I am a client before I am a psychologist.
I firmly believe that therapy is for everyone—including, and perhaps especially, for professional therapists like myself. We all need and deserve a safe space where we can question life, break down, explore our situations, and take time to rest and recharge.
Whether you’re feeling lost, stuck, navigating a crisis, or simply seeking to explore new perspectives, therapy offers that essential space. It provides processes and practical strategies to help you move forward and grow. My promise to you is to always create a safe and accepting environment, prioritizing curiosity, understanding, and compassion above all else.
While I deeply value the rigor of psychological training and strive for lifelong development in my skills, I also recognize my life experiences as powerful teachers of what it means to be human. These experiences include leaving home at 18, serving as a long-term caregiver, and leaving a stable career in pursuit of deeper meaning and fulfillment.
Having grappled with such challenges, I am no stranger to failure, rejection, and insecurity. Yet, I strongly believe in the ability to expand one’s capacity for possibilities and opportunities—even in the midst of hardship.
My therapy approach is inclusive, LGBTQIA+ affirming, culturally sensitive, and trauma-informed, supporting clients of all ages and backgrounds in improving their quality of life. I am also passionate about adopting a person-centered approach, working collaboratively with clients to harness their innate strengths and resources in navigating life’s challenges. I integrate Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Schema Therapy, Internal Family Systems (IFS)-informed therapy, and EMDR. For couple therapy, I use The Gottman Method and Intimacy from the Inside Out approach (based on IFS).
My background includes a decade in the corporate sector (advertising and market research) and living in diverse countries, including Indonesia, the Netherlands, the UK, Malaysia, and Singapore. These experiences have heightened my awareness of the intersectional changes and challenges people face at different stages of life, allowing me to bring empathy and attunement to my work.
Professional Membership:
Singapore Registered Psychologist (Registration number: 2307006)
Education:
MA Psychology (Webster University, Leiden, The Netherlands, 2017)
Adv Dip in Counselling Psychology (College of Allied Educator, Singapore, 2015)
BSc (Hons) Psychology with Counselling (Greenwich University, UK, 2014)
BA Communication (Inholland University of Applied Science, Diemen, The Netherlands, 2006)
Training & Certification:
International Intensive Training (by Centre for Nonviolent Communication)
Gottman Method Couples Therapy Level 1: Bridging the Couple Chasm (by Gottman Institute)
Gottman Method Couples Therapy Level 2: Assessment, Intervention, and Co-Morbidities (by Gottman Institute)
Gottman Method Couples Therapy Level 3 (by Gottman Institute)
Intimacy from the Inside Out -IFS for Couple Therapy (by IFS Insititute)
Level 1 of EMDR Basic Training (by EMDR Singapore)
Level 2 of EMDR Basic Training (by EMDR Singapore)
EMDR & Schema Therapy Integration (by Schema Therapy Training Online)
6 Months Internal Family System (IFS) Online Circle (by IFS Institute)
IFS Immersion, Integrating Internal Family System (IFS) Across Clinical Applications (by IFS Institute)
IFS Model Introduction & Workshop(by Mind Beyond Institute Australia)
Nurturing Roots to Reach New Heights: Revisiting Foundations of ACT as Clinical Behaviour Analysis
Foundation & Advanced Youth Workshop on DNA-V (by Louise Hayes)
Essential of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (by Becks Institute)
CBT for Depression (by Becks Institute)
CBT for Anxiety (by Becks Institute)
Schema Therapy Level 1 by Schema Therapy Training Online (by ISST Accreditation Training)
Schema Therapy Level 2 by Schema Therapy Training Online (by ISST Accreditation Training)
Advance Care Planning & Preferred Plan of Care Facilitator
Basic Dementia (by Community Psychogeriatric Programme, Changi General Hospital, SG)
Intermediate Dementia (by Community Psychogeriatric Programme, Changi General Hospital, SG)