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Dr TIAN CHEONG SING Dr. Tian Cheong Sing is the Executive Director of the Centre for Effective Living. Concurrently, he is also a Consultant Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist at The Psychiatric and Behavioural Medicine Clinic; and Visiting Consultant and Head of the Psycho-social Trauma Support Service, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital. He graduated with a Bachelor of Medicine and a Bachelor of Surgery (M.B.B.S.) degree at the National University of Singapore in 1980 and worked as a general practitioner before entering Psychiatry specialist training. In 1990, he received his Master of Medicine (Psychiatry) degree from the National University Hospital of Singapore before embarking on further training in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry with the London Institute of Child Health. In addition, he is also trained in Family & Marital Therapy with the London Institute of Family Therapy. Prior to entering private practice, he has worked in various psychiatric units treating adults, children & adolescents with mental disorders. At the organisational level, he has consulted with corporations on managing crises, stress and transitions. He has also conducted many talks and workshops on mental health, stress, marriage and parenting. GERALDINE TAN Prior to joining Centre for Effective Living, Geraldine has spent eight years counselling and working in a clinical setting. She was with Singapore Children’s Society, working with children and adolescents. She joined Mount Elizabeth-Charter subsequently, where she conducted Needs Assessments and counselling sessions to those who seek psychological and emotional help. She also administers psychological assessments, such as IQ and diagnostic tests for learning disabilities. She works closely with doctors and in addition to testing and therapy, works with children requiring palliative care in the hospitals, helping parents manage their expectations and deal with their grief. She adopts an eclectic approach to therapy, with preferences for Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Reality Therapy. She also uses art and play therapy. Currently, she works closely with doctors and in addition to testing and therapy, works with children requiring palliative care in the hospitals, helping parents manage the expectations and deal with their grief. Geraldine is a psychologist registered with the Singapore Register of Psychologists, and a member of the Singapore Psychological Society. She is also a member with the William Glasser Institute, Singapore and the Association of Group and Individual Psychotherapy, Singapore. Our Associate staff DR. KELVIN LEE Kelvin Lee is an Organisational Psychologist at the Centre for Effective Living. He graduated with the Bachelor of Clinical Psychology in 1993 and further completed his Doctorate in Organisational Psychology in 2003 in Australia. He is registered with The Western Australia Registration Board of Psychologists and is also a member of the Australian Psychological Society, the Australian Institute of Management and the International Registration of Certificated Auditors. Prior to returning to Singapore, he worked as a consulting psychologist in the areas of selection & recruitment, organisational development, human resource management and corporate psychology R & D. His experience extends to the government sector such as the Australian Taxation Office and private sector in the corporate psychology consulting, natural resource mining, education, property and healthcare industries. Kelvin’s expert knowledge lies on Organisational Trust and Commitment and he has a keen interest in the research and application of corporate psychology on the effects of mergers/acquisitions and organisational culture/ restructuring. DR. CHOU MEI LING DR. TATJANA POTREBIC She has worked in Zurich and Basel (Switzerland), Belgrade (Serbia) and is now in Singapore. She has gained extensive experience in analytical psychotherapy, intercultural psychiatry, treatment of addictions, family and couples therapy. She has also organised various seminars on dream analysis, fairy tale analysis and communication skills, to name a few. She is able to conduct her therapy sessions in English, German and Serbian. She helps people work through issues like anxiety, depression, mood swings, marital difficulties, relationship, intimacy, self-esteem, guilt & shame, eating disorders, weight & body image, parenting challenges, career changes, conflict resolution, stress, phobias, panic attacks, obsessive behaviour, suicidal feelings, substance abuse, grief & bereavement, and also identity problems of adolescents. MARINA YAP Marina is a registered Clinical Psychologist. She has practiced clinical psychology in a wide range of settings including psychiatric unit, general medical wards and the neurorehabilitation centre. Marina has extensive experience in working with both adults and children who have problems such as stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar, post-traumatic stress disorder and eating disorders. She receives formal training in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) as well as the Eye-Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), which she uses with her clients for counselling. Besides, Marina also has a strong background in providing neuropsychological assessments to people with head injuries, stroke, dementia as well as other forms of memory difficulties. In addition, her work includes assessing children with learning difficulties, attentional problems, autism and asperger’s syndrome. Last but not least, Marina runs the cognitive retraining programme to assist clients with mild cognitive impairment and those with head injuries. SHELWYN TAY Her work in clinical settings has included general psychological and psycho-educational assessment, cognitive-behaviour therapy for anxiety and depression, behaviour therapy for children, counselling adults with psychiatric illness and assisting parents with child management skills. She is comfortable using a variety of therapeutic approaches including narrative, solution-focused and insight-oriented therapies. She has previously been involved with the Macquarie University Anxiety Research Unit (MAURU) Preschool Intervention Program for childhood anxiety and has also conducted research on parenting stress among mothers of anxious children as part of her Masters thesis. While working as a Research Psychologist at the National University Hospital, she assisted in the design and administration of a pilot project on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among patients of the Accident and Emergency department. YAM KENG MUN In addition to assisting organisations in developing Employee Assistance Programs (EAP) and Work-Life initiatives, Keng Mun’s expertise has also benefited organisations interested towards developing their management staff and supervisors in leadership and team enhancement skills. He has also been facilitating crisis or emergency support start-ups in banking, petrochemical, IT and hospitality organisations. In addition to running workshops on stress management and work-life balance, he has presented at recent regional psychotherapy and EAP conferences on topics such as EAP Trends in Singapore, and providing counselling support to organisations during critical incidents. A member of the Singapore Psychological Society and Association for Group & Individual Psychotherapy, Keng Mun is currently serving in the Asia Pacific Employee Assistance Roundtable (APEAR) Executive Board. (http://www.apear.org) RUMMANA KAED CHECHATWALA CAROLINE M. LEE Caroline Lee graduated summa cum laude (first-class honours) with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) from Loyola College in Maryland (USA), and has a Masters Degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders from Northwestern University (USA). She maintains a Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC-SLP) by the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA), which is the most rigorous certification of skills preparation and maintenance awarded to speech-language pathologists. Caroline is registered with the Speech-Language-Hearing Association (Singapore), and is also licensed to practice speech-language therapy in California. Caroline loves working with children (age 0 to young adulthood) and their families. She is experienced in the diagnosis and treatment of child speech-language disorders, especially those related to autism (spectrum disorders), developmental delay, language-learning disabilities, and other social-emotional and behavioral disorders. She believes in working closely with parents and other professionals to increase a child’s ability to communicate, participate, and learn from his or her home, school, and community. Caroline joins the Centre for Effective Living to future CEL’s vision in providing holistic and multi-disciplinary services tailored to address the specific needs of our individual clients and families. In addition to providing Best Practices speech-language assessments and treatments, she will also serve as the clinic’s Autism Consultant. As CEL’s Autism Consultant, Caroline will help families express their hopes for their children to service providers, as well as to help navigate and coordinate different points of care to achieve these goals. Prior to joining CEL, Ms. Lee had spent the last 14 years as an Overseas Singaporean both training and working as a speech-language therapist, consultant, and private practitioner in the US. She completed her clinical training in early childhood intervention and neuro-linguistic disorders at various child, women and rehabilitation hospitals in Chicago and Evanston, IL. She also worked at the Jewish Child & Family Center's Early Intervention Clinic and Center for Young Children with Autism, now known as The Early Childhood Autism Academy, in Northbrook, IL. Most recently Caroline left her appointment at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where she was the speech-language consultant and diagnostician for two clinics – the UCLA Autism Evaluation Clinic at the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Hospital and the UCLA TIES for Families in the Department of Pediatrics. EMMANUELLE KERJAN Emmanuelle Kerjan is a French psychologist who has a two master degrees in psychology with specialities in psychopathology of children, teenagers and adults as well as in psycho-criminology (France and Canada). Four years in psychiatric unit as well as three in a crisis center have forged her solid knowledge in varied problems including depression, family and conjugal problems, abuse, mourning, post-traumatic disorders, anxiety, stress, schizophrenia and bipolar. Also, two years of experience in a specialized addiction center formed her knowledge in this particular area. She retains from her professional experiences in Canada, New Caledonia and Singapore an expertise in expatriates counseling regarding problems such as cultural differences, integration and detachment from the family and friends. She’s a psychodynamic therapist who pays close attention to each individual’s unique needs. She loves working with teenagers. |