experience has developed her capacity to support people to effectively navigate the stress and anxiety of corporate and high-performance environments; coping with ambiguity & change, dealing with difficult relationships, self-esteem and confidence issues & life purpose and career decisions. She facilitates action through exploring clients’ emotions, cognitions and behaviours. Alex uses an integrative approach to counselling with Cognitive-Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Solution Focused Therapy, Mindfulness and Person-Centred being her main therapeutic tools, when working with adults.  She strongly believes that people want to be the best version of themselves and that counselling can facilitate this. She is supportive and respectful,  providing a safe and non-judgemental space that helps clients investigate what is troubling them and then works collaboratively to make sense of these difficulties; providing them tools to make positive change.