In the body
- Feeling braced or on guard, even in safe places
- Numbness, or drifting out of the moment
- Startling easily; sounds and crowds feel like too much
- Sleep that never quite restores you
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Trauma Therapy in Singapore
Trauma is not only what happened. It is what your body still carries. Trauma therapy works gently with your nervous system, at a pace you set, to help you feel safe in your own life again.
English & MandarinIn-person & OnlineSafety First, Always
Trauma can begin with a single overwhelming event, or build quietly over years, through a childhood where your feelings went unseen or a relationship that eroded your sense of self. The second kind rarely gets called trauma by the people carrying it. It deserves the name, and the care, all the same.
What both kinds share is this: the danger ended, but the body did not get the message. Trauma therapy is how the message finally arrives. Not by forcing you to relive the past, but by working with the nervous system that is still protecting you from it.
Recognising It
What Trauma Can Look Like Now
Long after the events, the imprint shows up in the present tense.
In relationships
- Staying guarded even with people you trust
- Over-functioning: managing everyone else's needs first
- Difficulty asking for help, or letting care in
- Reacting strongly, then feeling shame about it
In how you feel
- A sense that something is wrong with you
- Triggers that arrive faster than thought
- Emptiness where feelings should be
- Being fine for months, then suddenly not
My Approach
How I Work With Trauma
Healing moves at the speed of safety. Everything in the work follows from that.
Paced by you
We build safety and steadiness before going anywhere near the hard material, and we work in small, manageable doses rather than flooding. You have real choice at every step, and no is always a complete answer.
Body-based
Trauma lives in the nervous system, so we work somatically: noticing sensation, building grounding skills, letting the body complete what it could not complete then. This is informed by my ongoing training in Somatic Experiencing.
Parts work (IFS)
The protector who keeps people at a distance, the critic, the part still carrying the hurt. Using Internal Family Systems, we meet each with curiosity instead of judgement, so the system inside you can finally stand down.
Fees
Sessions and Pricing
Start with a free discovery call. For trauma work, the fit between us matters more than anything, and the call is how we check it.
Discovery Call20 minutesFree
Standard Session60 minutes$160
Extended Session90 minutes$220
90-minute sessions give trauma processing more room. Subsidised rates are available for those facing financial difficulty.
Common Questions
Questions About Trauma Therapy
Do I have to talk about the details of what happened?
No. You will never be pushed to retell anything before you are ready, and much of the work does not require a full retelling at all. Body-based approaches work with how the past shows up in your nervous system now, which means healing can begin even when the story stays private for a while.
Is it still trauma if nothing big happened to me?
Yes, it can be. Trauma is not only dramatic events. Growing up with your feelings unmet, being the child no one checked on, years of quiet criticism: these leave imprints too. What was absent can wound as deeply as what was done. If your body carries the pattern, it deserves care regardless of whether the cause looks big from the outside.
What if I do not remember much of my childhood?
That is common, and it is not a barrier. We work with what is present now: the body's responses, the patterns in relationships, the parts of you that show up in the room. Memory often becomes clearer as safety grows, but the work does not depend on it.
What happens if I dissociate or shut down in a session?
Then we slow down, and nothing is wrong. Dissociation is a protective response, not a failure. I will gently name what is happening, help you ground, and we continue at a pace your system can stay present for. Learning to notice and return is itself part of the healing.
How long does trauma therapy take?
Longer than symptom-focused work, and it should be. Trauma healing moves at the speed of safety. Some people notice real change within a few months; deeper developmental wounds take longer. We review together regularly, and you always have choice over pace and direction.
Can sessions be in Mandarin?
Yes. Sessions are available in English and Mandarin, online or in person in Singapore.
If you are in crisis right now, please reach out immediately. Samaritans of Singapore (SOS): 1767. Institute of Mental Health 24-hour helpline: 6389 2222. In an emergency, call 999.
Keep Reading
From the Blog: Trauma, Explained Gently
Plain-language pieces on how trauma works in the body, and how healing begins.
You Survived It. You Do Not Have to Keep Bracing for It.
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