Child Services

Therapy & Counselling

Psychological Assessment

We provide therapy for children and adolescents to help them better manage various psychological difficulties they are struggling with. Some of the areas we can help with include:

Anxiety
Depression
Eating disorders
Oppositional behaviours
Self-esteem
Stress

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Psychological Assessment

We provide a range of assessments to improve understanding of a child's behaviours. This includes assessments for:

Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Giftedness assessment
IQ assessment
Learning Disabilities
Socio-emotional difficulties

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Workshops

We currently provide 3 types of group programmes / workshops for children / parents:

Our Mymind programme teaches children/youths with ADHD and their parents mindfulness skills.
Our Social Skills Groups teach social skills in small groups of 2-6 children, and are suitable for children who learn best in a small group.
Parenting workshops are available to share and discuss parenting tips and strategies, including our Mindful Parenting Course.

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Therapy & Counselling

Therapy for children & adolescents

When your child presents with difficulties coping, therapy can help to identify the cause of the problem and enable targeted solutions to address the issue. The therapy approach will vary based on the needs of the child. Often, a collaborative approach is adopted whereby we we work with the child, as well as his/her parents and/or school. Other professionals may also be involved.

Initial consultation: Therapy begins with an initial consultation with our psychologist to obtain relevant background information about the child and his/her related systems (e.g. family, school), as well as information about his/her presenting problems. This typically begins with a session with the parents, preferably with both parents, so that we can obtain a comprehensive account of the situation. Time will also be spent with the child to obtain information from his/her perspective, or observe his/her behaviours. Where appropriate, contact with the school will also be established to obtain the school's perspective of the child's difficulties. With all this information, an appropriate treatment plan can then be developed to provide appropriate intervention for the child.

Therapy: Intervention for a child may include intervention with the child only, intervention with the parents only, or therapy with both child and parents. There is also the possibility of group sessions with other children/parents as this will allow children/parents to share with other similar individuals and learn from the group experience.

Some of the difficulties that we provide child counselling for include:

Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Addiction (alcohol, drug, gambling, internet)
Anger management
Anxiety (generalised anxiety, panic disorder, phobia, social anxiety)
Assertiveness
Autism
Bullying
Conduct problems
Depression
Eating disorders
Low self-esteem issues
Oppositional behaviours
Perfectionism
Procrastination
Self-harm behaviours
Sleep problems
Social skills and social thinking
Worry and rumination

Workshops

Social Skills Groups

Mindfulness Groups for Children with ADHD (Mymind)

Social skills are essential for children to interact with their peers and make friends. Some children however struggle to acquire social skills and require more support to learn social skills. Social skills group thus provide a good opportunity for social skills to be taught explicitly in small groups, and for children to practise these skills with their peers under direct guidance and support. Teaching will be done through stories, role-plays and activities. This includes teaching the children to be social detectives, and helping them understand how their behaviours affect others.

Details:

Group of 3 to 6 children (aged 5-11) matched by age and social emotional needs.
Weekday afternoons 4pm to 5pm.
Include 1 parent session.
Pre-assessment required before enrolment into group

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Social Emotional Holiday Programme

Mindfulness Groups for Children with ADHD (Mymind)

MYmind is a mindfulness-based parent-child partnered programme that aims to address the unique challenges faced by children/youths with ADHD and their families. It was developed by Professor Susan Bögels from the University of Amsterdam, and has since been implemented across different countries, including Canada and Hong Kong.

Benefits of Programme:

· Improvement in focus and attention

· Reduction in impulsivity and behavioral problems

· Improvement in peer relations

· Improvement in parent-child relationships

Reduction in parenting stress and over-reactivity

Details:

Suitable for children aged 8–18
Group size of 6 – 8 (grouped by age and socio-emotional needs)
2 concurrent groups:
- Children/Adolescents in 1 group
- One or both parents in a separate group
9 sessions weekly of 1.5 hours each
1-2 hour intake session to determine needs
Facilitators: Ms Julene Tan (psycho-educational therapist) and Dr Sun Kaiying (clinical psychologist) who were trained by Prof Susan Bögels

Mindful Parenting Course

Our Mindful Parenting programme is suitable for any parent who wishes to parent with greater awareness. It includes experiential/meditation exercises and group discussions during weekly sessions as well as homework exercises in between sessions.

Benefits of Programme:

· Reduce parenting stress and parental reactivity to stress

· Improve parent-child relationship and family functioning

· Reduce parents’ and children’s emotional problems

· Improve well-being of parents and children

Programme Contents:

· Develop present moment awareness in parenting

· Responding rather than reacting to parenting stress

· Responding to parent-child conflicts

· Setting limits

· Recognising patterns from our own childhood

Details:

Group size of 6 – 14 parents
8 weekly sessions of 1.5 hours each via ZOOM
Facilitator: Dr Sun Kaiying (clinical psychologist), trained by Prof Susan Bögels
Phone conversation required prior to group to ensure training meets your need