our team

Mr Chua Sze Siong

Chief Therapist

Mr Benny Low

Counsellor

Miss Janet Chui

Counsellor

Mr Tay Hongcheng

Counsellor

Ms Goh Man Ning

Counsellor

Miss Joey

Counsellor

Miss Hazel

Counsellor

Mr Nicky Chong

Counsellor

Mr Michael Chin

Learning & Behaviour Specialist

Mr Ong Xin Kai

Counsellor

Mrs Grace Lio

Learning & Behaviour Specialist

Mr Egene Chong

Counsellor (in training)

Mdm Farah

Therapist

Mr Gavin Goh

Counsellor

Miss Julie

Counsellor

Miss Yong Xin Xuan

Behavioural Therapist & Counsellor

Miss Rachel

Psychologist

Our Partners

MindfulBear also works with a wide network of psychologist, counsellors and therapist each with years of experience covering a wide range of child psychological needs.

Each partners are extensively vetted in house and trained in our 4A Methodology.

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Mr Chua Sze Siong

Chief Therapist

Certifications & Awards

Bachelor in Counselling (Honours), Singapore University of Social Science.
Diploma in Education, National Institute of Education.
Introduction to Play Therapy, National University of Singapore.
Suicide Intervention Skills, Samaritans of Singapore
Coping with Grief and Loss, The Promise
Young NTUC Youth Career Network -Star Award Winner 2019
MOE Outstanding Contribution Award (Individual) 2019

Experience

Extensive experience with children struggling with emotions needs.
Case manager for children struggling with self-harm, identity issues, motivation, anger, cyber addiction.
Regular engagement with community partners like psychologist to support children with socio emotional needs.
Regular volunteer of Youth Mental Well Being to come up with support programs to support our children/youths in the society.
Volunteer at The Helping Hand as an addiction counsellor working with addicts from different ages and their family/children too.

Mr Benny Low

Counsellor

Experience, Certifications & Awards

Master of Counselling (James Cook University)
Post-Graduate Diploma in Education (Secondary)
Certificate in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Introduction to Play Therapy
Experience in family work such as family and marital counselling in FAM@FSCs.
Experience in school counselling and taught in secondary schools for 22 years.
Experience working with children and youth.
Uses an integrative approach - CBT, Satir Systemic Therapy, Play Therapy and Mindfulness.

Miss Janet Chui

Counsellor

Experience, Certifications & Awards

Master of Counselling (Flinders University)
Postgraduate Diploma in Counselling (College of Allied Educator)
Advanced Diploma in Counselling (College of Allied Educator)
Certified Transactional Analysis Practitioner: Levels 1-3 completed
Child and Youth Centred Trauma Therapy
Mental health curriculum designer & group counsellor for Down Syndrome adults.
Well-Being Circle Leader and Mentor with MCCYS for community group program.
Experience working with children and youth.

Mr Tay Hongcheng

Counsellor

Experience, Certifications & Awards

Masters of Arts in Art Therapy (Distinction) - LASALLE College of the Arts
Experienced working with neurodivergent children (autism, ADHD, dyslexia).
Worked with primary children with emotional, expressive, and relational challenges.
Registered Art Therapist (AThR, AThS)
Certified Circle of Security Parenting Facilitator.
Integrates MindfulBear's 4A, Psychodynamic, Art Therapy, and Strength-based approaches.
Trauma-informed and Child-centered Play-based approach using art, games and storytelling.
Modalities: MindfulBear’s 4A approach for children/youth.

Ms Goh Man Ning

Counsellor

Experience, Certifications & Awards

Bachelor of Counselling (SUSS)
Certificate of Achievement - Suicide Intervention Skills
Experience working in prison dealing with depression, anxiety and addiction.
Modalities: Person Centered Therapy, Trauma-Informed Therapy and MindfulBear’s 4A approach for children/youth.

Miss Joey

Counsellor

Experience, Certifications & Awards

Masters of Counselling.
Bachelors of Arts in Psychology.
Experience working with children and youth in school settings.
Uses a wide range of resources such as arts, music and games when working with children.
Modalities: Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Solution-Focused Based Therapy (SFBT), Kid's Skills

Miss Hazel

Counsellor

Experience, Certifications & Awards

Bachelor of Social Sciences in Psychology (First Class Honours)
Experienced with guiding parents on parenting approaches and relationship-building.
Experienced working with neurotypical and special needs children and teenagers from 2-15.
Certified Facilitator for Circle of Security-Parenting.
Therapy modalities: Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), ABA-Verbal Behaviour Therapy (ABA).
Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT), Positive Behaviour Support (PBS).
Strengths-based and trauma-informed approaches.

Mr Nicky Chong

Counsellor

Experience, Certifications & Awards

Masters in Counselling (Monash)
Diploma in School Counselling (NIE/NTU)
14 Years in School Counselling for Children Aged 6-14 Years.
Collaborated with Teachers, SEN Officers, and Educational Psychologists.
Coordinated with Mental Health Professionals from Child Guidance Clinic, IMH.
Engaged with Child Protection Services and Family Services Centres.

Mr Michael Chin

Learning and Behaviour Support Specialist

Experience, Certifications & Awards

Experienced with working with children with special needs age 7 to 12 years old.
Graduated with Bachelor of Science (Queensland, Australia).
Diploma in Special Education (NIE) Singapore.

Mr Ong Xin Kai

Counsellor

Experience, Certifications & Awards

Bachelors of Social Sciences, Psychology (Honours)
Experienced in the Orton-Gillingham Approach of Literacy Intervention.
Experienced with ASD, ADHD, GDD, Dyspraxia, Dyslexia, Selective Mutism.
Experienced with Mild Intellectual Disability with comorbidities of ASD, Schizophrenia, Self-injurious Behaviour (SIB) & Suicidal Ideation.
Associate Member - Singapore Association of Counselling (SAC)
Graduate Certificate in Psychotherapeutic Approaches (CBT Specialisation), The Lion Mind
Volunteer with IMPART Mental Health Care SYNC to psycho-educate at-risk youths using DBT.

Mrs Grace Lio

Learning & Behavioural Specialist

Experience, Certifications & Awards

22 years of experience in school settings, primarily working with children aged 6 to 12 years old
Diploma in Special Needs from the Centre for Adult Education (CAE)
Diploma in Education from the National Institute of Education (NIE)
Experience working with low-ability children in school across all levels
Experience working with neurodivergent children
Modalities: Mindfulbear’s 4A approach for children/youth

Mr Egene Chong

Counsellor (in training)

Experience, Certifications & Awards

Bachelor of Arts with a major in Psychology (James Cook University)
Master of Guidance and Counselling (James Cook University) – Ongoing
Former Special Needs Educator, teaching students Science and Life Skills
Experienced in working with children and youths with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
Experienced in developing Individual Behavioural Programmes for children and youths
Experienced in collaborating and communicating with parents, teachers, and psychologists
Modalities: Mindfulbear’s 4A approach for children/youth

Mdm Farah

Therapist

Experience, Certifications & Awards

8 years Master of Counselling (Advanced) USATAA
Therapy Modality: CBT, TA and Special Needs counselling.

Mr Gavin Goh

Counsellor

Experience, Certifications & Awards

Bachelor of Counselling (Merit) Singapore University of Social Science
Level 3 Primary Care Teen Triple P (Positive Parenting Programme) The University of Queensland
Level 4 Standard Teen Triple P (Positive Parenting Programme) The University of Queensland
Certified User for Youth Level Of Service / Case management Inventory 2.0 (YLS/CMO 2.0).
Experience working with primary / secondary school children with behavioural difficulties (Dyslexia/ADHD/ASD).
Therapy modality: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy(CBT), Motivational Interviewing,Person Centered Therapy

Miss Julie

Counsellor

Experience, Certifications & Awards

Master of Arts (Counselling and Guidance).
Provisional Clinical Member – Singapore Association of Counselling.
2 years of experience working with youths.
6 years of experience working with individuals with addiction issues.
Person Centred Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy.

Miss Yong Xin Xuan

Behavioural Therapist & Counsellor

Experience, Certifications & Awards

Experienced with children aged 3 - 10 years old.
Experienced in Applied Behaviour Analysis.
Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) from Monash University Australia.

Miss Rachel

Psychologist

Experience, Certifications & Awards

[Ongoing] Master of Psychology (Clinical), James Cook University (Singapore).
Bachelor of Arts (Honours), Psychology, The University of Melbourne.
Experience with children and adults with emotional and behavioural difficulties in both private and community settings.
Therapy Modality.
CBT and Schema Therapy.
Process-based approach.

About

our team

Our Partners

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Mr Chua Sze Siong

Certifications & Awards

Experience

Mr Benny Low

Experience, Certifications & Awards

Miss Janet Chui

Experience, Certifications & Awards

Mr Tay Hongcheng

Experience, Certifications & Awards

Ms Goh Man Ning

Experience, Certifications & Awards

Miss Joey

Experience, Certifications & Awards

Miss Hazel

Experience, Certifications & Awards

Mr Nicky Chong

Experience, Certifications & Awards

Mr Michael Chin

Experience, Certifications & Awards

Mr Ong Xin Kai

Experience, Certifications & Awards

Mrs Grace Lio

Experience, Certifications & Awards

Mr Egene Chong

Experience, Certifications & Awards

Mdm Farah

Experience, Certifications & Awards

Mr Gavin Goh

Experience, Certifications & Awards

Miss Julie

Experience, Certifications & Awards

Miss Yong Xin Xuan

Experience, Certifications & Awards

Miss Rachel

Experience, Certifications & Awards