Online Video Therapy @ Acorntherapy.sg
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My name is Wang Yi Shing,
Director of Acorn Counselling & Psychotherapy
You may be here because you are experiencing problems
at work, at home, or with your relationships,
or you may have problem sleeping,
feeling stressed and anxious.
If so, I am sorry to learn that you are struggling.
I want you to know that you don’t have to suffer alone,
That professional help is available.
We will work together to uncover your inner strength
So that you can overcome your difficulties
I invite you to contact us to make an appointment today
I wish you well.
B.A.
LL.M (University of London)
M.Soc.Sc. (Professional Counselling)
Registered Counsellor,
Singapore Association of Counselling
Certified EMDR Practitioner
Clinical Supervisor
Yi Shing started her counselling and psychotherapy practice in the community followed by nearly 5 years at the Institute of Mental Health including its Child Guidance Clinic (CGC).
Yi Shing has extensive experience working with people distressed by challenges in life – at work and at home, family relationships, couple conflicts and parent-child / teen relationships.
In particular, Yi Shing specialises in couples and marriage therapy, helping couples to repair their relationship, to overcome aftermath of infidelity, and to re-bond.
She also frequently works with individuals suffering from conditions arising from childhood trauma and life experience distress, depression, anxiety, personality traits.
“Mindful Living”
A program incorporating mindfulness practice and psychological skills to manage life’s stresses.
“Dialectical Behavior Therapy Family Skills Training
for Parents and Caregivers”
A new program in Singapore, comprising 6-sessions of group training, to help parents manage relationship with adolescents prone to emotional outburst and high-risk behaviour
“Me and My Child’s Recovery”
A psycho-educational talk to empower parents to focus on the recovery of their children from mood and anxiety disorders
“Mega Socio-economic Trends
and their impact on
families of CGC patients”
A twice-yearly talk to new doctors and consultants joining CGC
“Managing Stress”
A talk to the Singapore Police Federation
Yi Shing was a partner at leading law firms including Rajah & Tann, and has 25 years of practice in international commercial laws. Her experience makes her appreciate the pressures and challenges of professional life in the fast lane, and how these impact individuals and families.
She was named as a leading lawyer in
Asia Pacific Legal 500
(2001 – 2006),
and was also cited in
Asian Legal Business:
Legal Who’s Who
Singapore 2003.
Yi Shing was a frequent speaker at forums in Singapore and China, convened by Chinese state agencies and major corporations, and chambers of commerce of various countries.
Having lived and worked in England and Shanghai for 20 years, Yi Shing is sensitive to and understands the struggles of transitioning and adjusting to a new country
English and Chinese
Managing co-parenting;
Learning lessons, &
Rebuilding life with New Visions
Go Aha! - and uncover new insight into oneself and the partner.
Apply skills to reduce tension and re-experience long lost warmth
Re-bond and re-connect after they learnt to tune into and satisfy each other’s need for security and nurturing
Turns up every week, persistently learns skills to cope better – and over time, claws himself out of the black hole ...
Processed and overcome past trauma and pain
Comes to terms with the past, and moves forth with peace and confidence
Recovers her confidence and inner power to move herself on
Repairs his relationship with his wife, his kids, his parents
– one little step at a time
Apply new skills to make positive changes at home: family tensions then simmer down... there are more kindness and warmth at home.
That in turn lends enormous support to the children / adolescents: they now have more emotional and mental space to learn coping skills to help themselves.
If you are
Come and see me:
So that I could assess and help you with
Evidence-based treatment methods appropriate for you.
I didn’t want to see Yi Shing. I felt I didn’t need help. I walked in acting like a tough cookie but soon I was crying non-stop. Not that Yi Shing was hard on me, but she spotted a problem I spent my life running away from. The abuse I suffered as a child weighed on me all my life.
Every session, I had “aha” moments. Yi Shing helped me to make sense of my past, and to gain relief from the painful and vivid images that disturbed me.
If I didn’t see Yi Shing, I would still be suffering in silence, trusting no one, and harming myself and those who truly love me.
Yi Shing also helped my partner understand my pain, and that brought us closer together.
I am glad that I took that first step to walk into Yi Shing’s office.
42 years old
The Intensive Program for Couples conducted by Yi Shing jolted me and my wife out of years of poisonous bickering and verbal attacks. So many simple plain truths and basic good manners got lost in our fights – years of fights. It was like we forgotten – like Yi Shing said – we were life partners, not enemies. I could see all the wrongs about my wife but didn’t notice how I talked and acted hurt her.
Through our sessions, we now have the skill to help us stop our painful arguments before they start. Let me add: it was not easy – both of us worked and are working really hard. But it was worth the effort – I have learnt more about myself and my wife. Our home life is a lot less tense and cold. We feel better about each other.
52 years old
It was a journey of self-discovery: I learnt about aspects of myself I never realised before, and why my partner and I were stuck in these cycles for so long. I learnt that my partner too could be suffering and experiencing pain. So instead of attacking to defend myself, I learnt to listen.
Although we have decided to part ways, we agreed on that with maturity and calm. I am at peace with myself and how my relationship ended. Therapy helped us to achieve that.
30 years old
Yi Shing was very patient and sharp – she understood perfectly what we were going through. Our relationship improved greatly with the conflict management skills she taught us.
So I am happy to say we are getting married!
43 years old
Therapy with Yi Shing allowed me to throw off things that had been sitting on my chest for a long time, helped me to look at them differently, and gave me skills to deal with issues to apply one step at a time.
I began to feel lighter, deal with problems calmly, and improved how I interact with my staff. My relationship with people around me became better.
And what’s really important to me: Yi Shing helped me to repair my relationship with my son.
45 years old
I was very sceptical of counselling but came to see Yi Shing as the last resort – to save my marriage.
My experience of the therapy has been outstanding: I learnt how to focus to change my behaviour instead of expecting my wife to change hers, to see things from another person’s perspective, and to accept that certain things in life will not change and I have to learn to deal with them.
Consequently, I have become a lot calmer and at peace with myself.
44 years old
It was a good healing process – it repaired and put our relationship back on track.
I learnt how we were each adding on to the other’s insecurity, how we let issues pile up that pushed us to the brink of breakup.
Most important: I learnt to pull down the wall I put up between us – and realised that actually it felt a lot free-er, and I was in a happier place to relate to my husband.
37 years old
Managing life’s stresses with
Mindfulness, psychological flexibility, and
health strategies
for physical and mental wellness.
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Counselling and psychotherapy is a collaborative process between a professional psychotherapist and client.
The supportive, safe and confidential environment allows you to speak with the therapist openly about problems that are troubling you.
Through dialogues, the therapist uses appropriate therapeutic approaches to help client gain a new perspective of himself and his predicaments. These conversations empower client to determine his direction going forward.
Homework in between sessions facilitates skill-learning that promotes changes in how he thinks, feels and acts.
By participating actively in therapy, the client steers his life onto a more positive and productive path.
Depending on the issues, the therapist may see a client alone, with his/her spouse or partner, with his/her children and/or family members.
Broadly speaking, they could help one to
It depends on many factors, for instance, how serious or long-standing are the problems, how much time and effort would the parties commit to help themselves and to take advantage of the therapy.
If the problem is not too complex, therapy could complete within a few sessions. Conversely, longer term work stretching into months may be required.
More time and effort are required if there is continuing or fresh stressful events.
These are issues we will discuss in our first session.
You will be able to decide on how much time you want to spend in therapy.
The frequency could be weekly – or even a couple of times a week – if there are high tension and chaos. This would be reduced to fortnightly and longer intervals as clients learn to better manage themselves and their relationships.
We will also discuss these issues in our first session.
You will be able to decide on this after our discussion.
The charges vary for individual therapy, couple or family therapy. Typically, each individual session is 1 hour, and 1.5 hours for a family or couple session.
Again we will discuss these in our first session.
You will be able to decide on this after our discussion.
I absolutely understand that!
My schedule is quite flexible, so contact us at Contact@acorntherapy.sg
and we will schedule a time that works for you.
Yes – I am happy to work with you in Chinese
Please check with your insurance company and/or your company.
In any event, you will have to pay up-front, and then claim from your insurance or company.
In our first meeting(s), we will talk about matters such as:
So to help me get a fuller picture, you may wish to organize your thoughts on these topics before our first meeting.
Further, we will talk about confidentiality, frequency and charges of therapy.
Please have your calendar handy to fix future appointments.
I also encourage my clients to bring along a notebook. Active engagement by clients facilitates adoption of positive habits at the levels of thinking/belief, emotion and behavior to improve their life.
We request that you be punctual for your appointment. Turning up late would result in a shorter session, which negatively impacts the effectiveness of our work together.
If you need to cancel or change your appointment, please text, call or email us at least 24 hours beforehand – so that someone else could benefit from that released slot.
In line with standard practice in the profession, you will be charged the full fees if cancellation is made with less than 24 hours’ notice. Naturally, we will deal reasonably with cancellation due to an emergency.
ACORN Counselling & Psychotherapy Pte Ltd
#11-01 Wisma Atria
435 Orchard Road
Singapore 238877
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