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Cultural Differences in Parenting: Embracing Diversity in Your Family
As couple, we each comes with different family cultures. This difference is even more stark if we are a cross-cultural or Expat couple. How do we navigate the difference in our parenting? Can this difference be a strength for our family?
Mastering Life’s Challenges: A Deep Dive into Dialectical Behavior Therapy
Are you struggling with your emotions? Is this creating problems in your interpersonal relationship? Counselling with Dialectical Behaviour Therapy may be the answer.
Effective Parenting Strategies for Supporting Your Child During Exam Season
Do you find it stressful during the exam season even though it’s your child / teen who’s taking the exam? Are you wanting to support your child / teen but not sure what to do? Learn tips for creating a conducive study environment at home, strategies for effective communication with your child about their study needs and feelings, and techniques for helping children manage stress and anxiety related to exams with our Director & Registered Psychologist, Ho Shee Wai.
The Role of Gratitude in Strengthening Relationships: How Couple Counselling Can Help.
Did you know that couples who regularly express gratitude towards each other report significantly higher levels of relationship satisfaction? In a world often filled with distractions and stress, taking a moment to appreciate your partner could be the key to unlocking a deeper connection and lasting love. Find out how couple counselling can help you do that.
Transforming Lives: The Power of Intensive Outpatient Programs in Counselling
Struggling with mental health challenges? An Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) might be the lifeline you need. Discover how IOPs blend flexibility with comprehensive support, empowering you to reclaim your life while navigating the path to recovery. Read on to see if this approach is right for you or your loved ones.
The Pleasure Gap: Why Women Are Missing Out and How to Close It by Dr Martha Tara Lee
Ever felt like there’s an imbalance in how pleasure is experienced in heterosexual relationships? Dr Martha Tara Lee shares how what couple can do to help ensure everyone is having a satisfying sexual relationship.
Parenting After Adolescence: Embracing the Adult-Child Dynamic
Has your teen entered into adulthood? Learn how to navigate change in your relationship dynamic with your adult child.
Support for Loved Ones of Suicide: Navigating Grief and Finding Hope
Did someone you know attempted or died by suicide? Are you wanting to support survivor of death by suicide but felt at a loss? Learn what is the experience of survivor of death by suicide and how to support them.
Understanding Theraplay: A Powerful Tool for Child and Family Therapy
Do you know the benefits of using therapy in help your parent-child relationship? Learn the what is theraplay and how it can work to improve your parenting.
How Couples Can Work Together for a Stronger Relationship
Do you struggle to work together as a couple be it professional or at home? Learn the key strategies to work together as a couple and how counselling can facilitate this process.
The Science of Happiness: What Psychology Teaches Us
Everyone wants to be happy but how many people are truly happy? Learn the strategies to happiness and overcome your obstacles to happiness with Counselling support.
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.
What is a dopamine detox, and does it work? By Shifan Hu-Couble
If you have some type of addictive behaviours, chances are you are trapped in the dopamine cycle. Learn what is a dopamine detox and how it can benefit you in regaining control over your life with Counsellor / Psychotherapist / Parenting Coach Shifan Hu-Couble.
From Conflict to Connection
Are you feeling distanced and disconnected with the conflicts you are having with your partner? What can we do to move from conflict to connection? Can Counselling help?
Co-Parenting with Your Ex: Essential Elements of a Successful Parenting Plan
Are you co-parenting with your ex? Do you know what is involved in setting up a parenting plan that benefits your child / teen?
Getting out of Impasse as a Couple
Do you often find yourself in an impasse during your conflict as a couple? Likely one or both of your vulnerability is being triggered. Read on to learn how to get out of this vicious escalating cycle.
Dealing with Family of Origin Issues
Are you still struggling with the effects and impacts from your family of origin? Find out how counselling or psychotherapy can help you overcome these traumas and issues.
Psychological Therapies: Which one do I need? by Kim Bartholdi
Learn about the different psychotherapeutic approaches and find out which is best suited for your issue.
What is EMDR and is it for you? by Shifan Hu-Couble
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing) is the gold standard for trauma treatment. Find out from Counsellor & Psychotherapist Shifan Hu-Couble what is entailed in an EMDR session and what issues it can be used for.
Cheer for Yourself: How Celebrating Success Helps By Lim Swee Chen
Do you struggle to acknowledge your success or achievement? Learn the importance of celebrating your success and how to cheer for yourself with Counsellor & Parenting Coach, Lim Swee Chen of The Counselling Place Singapore.