Welcome to our mental health blog!
Never stop learning with our blog bites. Here, we'll share strategies and insights into counselling, psychotherapy, psychology and common concerns.
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The Illusion of Universal Advice: A Therapist’s Perspective
Do therapists give universal advice to their clients? The answer might surprise you! Find out how counsellor and parenting coach Lim Swee Chen responds to the question.
How to Make Friends in Singapore
Learn how to make friends in Singapore based on personal experience from our counsellor Anne Ueberbach.
The Adventure of Rediscovering Each Other as Couple by Nicholas Smith
Learn how to improve your relationship map with Gottman Couple’s counselling method with Supervised Counsellor & Career Coach Nicholas Smith.
Managing Mental Health Challenges as an Expatriate in Singapore: The Role of Psychologists, Counsellors, and Psychotherapy
Are you an expatriate? Do you have anxiety, depression, ADHD, or other mental health challenges? How do you manage and maintain good mental health in a new home country like Singapore? Learn how the local professional mental health system like Psychologist, Counsellor, or Psychotherapy works.
A Counselling Perspective on Diet for Mental Well-being and Optimal Cognitive Health, by Leon Chng
Find out how to noticeably enhance your mental well-being and cognitive health through your diet with counsellor and fitness coach Leon Chng.
Prosper in Mental Health; Physical Health will Reign, by Jumh Tantri
Learn how to improve your mental health with counsellor/parenting coach/career coach Jumh Tantri
Food: Its Connection and How It Affects Our Cognitive and Mental Health (Caffeine Series)
Learn more about the impacts of food - especially caffeine - on your mental and cognitive health with counsellor and fitness coach (certified in specialist nutrition & fitness nutrition) Leon Chng
What is (a session of) counselling really about? By Leon Chng
Are you curious what a counselling session look like? Counsellor & Fitness Coach Leon Chng invites you to take a peek at how a counselling session would proceed should you decide to work with a Psychologist, Counsellor, or Psychotherapist.
Are you defined by your emotions? by Lim Swee Chen
Do you tend to be emotional or on the other end, emotionless? What are some myths about emotions that trapped us? Learn about a healthier approach to emotion with Counsellor, Lim Swee Chen.
What is psychotherapy, in the context of addiction? by Leon Chng
What is Psychotherapy? What has it got to do with me – isn’t it for people with mental illness or complex mental issues like addicts with hardcore addiction issues? Find out how you personally can benefit from psychotherapy with Counsellor, Leon Chng, especially if you are struggling with addiction.
How to find your therapist? by Shifan Hu-Couble
Are you struggling to decide how to choose a psychologist, counsellor, psychotherapist for you? The Counselling Place’s Psychotherapist and Parenting Coach, Ms Shifan Hu-Couble takes you through the decision process of finding the right therapist (be it a psychologist, counsellor, or psychotherapist) for you.
Understanding Our Children’s Misbehaviours
Learn about the purpose of our children’s misbehaviours and effective methods to deal with them. Learn also when it’s time for a professional psychologist, counsellor, and psychotherapist to step in and what the psychologist, counsellor, or psychotherapist can do to help.
Stages of Love
Do you know that love goes through different stages? Learn how love develops over 5 stages, the danger point where a couple could potentially separate/divorce and how a Psychologist, Counsellor, or Psychotherapist can help you navigate through the various developmental stage of a relationship.
6 Common Problems We Face
As we ring in the new year, we have the tendency to come up with resolution which we never keep. Instead, why don’t we look at what are the 6 common problems people face and find out how counselling can help us to get through them.
Love is Not a Feeling!
Is our relationship doom if the “love feeling” is gone? Find out what is love and whether it’s possible to rekindle the passion with the support of a Psychologist, Counsellor, or Psychotherapist of The Counselling Place.
Don’t Worry, Be Happy!
Are you someone who tends to worry about everything? Do you want to learn how to focus on living your live to the fullest? How can you achieve that with the support of a Psychologist, Counsellor, or Psychotherapist?
Love Languages
Are you often frustrated in your attempts to get your love messages across to your partner? Or conversely, are you having difficulties relating to your partner’s expression of love? If so, it may be that both of you are speaking different love languages. Learn how to speak the right love languages with a Psychologist, Counsellor, or Psychotherapist of The Counselling Place.
Preschool Ready?
Many parents would like to get a head start for their kids by enrolling in pre-school. However, apart from their ambiguity about having their kids leave their side, they also have some questions and concerns. Read about some Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) and find out how a Psychologist, Counsellor, or Psychotherapist can help you and your kid prepare to start in preschool.
From Survivor to Victor
Have you experienced sexual assault or abuse? Learn how you can overcome the trauma of sexual abuse with the support of a Psychologist, Counsellor, or Psychotherapist so that you can emerge from being a survivor or victim to a victor.
The 7 Types of Love
Many of us are focused on pursuing love, but are we aware of the different types of low and how to identify actual love?