Monica has over 15 years of clinical experience working with children, adolescents, adults and families. She provides psychological assessment and therapy on a broad range of emotional and behavioural difficulties. She has a special interest in trauma recovery, resilience and psychosocial oncology. She is a registered clinical psychologist and approved supervisor with Singapore Psychological Society.
Prior to joining the private sector, she worked in the Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) for most of her career and she was an educator with MOE for several years.
Winifred Ling is a Couples Therapist and Relationship Coach. She is passionate about helping individuals and couples to pursue the relationship of their dreams. As a Certified Gottman Educator, she is qualified to conduct the renowned evidence-based parenting program called Bringing Baby Home for new parents and parents-to-be, Gottman Seven Principles Program and the Emotional Coaching Program. She has completed her Level 3 training in the Gottman Method Couples Therapy.
She is Certified practitioner for Multichannel Eye Movement Intergration (MEMI), which is a relatively new PTSD treatment paradigm. MEMI is a safe, easy-to-use, multisensory approach that dulls all reactions to traumatic experiences — related imagery, sounds, and physical and emotional distress — not just intrusive thoughts.
As a Positive Psychology Practitioner, she applies the principles of Positive Psychology in helping individuals and couples who seek to live a more intentional, meaningful and flourishing life.
Winifred and her husband are avowed foodies who seek out good restaurants and review them. They hunt down Michelin Star restaurants and have amassed 118 stars to date!
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.
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.
Jin-Kit KOH (fondly known as “Kit”) has counselled clients with anxiety, depression caused by work- or career-related stress, educational concerns, caregiver fatigue, financial pressure, and grief from the loss of a relationship or loved one. He is trained in mental health and career counselling and has helped students and working adults in both these aspects. Depending on the clients’ preferences, Kit counsels in English or Chinese (Mandarin).
Kit comes to counselling after decades in the business world. He gained valuable insights into the challenges faced by students and working adults through his years as a business leader, when he led multi-national organisations and talents at the board and management levels, and through his time as an Education and Career Guidance Counsellor at the Ministry Of Education.
Ning worked in various corporate fields before founding a family life education and consulting centre in China in 2006. While running her centre, she mentored family life coaches and trainers and was involved in crisis recovery efforts among teenagers and families after the massive Sichuan earthquake in 2008 which killed thousands and traumatized millions.
A family life educator for close to two decades, Ning runs a social enterprise that supports Chinese speaking families globally on parenting and marital issues, social integration and emotional well-being. She counsels and coaches clients from aged 20 and up on parenting and family relationships, emotional regulation, transition and adjustments, anger and anxiety, trauma-related issues as well as integrating spirituality with psychological well-being. Ning is particularly passionate about attachment focus work and hopes to guide individuals and families toward lasting healing and transformation.
Families play a crucial role in supporting individuals facing mental health challenges. Family support services offer guidance, education, and therapeutic interventions to help families navigate these challenges together. These services can help families develop strong communication skills, build healthier relationships, and create a supportive environment for healing and recovery.