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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. Dr Lee is a registered psychologist with The Western Australian and Singapore Psychologist Registration Board. He is also member of the Australian and Singapore Psychological Society, Australian Institute of Management and International Registration of Certificated Auditors. He specialises in areas of personnel selection, leadership development, talent management, executive coaching, organisational development, occupational health safety and research development. His consulting extends to the government and private sectors in Asia including Australia involving projects of leadership competency & development, team formation & effectiveness, talent retention, critical incident management, career transition, cross cultural adaptation and corporate work safety. He also counsels in work related issues including work stress, career & retirement transition, workplace bullying, sexual harassment and workplace conflict resolution. In his tour of duty, Dr Lee has been part of projects in talent management programs, corporate graduate assessment & development programs, organisational transition programs and research & development. Dr Lee's doctoral research explored the psychological constructs of organisational and personal trust & commitment in Western and Asian organisations. He enjoys his community work as an appointed member of the Publications Consultative Panel, Ministry of Information, Communications and The Arts (MICA) since 1 Nov 2007 and is actively involved in academia teaching in a few tertiary institutions. MARINA YAP Marina Yap obtained a Bachelor degree in Social Sciences with an Honours degree in Psychology from the National University of Singapore in 1996 and completed her two years of Masters degree in Clinical Psychology at the University of Queensland in 1999. She joined the Centre for Effective Living after working as a Clinical Psychologist in the Tan Tock Seng Hospital for 8 years. Marina has practiced clinical psychology in a wide range of settings including psychiatric unit, general medical wards and the neurorehabilitation centre. She has extensive experience in working with people with problems such as stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar, schizophrenia, post-traumatic disorders and eating disorders. 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. Last but not least, during her working years in the hospital, she started cognitive retraining programmes to help her patients with mild cognitive impairment and those with head injuries. Marina was part of the crisis management team during the plane crash disasters and SARS outbreak in Singapore. She is a registered Clinical Psychologist. 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 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 full member of the Singapore Psychological Society. Prior to joining Centre for Effective Living, Kai Jun has spent 3 years with MOE as a primary school teacher, where she taught children a variety of subjects, conducted group works and coordinated enrichment programs for children. She was also an officer with the Singapore Girls’ Brigade, where she helped to organize activities and run programs for young girls. Upon leaving MOE, She spent a brief period of time with a human resource consultancy firm as a business developer. She is currently completing her final year for the Master in Applied Psychology program at NIE. Her practicum experiences with other organizations include conducting group works and counseling sessions for youths with mental illnesses and primary school children. She also has experiences conducting supervised access/ transfer for children in abusive, incarcerated and divorced families. She adopts an eclectic approach to therapy, with preferences for Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Reality Therapy. Our Associate staff DR. CHOU MEI LING 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) 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. Shelwyn has been appointed a member of the Films Consultative Panel, Ministry of Information, Communications and The Arts (MICA) on 1 Nov 2007. 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. RUMANA KAED CHECHATWALA |