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Never stop learning with our blog bites. Here, we'll share strategies and insights into counselling, psychotherapy, psychology and common concerns. From relaxation strategies and self-improvement tools to managing anxiety, depression or other mental health concerns, as well as introductions to different therapeutic approaches, we’ve got it all covered!

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Using EMDR to Become Unstuck: How EMDR Therapy Helps Heal Anxiety, Trauma & Emotional Blocks

Feeling emotionally stuck, overwhelmed, or trapped in patterns you can’t seem to break? EMDR therapy helps the brain and body resolve unresolved experiences at their root — often when other therapies haven’t brought lasting change. Learn how EMDR can unlock emotional healing and help you move forward with Psychologist Ho Shee Wai.

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Breathe for Calm: Family Emotional Health

In today’s fast-paced world, many children and parents feel overwhelmed, anxious, and constantly “on edge.” The good news is that calm can begin with something as simple as a breath. Counsellor & Parenting Coach introduces easy, science-based breathing techniques families can use together to strengthen emotional regulation, reduce stress, and build lifelong resilience.

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Finding Stillness: How Vipassana Meditation Can Better Mental Health

In a world that rarely slows down, many of us crave a moment of quiet—time to breathe, feel grounded, and reconnect with ourselves. Vipassana meditation offers exactly that. Through simple, steady awareness, it helps you clear mental noise, regulate emotions, and rediscover the parts of yourself that stress has overshadowed. If you are longing for inner stillness, psychotherapist & counsellor, Shifan Hu-Couble discusses how it may be the doorway home.

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Understanding and Managing Unhelpful Thinking Styles

Are unhelpful thinking styles holding you back? Discover how automatic patterns of thought can distort your reality, fuel anxiety and depression, and hinder self-growth. Learn to recognize and challenge these styles with expert guidance from Counsellor Lim Swee Chen.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Anxiety in Teens by Natasha Larkin

Is your teenager finding it hard to focus at school or enjoy friendships? Do they want to miss school? Do they want to not be part of social settings? Maybe they have lost motivation in aspects of their life such as sports and hobbies? Or maybe the thought of performing in a school play or music concert or a sporting event or passing an exam is just too much for them to process? Counsellor Natasha Larkin discusses anxiety in teens and what to do to support them.

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