The Problem
There are no naughty children, only misunderstood ones. Bad behaviours are merely a reaction to a learned negative belief. Change the belief, change the behaviour for the long term.
Our Services
Specialist therapy for children and teens between 5 - 18 years old. We take an integrative approach to therapy through our innovative 4A Method achieving breakthrough for your child at every stage.
Helping Children For The Last 12 Years...
Chua Sze Siong
MindfulBear Founder & Chief Therapist
✅ Therapeutic intervention specialist for children and teens.
✅ Ex MOE school counsellor.
✅ Certified suicide intervention counsellor.
✅ Father to an amazing daughter.
Stop Guessing, Start Acting
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Step 1
Screen for underlying social, behavioural and emotional issues in the first session.
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Step 2
Understand root causes of misbehaviour at the end of the first screening session.
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Step 3
Act with targeted 60mins therapy intervention using our proven 4A Method.
Our Secret Sauce: The 4A Method
Our innovative combination of play therapy, motivational interviewing, CBT and mindfulness replaces bad behaviours with good ones.
Stage 1: Awareness
Like shining a light through a dark room, this is where we identify your child’s learnt negative belief. This helps you understand why your child does what they do. This helps us formulate an action plan designed to help your child move towards long term desirable change.
Stage 2: Activation
We kick-starts the change process with motivational interviewing and replacement technique. We gradually chip away their harden existing belief making room for positive ones. Inducing your child to take their first step of positive change.
Stage 3: Adjustment
We review and iterate the best approach for your child. The human mind is complex, there is no one-size-fit-all solution. We have a map to get your child to the destination, but base on feedback, it is subjected to change. We iterate, we customise, we find the shortest path to steer your child towards long term change.
Stage 4: Advancement
Success. You can visibly see changes in your child. Now we need to make it long term, permanent and sticky. Here we guide your child to internalise the achievement they had accomplished. We arm them with life skills, teaching them how to deal with lifestyle stressors when they happen so they never go back again.
What To Expect On Your First Visit
At MindfulBear, more than 30 years of combined child therapy expertise shapes our approach.
Specialising exclusively in children, we ensure that our focus is sharp and our methods effective.
As trusted partners for numerous primary and secondary schools, we have cemented our role as a leading advocate for children’s mental health in Singapore.
On the first visit, we start the discovery process for your child.
✅ Every first session is an Early Intervention Screening.
✅ Your child will run through a series of test to screen for common social, behavioural and emotional issues.
✅ Conducted fully by trained counsellors with years of child therapy experience.
By the end of the first session, you will get a glimpse of why your child do what they do. Uncovering the struggles they are silently experiencing. A side that is causing all their social, emotional and/or behavioural pains.
Find Us Here
We are open Wed to Sun.
Weekdays: 11am - 8pm, Weekends: 9am - 6pm.
MindfulBear @ CTHub
2 Kallang Avenue #09-24
Singapore 339407
MindfulBear @ Parkway Centre
1 Marine Parade Central #11-01
Singapore 449408
FAQ
All 1st session is a 60 minutes Screening Session. Priced at $197. Your child will run through a series of test to screen for common issues. By the end of the first session, you will get a glimpse of why your child do what they do.
All subsequent sessions are also 60 minutes long. Priced at $1520 for 8 sessions ($190/session). All sessions are 1-to-1. Tailored to fit your child's therapy goals as assessed during the intake session.
All our therapist has years of therapy experience. They are also vetted and trained with our 4A Counselling Approach.
Most parents seek help because they feel stuck. Stuck in rectifying their child's disruptive behaviour.
They have tried multiple ways to steer their child in the right direction, but nothing seems to work.
The parenting journey is an interesting one. If you have tried everything already, why not give this a chance too? Multiple parents had walked through our doors, seeing positive change in their child’s academic, emotion and behavioural wellbeing.
The parent-child relationship is attached with our own bias and belief. Influenced by our past experience on thorny subjects such as device addiction, lack of motivation to study or anger issues. This personal bias and belief are unfavourable for effective communication to happen; a prerequisite for effective change.
Done in a safe environment, without any bias or judgement. The counsellor is trained to listen, pick up concerns, assess and guide your child through a process of change to help resolve his/her issues and problems.
At MindfulBear, we guide each child through our proven 4A method for effective change.
No. This is a common misconception. No medical record will be made on your child.
In fact, nobody will know if your child comes for counselling. A professional code of ethics guides our counsellors in matters of privacy and confidentiality.
Any information gained in counselling sessions will not be disclosed outside our centre unless you, give us written permission to do so, the counsellor determines that your child is in immediate danger, or the counsellor is ordered by a court of law to do so.
Children often think they are going to therapy because they are bad.
It is important to approach your child so he/she does not feel stigmatise or responsible for any dysfunction in the family. Your approach should be one of collaboration, on how both of you can work together to solve the current issue. Therapy is just a way to solve this issue.
You can say something like, “You know how hard it is to [the issue you are facing]? Mummy/Daddy need more ideas on how to help you, so we met someone who helps children and families, and we think you'll really like them too. Plus, these visits are special because you can talk about anything! Even us and it stays private.” You can also suggest a trial session, if he/she does not like it, they could stop anytime.
Remember, how you say is more important than what you say. Your approach should be one of collaboration.
Yes you can.
The therapist will be able to indirectly help your child through you for the moment.
Some parents want to “check out” what a counselling session involved before bring their child down. They may have a couple of questions to ask the therapist privately before committing.
Other parents may have difficulty bringing their child down. Whatever your reasons may be, it is always a good to take active action, to head down by yourself first.
Ask the therapist any questions you may have regarding your child. When your child is ready, you could always bring your child down later.
On the first visit, we start the discovery process for your child.
With a few choices questions, we slowly peel away the layers of your child. Uncovering the problems they are facing, the struggles they are silently experiencing. A side that is causing all their social, emotional and or behavioural pains.
This is where we start for every child, AWARENESS of their underlying issues.
Every first session is an Intake session.
Your child will run through a series of test to screen for common issues.
We will also conduct individual 1-on-1 screening therapy for yourself and your child.
By the end of the first session, you will get a glimpse of why your child do what they do.
When it comes to matters of the mind and heart, there is no one size fit all treatments.
The frequency and numbers of session your child needs depend on you, your child, the counsellor's assessment and your concerns. On your first meeting, you, your child and the counsellor will discuss your goals for counselling and the number of sessions needed to achieve these goals.
It is important to keep in mind that counselling is a therapeutic process that takes time to reap full benefits. We do not limit the number of counselling session that your child can assess too.
No. We only specialise in providing psychological help to children and teens between 5 to 18 years old.
You can find us in two locations.
MindfulBear @ CTHub
2 Kallang Avenue #11-17 Singapore 339407
MindfulBear @ Parkway Centre
1 Marine Parade Central #11-01 Singapore 449408
All sessions are by appointment only. You are highly encouraged to book early to secure a session.
Walk-ins will not be entertained to be fair for everyone.
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*NOTE: Please book early to secure a session. Thank you!