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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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Modeling Holiday Priorities: How Parents Can Create Calm, Connection & Meaning for Their Kids

The holiday season promises joy, connection, and festive magic—but for many parents, it also brings overstimulation, expectations, and an endless to-do list. Children don’t learn holiday values from what we tell them; they learn from what we model. When our behaviour shows connection, gratitude, empathy, and emotional regulation—even in busy seasons—we give our children a powerful roadmap for how to navigate stress and celebrate meaningfully. Counsellor & Parenting Coach, Paula Brunning, discusses what will help you prioritise what truly matters and teach your children the heart of the holidays through your everyday actions.

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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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The Importance of Mutual Soothing in Couple Relationship

In addition to learning to self sooth, do you know it is important for couple to mutually sooth each other? Learn how and when to do mutual soothing in order to improve your relationship and marriage and reduce conflicts with Psychologists, Relationship Counsellors, and Psychotherapists of The Counselling Place Singapore.

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Can Positive Affirmations Truly Boost Mental Well-being?

The fast-paced rhythm of modern-day society can often take a toll on our mental well-being, causing us to feel drained or overwhelmed. These effects are often heightened when we lack sufficient time to de-stress. To combat this challenge, one easy but powerful trick is to regularly throw in some positive affirmations into our routine. Although it might sound simple, positive affirmations can impact the way we navigate the challenges and joys of our everyday experiences.

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The Effect Of Successful Time Management In Reducing Stress

The importance of effective time management cannot be overstated, especially in today’s fast-paced society, where the ever-increasing number of responsibilities can put us in a constant state of stress. This stress mainly develops whenever we perceive that we are losing control over the many events that make up our lives.

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