Counsellor’s Ramblings – December 2019
‘Tis the season to be jolly! As the year 2019 is coming to a close, let us look back at all the positive things that this year has provided and prepared us for toward 2020. We have achieved an...
Festive Season and Look Out for Others
Christmas is one of the holidays that people from all around the world look forward to. It is a time for us to spend with our loved ones, exchange presents, indulge in good food, decorate our homes and watch...
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy & Overcoming Fears
What is Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) is a mix of two approaches: Cognitive Therapy (CT) and Behaviour Therapy (BT). While CT on its own focuses on how an individual’s thoughts and beliefs add on to their...
Counsellor’s Ramblings – November 2019
October has been a fruitful month for TLM team in spreading mental health awareness in Singapore. Our team provided free mental health assessment during the Happiness Initiative’s Screwed Up Moment #8 event on 8 October 2019. We collaborated with...
Daily Battles with OCD
The term “Obsessive Compulsive Disorder” (OCD) is quite commonly used among people to attribute a behaviour. The most common behaviour that people are aware of is washing of hands, excessively. However, OCD is more than just about washing hands...
Counsellor’s Ramblings – October 2019
For October, we celebrate the Mental Health Awareness Month 2019, the OCD Awareness Week from 13 Oct to 19 Oct 2019, and the World Mental Health Day on 10th October. To start things off, we have presented a seminar on “Coping...
Combating Anxiety
Have you ever wondered what anxiety is? Or if anxiety is good or bad? Most of us experience anxiety that comes when we have to meet deadlines at work or prepare for a national exam. Feeling some level of...
Counsellor’s Ramblings – September 2019
In the month of August, we have opened up our internal clinical group supervision to participants who have completed the Graduate Certificate in Psychotherapeutic Approaches (CBT Specialization) with us. The topic covered this month was The Application of Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy...
Counsellor’s Rambling – August 2019
This is the month where we celebrate our country’s 54th birthday. This is a good time for many of us to take a break on the long holiday weekend before continuing with our life marathon. We have completed our...
Recognising Self-Sabotage
Do you often hold yourself back from doing what you really want to do? Are you plagued by constant criticism? Do you feel that you are a disappointment? These behaviours and thoughts can be explained by self-sabotage. Self-sabotage occurs...