Ling Ling CHIAM
Associate Counsellor

Masters of Arts in Counselling
Prepare and Enrich Facilitator
Approved member of the Gottman Institute
Level 3 trained therapist in the Gottman Method for Couple Therapy

Ling Ling’s passionate about helping individuals, couples and families as they navigate through the challenges and issues of life; depression, anxiety, parenting and relationship issues.

She believes that every person is the best expert on themselves. She supports her clients by working collaboratively with them towards their goals. Ling Ling specialises in using the strengths-based approach, systemic framework and various psychotherapy techniques to aid in her clients’ recovery, discovery and growth. She volunteers at a Theological seminary to facilitate the learning of counselling skills in small groups practice.

Madelin HIEW-TAY
Associate Counsellor

MA (Counselling), Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy (EFCT, completed), Gottman Couple Therapy (Level 2), Discernment Counselling: Couples on the Brink, Management of Family Violence: Intervention in Family Violence Cases, EMDR Institute Training Weekend 1&2, Prepare Enrich Practitioner, Love Works: Working with Minor Couples Facilitator, Marriage Preparation Support Programme for Trans-National Couples Facilitator, Marital First Responder Train-the-Trainer, Prevention and Relationship Enhancement Program (PREP) 8.0 Facilitator, Cert. Torn Asunder Facilitator, Parenting with Confidence Workshop Facilitator, Accredited Trainer for Triple P Level 2-4

Married for over 20 years, Madelin has three children. She is a counsellor not only by profession but as her life’s passion.

She earned her professional qualifications while navigating a tough life transition from a different industry. She spent her years at a VWO working with individuals and families. Madelin utilises the collaborative approach to counselling for individuals and families as it increases the level of engagement and improves overall outcome.

In her role as a family life educator, she runs marriage preparation courses for young or trans-national couples.

Outside of counselling, Madelin actively volunteers in her local church, relishes reading, hiking and meeting the needs of her family. She enjoys a structured life sprinkled with fun and purpose; the same balance she passionately offers in her service to others.

Swanie KHOO
Associate Counsellor

MA (Counselling), Gottman Couple Therapy (Level 2), Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy (EFCT, completed), Trauma Focused-Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Theraplay (Level 1), Prepare Enrich Practitioner, Parenting with Confidence Workshop Facilitator

As a Marriage and Family Counsellor, Trauma Therapist and Family Life Educator, Swanie provides counselling for children, marital therapy for couples, and individual personal therapy. She has walked with many whose lives were broken by childhood trauma, divorce, losses and abuse. She is a draw to many children struggling with life traumas, depression and anxiety.

She has helped individuals grow and recover through integration of cognitive behaviour techniques with evidenced based psychodynamic therapy (attachment psychotherapy, emotionally focused therapy and play therapy), customised to the unique needs and goals of her clients. She sees the potential every individual has for growth, healing and wholeness, and strives to empower each one to find a purpose along their way of recovery.

Larry LAI 黎忠德
Consultant Psychotherapist / Counsellor
Certified and Registered Supervisor
Certified Marriage and Family Life Trainer
Bilingual Counsellor

MSSc (Counselling & Psychotherapy), Dip. (Counselling Psychology), B.A. (Soc. Sci.), Cert. Professional Supervisor (ACA), Registered Supervisor (APACS), Prepare Enrich Practitioner, Certified Torn Asunder Facilitator, Family Therapy Master Class Training by Dr. Karl Tomm, Cert. of Attendance (The Homosexuality Context in Counselling”” by FLS; Pain and Pleasure: Psycho-Emotional States and Consequential Disordered Behaviours" by NAMS).

Larry has been married for over 35 years and has two adult children. He brings with him over 30 years of Corporate and Social Sector leadership experience at Senior Management and Board levels.

Larry’s constant passion over the years has been to journey with individuals, couples and families as they navigate the complex challenges of careers, relationships, sexuality and life transitions. Over the years, Larry has helped individuals managed career challenges and transitions, prepare couples for marriage, work with couples and families in mending broken relationships including recovery from Extra Marital Affairs.

Larry was formerly the Head of Counselling and Principal Psychotherapist / Counsellor at Focus on the Family Singapore.

Samantha LOH
Associate Counsellor

MA (Counselling) Registered Counsellor (Singapore Association of Counselling), Prepare Enrich Practitioner, Phase 1 Basic Intensive Training: Choice Theory/Reality Therapy, Certificate of Participation in Introduction to Sandtray Therapy, Certificate of Participation in Dialectical Behavioural Therapy

With a keen passion to help young people through challenging seasons, Samantha has a wide range of experience in counselling children and youths undergoing behavioural issues, grief, anxiety, depression, suicidal ideation, as well as those who may have suffered from abuse and trauma.

As a volunteer with the prison ministry and halfway houses, she enjoys supporting ex-offenders and family members of incarcerated members in their journey towards recovery. Samantha is also involved in a theological school where she has conducted psycho-educational workshops on theory and practice of counselling.

She believes that every individual has a unique journey, and there is a redemptive plan for each person's life.

Kiat Yong NAH
Associate Counsellor

MA (Counselling), Registered Counsellor (Singapore Association of Counselling), Prepare Enrich Practitioner, Prevention and Relationship Enhancement Program (PREP) 8.0 Facilitator, Cert. Torn Asunder Facilitator, Gottman Couple Therapy (Level 3), Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy (EFCT, Level B)

Kiat Yong has journeyed with many hurting couples as a couple and family therapist, helping them turn conflicts to connections, and rebuilding intimacy in their relationships. She also counsels teenagers, their families, as well as individuals across a wide spectrum of mental health, relationship and behavioural issues.

She is especially passionate about helping couples recover from affairs and has extensively worked with couples to bring healing from the pains of betrayal.