Ms Rachael Walden MHealth Sc, GradDip (Counselling), BA (Psychology) Registered Psychologist (Provisional) Rachael holds a Master of Health Science degree from the University of Sydney, Australia, a Graduate Diploma in Counselling from Australian College of Applied Psychology and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Swinburne Institute of Technology, Australia. She is a provisionally registered Psychologist with Australia’s New South Wales Psychologists’ Registration Board. Rachael relocated to Singapore from Australia where she was employed in a private practice completing assessments, writing reports and providing feedback as well as being the first point of contact for clients seeking assistance from a therapist. Previously, Rachael worked for some ten years as a Recruitment Consultant, incorporating her counselling skills within a corporate business environment, providing career guidance and support to candidates with work-related concerns. In Singapore, Rachael works with children, teenagers, individual adults, couples, and families on a wide range of issues. Her particular interest areas are bullying and self-esteem issues, vocational guidance, couples work, anxiety and mood disorders. A special interest area she has is in the neuroscience of brain adaptability and the brain’s potential for change and applying this in the therapeutic session to inform the client of their brain’s potential for change and the steps they can take to effect that change as desired. Appointment Hours:     Thursdays & Saturdays 9am to 1pm (Saturdays fully booked!)

Ms Jacqui Balloqui Probert MA & Postgrad Dip (Art Psychotherapy), Postgrad Dip (Integrative Psychotherapy), PG Dip (Youth and Community Work), CapsMH, HPC Reg, BAAT Reg, MBACP Registered Psychotherapist/Registered Art Psychotherapist (On Leave from 19 July to 24 July 2010) Jacqui holds a Masters degree in Art Psychotherapy from Goldsmiths College University of London, a Postgraduate degree in Integrative Psychotherapy from Bath Spa University, UK, and a Postgraduate degree in Youth and Community Work from St Mark and St John College, Exeter University, UK. She is a registered practitioner with the Health Professions Council UK and The British Association of Art Therapists. She is also a member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy. Jacqui is a British citizen from a mixed European background and relocated to Singapore in 2009. She has more than 20 years of clinical experience. She specialises in post-traumatic stress disorders, attachment disorders, behavioural problems, traumatic loss and bereavement issues, life threatening illnesses and palliative care. She has worked within the UK National Health Service, in primary and acute, mental and physical health settings, education and private practice, with children, young people, adults, families and the elderly, individually and in groups, to address a wide range of issues, from minor problems to severe and enduring mental health difficulties. She also provides supervision to other therapists and counsellors. Jacqui's structured Integrative approach incorporates person centred, psychodynamic and cognitive thinking (CBT) with non verbal creative activities such as art and sand play. She is able to work in English and Italian. Appointment Hours:  Mondays to Wednesdays, 3pm to 7pm.

Ms Ho Shee Wai MA (Psychology), BA (Hons) Psychology, EMDR, MAPS, MSPS Director/Registered Psychologist Shee Wai is the Founder and Director of The Counselling Place.  She holds a Masters Degree in Psychology from the University of Newcastle, Australia, a certificate in Eye-Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR) from the EMDR Institute, USA, and a certificate in Advance Training in Ericksonian Psychotherapy and Hypnosis from the Milton H. Erickson Foundation, Inc.  She is an accredited facilitator for the FOCCUS marriage preparation and enrichment programme.  Shee Wai has extensive clinical experience working with children, adolescents, individuals, couples and families in both Australia and Singapore.  She has provided individual and group training and supervision to other counsellors. Shee Wai has 13 years of clinical experience and has been helping expatriates deal with their various life challenges in Singapore since 2002.  She specializes in marital and relationship counselling.  She has been helping couples with issues such as marital and relational conflicts; divorce and separation; marriage preparation and enrichment; cross-cultural relationship issues and parenting concerns.  She also works with individuals on stress management, depression, anxiety, phobia, pain management, and grief and loss.  Her training in EMDR enables her to be especially effective in working with all sort of trauma, e.g., family of origin and painful past experiences, accident, natural disaster, assault, rape or sexual abuse.  Shee Wai also provides psychological assessment for adults and children.  Having been a Home Study assessor for adoption, she is also able to provide pre-adoption and post-adoption counselling for individuals and couples on adoption related issues. Shee Wai is registered as a Psychologist with Australia’s New South Wales Psychologist Registration Board and the Singapore Psychological Society.  She is a member of both the Australian Psychological Society and the Singapore Psychological Society.  Shee Wai has conducted talks and workshops on various topics, has granted numerous interviews with various newspapers and magazines, and has made several appearances as guest consultant for radio programs.  She is fluent in English, Mandarin, and Cantonese. Appointment Hours:  Wednesdays, Fridays, & Saturdays, 10am to 4pm.

Ms Jessica Lamb MSc (Therapeutic Counselling), BA (Hons) Development Studies, MBACP (On Leave from 15 July to 10 August 2010) Counsellor/Accredited Mediator Jessica holds a Master of Science degree in Therapeutic Counselling from the University of Greenwich, London, England and she is a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). She is also a qualified mediator. Jessica is British and moved to Singapore in 2009. She has experienced firsthand some of the challenges involved in adjusting to life in a new country and living as an expatriate. As a counsellor, she has worked with individual adults and young people on a broad range of issues including emotional breakdown, depression, anxiety and panic attacks, low self esteem, relationship and family breakdown, childhood and adult sexual abuse, grief and loss, as well as phobias, obsessive compulsive behaviour, anger and aggressive behaviour. As a mediator, she has worked with couples, families and neighbours in dispute. Jessica is an integrative practitioner, drawing on person centred, existential, psychodynamic and cognitive behavioural concepts as relevant to the work. She is flexible in her approach and so does not focus on one theoretical model, but instead tries to understand the needs of the individual. Appointment Hours:     Mondays & Wednesdays 9am to 1pm

Mr Glenn Graves MA (Psychology), BA (Human Development) (Not accepting New Clients) Assistant Director/Counsellor Glenn holds a Masters Degree in Psychology and a Bachelor of Arts in Human Development from Saybrook Institute in San Francisco, California.  He is an accredited facilitator for the FOCCUS marriage preparation and enrichment programme.  He also has a certificate in Intermediate Training in Ericksonian Psychotherapy and Hypnosis from the Milton H. Erickson Foundation, Inc.  Glenn is a full member of the Singapore Psychological Society.  He is American and has lived in Asia for the past 9 years. Glenn’s thesis work in Vietnam was focused on victims of human trafficking for prostitution who were suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and he had explored various Western and alternative therapies that could help these victims, within the Asian context of psychotherapy.  For the past 6 years, he has counselled Expatriate individuals and families on a variety of issues, including but not limited to, anger management, anxiety, stress, alcohol abuse, marital conflicts, cross cultural marital conflicts, divorce, adolescents and their family, sexual abuse, aging, body image, self esteem, and grief. Glenn takes an integrated approach, utilising techniques from Behavioural, CBT, Adlerian, Existential, and Person Centered therapies.  His counselling philosophy places more emphasis on the current issue and future of the individual, without minimizing the importance of the past influences. Appointment Hours:     Mondays to Fridays 10am to 7pm, & Saturdays 9am to 4pm (Saturdays and evening hours fully booked!)

Ms Alison Brooks BA (Hons) Psych, PGCE, DPsych (Clinical) candidate (Not accepting New Clients) Counsellor Alison holds a Bachelor of Arts honours degree in Psychology from the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa, as well as a Post-Graduate Certificate of Education (PGCE) from the University of South Africa. She is currently completing a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (DPsych) from James Cook University, Australia, Singapore campus. Alison is trained in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Reality Therapy and Theraplay.  Alison is South African. She left South Africa in 2003, and spent four years in England where she worked with adolescents and young adults with a range of emotional, behavioural and developmental issues. These included Autism, Asperger’s Syndrome, Down’s Syndrome, Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, depression, anxiety, trauma, anger, self-regulation and family of origin issues. Alison relocated to Singapore in 2007, where she took the opportunity to continue her psychology studies. In Singapore, she has worked with children, adolescents and adults, both local and expatriate, with a wide range of issues, such as depression, anxiety, interpersonal conflict, obsessive-compulsive disorder, eating disorder, self esteem issues, parenting problems and stress. Alison’s other areas of interest include couple therapy and family therapy. Alison adopts an integrative approach, combining person-centred and solution-focused therapies with cognitive behavioural techniques. She is interested in incorporating play therapy into her work with children and their families, with particular emphasis on improving the quality of the relationship between parent and child. Appointment Hours: Wednesdays 9am to 1pm, & Thursdays 11am to 7pm

Ms Miriam Capelli BA, BSc (Psych), BPsych, MPsych candidate (Not accepting New Clients) Registered Psychologist Miriam holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Western Australia and a Bachelor of Psychology from Curtin University of Technology. She is currently completing a Masters in Clinical Psychology (MPsych) from James Cook University, Australia, Singapore campus. Miriam is trained in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Reality Therapy and is registered as a psychologist with the psychologists registration board in the Australian Capital Territory. Miriam is originally from Perth, Western Australia. In 2003 she relocated to Canberra where she worked with the Australian Department of Defence and the Defence Materiel Organisation in a range of leadership development roles. Her most recent appointment was as special adviser to the Head of Acquisitions. In this role she worked closely with the Project Managers of the major acquisition projects undertaken by the organisation, providing support and guidance on a range of leadership issues. In 2008 Miriam commenced a Masters in Clinical Psychology at the University of Canberra. Following her relocation to Singapore in 2009, she took the opportunity to continue to study on a full time basis with James Cook University. Miriam has enjoyed this opportunity to diversify her skills as a psychologist. In Singapore she has worked with children and adults, both local and expatriate, on a wide range of issues including depression, anxiety, interpersonal conflict, self esteem issues and parenting concerns. She is particularly interested in working with people who are transitioning into a new life in Singapore. Miriam’s other areas of interest include couple therapy and family therapy. Miriam prefers to use solution-focused therapies and cognitive behavioural techniques in an integrated manner. Miriam operates from a perspective that sees each client as a unique individual, and as such prefers to tailor her approach to suit their personal needs. Appointment Hours:     Tuesdays 2pm to 5pm, Wednesdays 3pm to 7pm, & Saturdays 9am to 4pm

Mr Goh ZhengQin BSocSc (Psychology) Hons, MPsych (Clinical) candidate (Not accepting New Clients) Counsellor/Clinical Psychologist in Training Zhengqin holds a Bachelor of Social Science Honours degree in Psychology from the National University of Singapore, and is currently completing a Masters Degree in Clinical Psychology at the same university. Zhengqin has experience working with individual adults, adolescents and children with a wide range of issues including depression, anxiety, schizophrenia and other mental health issues, stress and anger management, trauma, parenting and behavioral problems in children and teens (e.g., attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder). Zhengqin also has additional interest in couple work and family therapy. Zhengqin's approach involves the use of evidenced-based cognitive behavioral therapies while incorporating relevant concepts and techniques from other therapeutic approaches. Zhengqin is fluent in English and Mandarin. Appointment Hours:     Mondays 6pm & 7pm, Tuesdays 6pm & 7pm, Thursdays 3pm to 7pm, Fridays 2pm to 5pm, Saturdays 10am to 12noon