Founder of TCP & Clinical Director
Registered Psychologist / Clinical Supervisor
MA (Psychology), BA (Hons) Psychology,
EMDR, MAPS, MSPS

Ho Shee Wai

“I help couples and individuals navigate complex relationship challenges—including cross-cultural marriages and relationships where ADHD or autism is involved—to rebuild understanding, strengthen connection and create lasting change. Drawing on more than 27 years of clinical experience, I provide practical, evidence-based support tailored to each unique situation.”

With more than 27 years of clinical experience, Shee Wai has been supporting expatriates in Singapore since 2002. Having lived in Singapore, Australia, Malaysia and Korea herself, she understands firsthand the emotional, cultural and relationship challenges that can arise when building a life in a new country.

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 Advanced 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. She has also completed Level 2 Training in Gottman Method Couples Therapy and uses Gottman Method Couple Therapy in her work. She is also certified with NOVA, National Organization for Victim Assistance, USA. Shee Wai is also a certified Cogmed Working Memory Training®Coach. She also holds certification in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) in the USA. She is a certified Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR) rater. She has extensive clinical experience working with children, adolescents, adults, couples and families in both Australia and Singapore. She has provided individual and group training and supervision to other counsellors.

Shee Wai specializes in helping couples navigate some of their most complex relationship challenges, including ongoing conflict, separation and divorce, marriage preparation and enrichment, cross-cultural relationships, parenting concerns and parental alienation. She also has particular expertise in supporting couples where one partner has a diagnosed or suspected condition such as ADHD, autism spectrum disorder (formerly Asperger syndrome), depression, anxiety, OCD, alcohol use disorder or sex addiction, and understands the unique impact these can have on communication, intimacy and the relationship as a whole. She is also experienced in helping couples address intimacy and sexuality concerns that may arise within committed relationships.

Shee Wai works with individuals on stress management, depression, anxiety, phobia, pain management, and grief and loss. She is trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), an evidence-based therapy for trauma, enabling her to help clients process and recover from distressing experiences such as childhood adversity, accidents, assault, sexual abuse and other painful life events.

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 and fertility / infertility related issues.

Shee Wai is registered as a Psychologist with Psychology Board of Australia and is approved as a Supervisor. She is also registered as a Psychologist with the Singapore Psychological Society and is approved as a Supervisor. She is a member of both the Australian Psychological Society and the Singapore Psychological Society. In addition to her clinical work, Shee Wai regularly provides training, supervision and professional consultation, and has been interviewed by newspapers, magazines, radio and television programmes on a wide range of psychological and relationship topics.