Calm the brain, Calm the storm
06/09/2023
Mon-Fri 9am-5:30pm. By Appointment Only.
Mon-Fri 9am-5:30pm. By Appointment Only.
We offer counselling to individuals looking for emotional or relational healing. The emotional issues that we typically address include: depression, anxiety, grief, trauma, insecurity, body image issue, anger or other emotional struggles. The relational challenges we typically address range from premarital, marital and parenting conflict. For cases that extend beyond our expertise, like pathological addiction and minors younger than 13 years old, we will refer our clients to specialised help.
Most of our clients do not feel distressed all the time. They experience periodic and recurring episodes of distress, usually because they have not come to terms with some past traumas or hurts. It is important for you to process your distressing thoughts or feelings with a professional counsellor. With professional guidance, feedback, and support, you can stop experiencing those bad feelings and feel better and happier.
It is normal to feel nervous for your first counselling session. Our counsellors are trained to provide a safe environment and help you ease into the process. For the first session, the counsellor would explain to you how counselling works and also ask questions to get to know you. The counsellor may also elicit from you what you seek to achieve through counselling. Feel free to ask questions to help you to better understand how it works.
No, because we provide counselling not psychiatric services. We don’t process insurance nor provide advice on medication. However, we can provide referrals for psychiatric treatment if we deem that medication can aid the counselling process.
Yes. We are registered clinical member with Singapore Association of Counselling (SAC), Membership No: C0493. Our practice is also strictly adhered to SAC code of ethic.
An individual counselling session last about 50 to 60 mins, a couple or family session lasts for 80 to 90 mins. The frequency of the sessions and the number of sessions will vary from case to case. Most clients will experience a positive change in their struggles after 5 to 6 sessions.
The main purpose of a phone consultation is to help you better understand the counselling process. The common questions that people ask in the phone consultation include: How can counselling help them in their distress? How would counselling work? Fees, appointment bookings, pre-session preparation etc.! In addition, many clients take the opportunity to assess if they feel comfortable with the therapist and whether they feel that the therapist can be a help to them.
The consultation session is NOT a counselling session, so the therapist would not be intervening in your issue. If you need help urgently or are in a lot of distress, we recommend that you book the first counselling appointment directly, so that the therapist can start working with you as soon as possible.
Yes, we can provide online counselling service for you in English or Chinese. But if there is a risk of you hurting yourself or others, the online counselling may not be suitable for you. We would suggest that you seek support from your local mental health service professionals.
Weekends and weekday appointments after 6pm will incur a $20 surcharge.
You can make the payment through PayNow via
UEN No:202135568E
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Bank Transfer:
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You can also pay through Credit Card when you book the appointment on our website.
We will provide receipts upon request for insurance claims and other purposes. However, insurance coverage varies. It is important for you to ensure that your insurance policy covers counselling or psychotherapy services.
Yes, you can ask for a refund as long as you have not utilized the session and it is within 6 months from the time of your booking.
If you are asking for a refund for the package, the package must still be valid. The refund amount will be pro-rata according to the no. of sessions that have been utilized, and the fees for the utilized session(s) would be calculated at the normal rate. However, the unutilized package session(s) upon expiration is non-refundable.
A 20% administrative charge applies to all refund requests. You can submit your request by filling up this refund request form, we will process your request within 2 weeks upon the submission.
Collecting payments in advance is a common practice among many counselling centres. When we collect the payment from you, we are committed to delivering the service as promised; we will secure the counselling room and the therapist’s schedule for you. We will also dispense with the need for administrative matters during the session so that the therapists can focus on your counselling needs.
A 24-hours’ notice is required on all cancellations. For no-shows or late notice, you will be charged 50% of your counselling rate. The remaining 50% of the fee can be utilised for your next counselling session.
A 24-hours’ notice is required for rescheduling. To reschedule, you can access the appointment confirmation e-mail to reschedule. For late notice, please message us immediately at +65 8857 5573.
We render support to individuals with limited financial means. Please email us at [email protected] with relevant documents that prove your financial circumstances such as your student ID, your pay slip, CPF statement and etc. and an explanation of your financial circumstances. For eligible cases, we will offer a 10% to 20% discount off our board rates.
There are many benefits:
Firstly, it helps you to save at least $200 directly from a 6 sessions plan. The package also absorbs the peak hour surcharge and provide 3 free 15mins extra times should the session extends beyond 1 hour.
Secondly, by buying the package, you are also making a commitment that would give enough time and attention during this period to work through your issue. The regular session will give you the momentum that you need for positive change.
Thirdly, it gives you the peace of mind to get the supports you need during difficult time without needing to worry for finance.
Cost for a 6 sessions non-peak package is $1050 ($175/session); top-up $60 for the peak hour package. The package’s validity is 6 months.
Absolutely. We uphold strict confidentiality in our practice to provide a safe environment for our clients. The SAC code of ethic requires us to breach confidentiality in these situations: if client poses potential harm to self or poses potential harm to another person.
As we are upholding the confidentiality of the session, we are also committed to the safety of our staff and clients. Therefore, we use a closed-circuit television system (“CCTV”) at our sites. ACC is aware that images of recognizable individuals, such as staff and site visitors, captured by the CCTV system constitute ‘personal data’, use of which is governed by data protection law.
The purpose of the CCTV system is:
Yes, you can. Our room is charged start from $42/1.5 hour. If interested, please contact +65 8857 5573 or e-mail [email protected].
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Our centre has the wealth of expertise to help you with your psycho-emotional issues or relationship issues.
Monday to Friday | 9am to 5:30pm
Closed on public holidays
(No Walk-ins, Strictly by Appointment only)