OUR TEAM OF COUNSELLORS

• Doctor of Philosophy (Clinical Counselling) 
• Master of Arts in Counselling
• Certified in Trauma-focussed Cognitive Behaviour Therapy 
• Completed Advanced Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
• Completed Level 1 and 2 Gottman Method Couples' Therapy
• Completed training in Emotion Focused Couples' Therapy
• Certified in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy 
• Completed training in Theraplay Level 1 and 2 
• Registered Member of Association of Psychotherapists and Counsellors (Singapore) - Level 3: Certified Master Practioner 

Dr Swanie Khoo, who prefers to be known professionally as Dr Swan, holds a PhD in Clinical Counselling and a Master of Arts in Counselling. She is a Marriage and Family Counsellor and a Trauma Therapist with the Singapore Trauma Network for Children (KKH).

Dr Swan is an experienced psychotherapist who has spent many years working with individuals, couples, parents, and families. Through her extensive clinical work, she has journeyed with clients facing a wide range of psychological and relational challenges, including trauma, personality difficulties, and complex relational struggles.

Her therapeutic approach is deeply relational and psychodynamically informed, helping clients gain insight into the deeper patterns that shape their emotions, relationships, and sense of self. Dr Swan is committed to creating a thoughtful and compassionate therapeutic space where individuals and families can find healing, restore connection, and move toward greater emotional well-being.

She is also an accredited facilitator for Prepare/Enrich Marriage Program, and accredited trainer/facilitator for Parenting with Confidence workshops. In addition to the professional work, she volunteers with OvertheRainbow.org and Focus on the Family Singapore, as a workshop trainer/facilitator, promoting mental health wellness for youth and family life.

The therapeutic journey with couples and individuals will be based on an integration of scientifically grounded psychodynamic psychotherapy, Gottman Method Couples’ Therapy (trained in Level 1 & 2) and emotion-focused interventions (completed training in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy). She has a wide-spectrum of experience working with couples, parents and children, and individuals across a range of mental health, interpersonal and behavioural issues. 

Couples Therapy Work 

Her experience is culminated through years of counselling practice – mainly working with couples, parents and children, and individuals, . She helps couples work through their conflicts by understanding their negative interaction cycle, and by breaking down their barriers in communication. She helps couples address unmet needs and underlying emotions and to interact in more loving, responsive and more emotionally connected ways which results in a more enduring and secured relationship. 

Parent and Child Therapy Work

In her work with parents and children, she uses play therapy to observe and gain insights into a child’s problems. She would then help the child to explore emotions and deal with unresolved trauma. Through play,  children can learn new coping mechanisms and how to redirect inappropriate behaviours. She would require parents' involvement in the child's therapy journey, as it is a journey together with parents to help them through their difficulties with their children. This help parents improve relationships with their children and gives them tools and skills in the parenting journey. 

Individual Therapy 

Individual therapy with clients has been her pinnacle work with her clientele -specialising in working through unresolved past trauma, childhood trauma, abusive relationships, and a wide range of mental health difficulties like anxiety, depression, ADHD, bipolar and personality disorders. 

Dr Swan's experience was built through years of working in private practice in Singapore, and serving various NGOs – volunteering in various Girls’ Home in Singapore, Focus on the Family and Over the Rainbow. The crux of her work focused on rebuilding family relationships, strengthening bonds, and helping individuals heal through attachment psychotherapy and psychodynamic psychotherapy. 

Dr Swan is Malaysian chinese  who has made Singapore her home for over 25 years, raising four children along the way. Before settling in Singapore, she also lived in the US and Australia. Dr Swan is deeply passionate about supporting couples, individuals, parents, and children—bringing hope and healing to those struggling in their relationships, and empowering them toward greater purpose, meaning, and wholeness.

• Over 18 years experience working with couples and individuals in counselling and training  
• ⁠Master of Science in Psychology, University of Madras (India)
• Graduate Diploma in Theology, Discipleship Training Centre (Singapore)
• Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (Australia)
• Completed training in ⁠Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy 
• Emotion-Focused Therapy (Level 4)
• Certified Facilitator & Seminar Director for Prepare/Enrich
• Certified Facilitator for Torn Asunder (Affair Recovery Program)
• Certified in Choice Theory and Reality Therapy
• Gottman Couple Therapy (Level 2)
• Certified DISC Profiling Practitioner
• Journey to Intimacy (Level 2, in Mandarin)
• Registered Clinical Supervisor, Singapore Association for Counselling
• Registered Counsellor, Singapore Association for Counselling
• Clinical Member, Malaysian Marriage and Family Therapy
• Member, Association of Christian Counsellors (South Asia)

Challenges in life are inevitable. Having a compassionate and experienced professional walk alongside you through pain and hurt can make all the difference—it is both empowering and healing. Inspired by her personal journey, a deep curiosity about human behaviour, and encouragement from friends, Soh Hiang embarked on her path to becoming a Counsellor.

With over 20 years of experience, Soh Hiang has worked extensively with young adults and couples, supporting them through personal life challenges and relational conflicts. She holds a Master of Science in Psychology and is trained in multiple therapeutic modalities, including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Choice Theory and Reality Therapy, and Gottman Couples Therapy (Levels 1 and 2). Additionally, she has completed Levels 1 to 4 of Emotion Focused Therapy, Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy, and has been exposed to Gestalt and Systemic approaches. Believing in the integrated nature of human beings, she adopts an integrative approach in her practice.

Specialising in marriage and relationship counselling, Soh Hiang offers services in marriage preparation, enrichment, mentoring, and recovery from marital infidelity. As a certified facilitator and seminar director for Prepare/Enrich—a well-regarded relationship assessment and counselling tool—she has supported many couples in strengthening their relationships. She also played a key role in developing a marriage mentoring programme. In addressing infidelity recovery, she is trained in the Torn Asunder programme and Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy specific to extramarital affairs.

Soh Hiang’s background includes experience as a work-life consultant and wellness coach for multinational corporations. Her years living and working in India and China have equipped her with a deep sensitivity to cultural transitions and an ability to connect across diverse cultural backgrounds. In addition to counselling, she had frequently conducted talks and workshops on youth, marriage and family, parenting, relationships, and other psycho-social topics.

Her passion for counselling drives her to be a lifelong learner, constantly deepening her self-awareness and refining her ability to connect meaningfully with clients. Her goal is to empower individuals and couples to understand and navigate their relationships more effectively.

Soh Hiang is married for 36 years cross-culturally. She is a proud mother of two grown daughters and grandmother to two grandchildren.

• Master of Arts in Counselling 
• Certified Adult Facilitator, Trauma Healing Institute (THI) 
• Completed Caregivers-to-Caregivers (C2C) Education Programme 
• ECIS Safeguarding Levels 1 & 2 
• U.S. Teaching License – Early Childhood Education (PreK–Grade 3), District of Columbia 
• Specializations: relationship counselling, trauma-informed therapy, children and families, cross-cultural and expatriate adjustment, safeguarding and child protection

Fanny believes that healing begins when people feel genuinely seen, heard and understood. She considers it a privilege to journey alongside individuals, couples and families as they navigate relationship difficulties, emotional pain and life's many transitions. Her hope is to provide a safe and compassionate space where clients can make sense of their experiences, reconnect with themselves and discover healthier ways of relating to the people who matter most.

With a Master of Arts in Counselling and professional experience across Singapore, Indonesia, China and Timor-Leste, Fanny has worked with children, adolescents, adults and families from diverse cultural backgrounds. She supports clients facing relationship challenges, parenting difficulties, grief, trauma, abuse, emotional distress, major life transitions and cross-cultural adjustment.

Clients often describe Fanny as calm, gentle and easy to talk to. She believes meaningful change does not come from simply being given advice, but through feeling safe enough to explore one's story with honesty and curiosity. As trust develops within the therapeutic relationship, clients often discover greater clarity about their emotions, values, needs and patterns of relating, allowing lasting change to emerge from within.

Her counselling approach is relational, person-centred, trauma-informed and strengths-based. Rather than assuming there is one right path to healing, Fanny works collaboratively with each client, recognising that every person brings their own history, culture, relationships and lived experiences into the therapy room.

Her clinical training in Singapore included counselling, psychosocial assessment and crisis intervention for adults experiencing complex emotional and mental health difficulties, as well as supporting women and families affected by trauma, abuse, addiction and exploitation. These experiences strengthened her belief that healing takes place within relationships built on safety, dignity and trust.

Prior to becoming a counsellor, Fanny spent many years in international education and leadership, working closely with children, parents and caregivers. She supported families navigating parental separation, developmental and behavioural concerns, grief and emotional challenges, while collaborating with multidisciplinary professionals to strengthen children's emotional wellbeing. She also served as a Safeguarding Lead, establishing safeguarding systems within an international school to better protect vulnerable children and strengthen the school's response to abuse and neglect.

Fanny currently volunteers with Bless Community Services through its Safe, Sound Sleeping Places (S3P) programme, supporting individuals experiencing homelessness and housing instability. This work reflects her deep conviction that everyone deserves to be treated with compassion, dignity and hope, regardless of their circumstances.

Having lived in the United States for six years and China for five years, and having worked extensively with families across Southeast Asia, Fanny understands the unique challenges of living between cultures. She particularly enjoys supporting multicultural and expatriate individuals, couples and families as they navigate identity, belonging, relocation, parenting and relationship transitions.

Above all, Fanny believes that people are more than the struggles that bring them to counselling. While healing is rarely a straight path, she believes that with the right support, greater self-understanding and emotionally safe relationships, lasting growth is possible. Her hope is that clients leave therapy feeling less alone, more connected to themselves and better equipped to build healthier, more meaningful relationships.

Specialisations: - 

• Relationship Counselling 
• Trauma-informed Therapy 
• Children, Adolescents & Families 
• Parenting Support
• Cross-cultural & Expatriate Adjustment 
• Safeguarding & Child Protection

● Master of Arts in Counselling and Guidance, Nanyang Technological University, National Institute of Education, Singapore

● Postgraduate Diploma in Social Work, National University of Singapore

● Provisional Clinical Member, Singapore Association for Counselling

● Registered Social Worker, Singapore Association of Social Workers

● Certified Supervisor, Clinical Supervision Services 

● Over 10 years of professional experience supporting children, teens, adults, and families across non-profit, educational, and special needs settings

● Sandplay Therapy Practitioner, under supervision of Dr. Lorraine Freedle

● Certified in Gestalt Play Therapy, Level 1, West Coast Institute

● Certified in Choice Theory and Reality Therapy (CTRT), William Glasser Institute

● Certified in Emotionally-Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT) Essentials, ICEEFT

● Certified in Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, Academy of Human Resources 

 Elise discovered her passion for working with children early in her career. Fresh out of college, she was recognised for her natural ability to connect with young people in a way that helped them feel safe, understood, and accepted. Encouraged by her mentor to pursue this calling, she has since dedicated her work to supporting children, adolescents, young adults, and their families through life's emotional and relational challenges.

Over the years, Elise has journeyed alongside children and teenagers from diverse backgrounds, helping them navigate emotional, behavioural, social, and relational difficulties. She has worked with young people experiencing anxiety, mood changes, emotional dysregulation, self-destructive behaviours, friendship struggles, and significant family transitions, including divorce, blended families, and the loss of a loved one.

Elise believes that every child experiences the world differently. Rather than taking a one-size-fits-all approach, she takes time to understand each young person's unique personality, strengths, and experiences. Her work is grounded in creating a therapeutic space where children and adolescents feel genuinely seen, heard, and respected—an environment that fosters trust, emotional safety, and healthy psychological development.

Recognising that not every child expresses themselves easily through words, Elise integrates a range of creative and developmentally appropriate therapeutic approaches into her work. She is trained in Sandplay Therapy and often incorporates creative modalities to help children communicate emotions, process difficult experiences, and develop greater emotional awareness in ways that feel natural and safe.

Elise also works closely with parents and caregivers, supporting them as they navigate parenting challenges, developmental concerns, behavioural issues, family relationships, and the everyday complexities of raising children. She believes that meaningful and lasting change often happens within the family system, and partners with caregivers to strengthen understanding, communication, and connection at home.

In addition to her work with children and families, Elise supports young adults and adults facing anxiety, stress, low mood, perfectionism, identity concerns, relationship challenges, and major life transitions. She provides a compassionate and collaborative space where clients can better understand themselves, build emotional resilience, and move towards healthier and more fulfilling relationships.

Alongside her clinical work, Elise is also a trained facilitator for personal growth workshops at the National Institute of Education, reflecting her commitment to emotional well-being and lifelong personal development.

• Children and adolescents experiencing emotional, behavioural, social, and relational challenges
• Anxiety, emotional regulation, mood difficulties, and self-destructive behaviours
• Parent-child relationships and family therapy
• Parenting support and caregiver guidance
• Family transitions, separation, blended families, and grief
• Sandplay Therapy and creative therapeutic approaches for children
• Identity development and adjustment during adolescence and young adulthood
• Stress, anxiety, low mood, perfectionism, and life transitions