Meeting you where you are, with curiosity and compassion
About Dian
Hello there! My name is Dian, and I am an Indonesian Counselling Psychologist based in Singapore. I offer both in-person and online therapy services in Singapore for adults, providing support for depression, anxiety, trauma, relationship challenges, and more.
About me: I am a client before I am a psychologist.
I firmly believe that therapy services are for everyone. We all need a safe space to question life, process difficult emotions, explore our situations, and take time to rest and recharge.
Whether you’re feeling lost, stuck, navigating a crisis, or seeking new perspectives, inclusive therapy offers that essential space. My approach integrates practical strategies and evidence-based methods to help you move forward, grow, and reconnect with yourself.
I provide trauma therapy, couple therapy, and LGBT couple therapy, creating a safe, accepting, and non-judgmental environment where curiosity, understanding, and compassion guide every session.
While I value the rigor of psychological training and commit to lifelong learning, I also draw on my life experiences as powerful teachers of what it means to be human—leaving home at 18, serving as a long-term caregiver, and leaving a stable career in pursuit of deeper meaning and fulfillment.
Having grappled with such challenges, I am no stranger to failure, rejection, anxiety and insecurity. Yet, I strongly believe in the ability to expand one’s capacity for possibilities and opportunities - even in the midst of hardship.
My therapy approach is inclusive, LGBTQIA+ affirming, culturally sensitive, and trauma-informed, supporting clients of all ages and backgrounds in improving their quality of life. I am also passionate about adopting a person-centered approach, working collaboratively with clients to harness their innate strengths and resources in navigating life’s challenges. I integrate Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Schema Therapy, Internal Family Systems (IFS)-informed therapy, and EMDR. For couple/ relationship therapy, I use The Gottman Method and Intimacy from the Inside Out approach (based on IFS).
My background includes a decade in the corporate sector (advertising and market research) and living in diverse countries, including Indonesia, the Netherlands, the UK, Malaysia, and Singapore. These experiences have heightened my awareness of the intersectional changes and challenges people face at different stages of life, allowing me to bring empathy and attunement to my work.
Professional Membership:
Singapore Registered Psychologist (Registration number: 2307006)
Education:
MA Psychology (Webster University, Leiden, The Netherlands, 2017)
Adv Dip in Counselling Psychology (College of Allied Educator, Singapore, 2015)
BSc (Hons) Psychology with Counselling (Greenwich University, UK, 2014)
BA Communication (Inholland University of Applied Science, Diemen, The Netherlands, 2006)
Training & Certification:
International Intensive Training (by Centre for Nonviolent Communication)
Gottman Method Couples Therapy Level 1: Bridging the Couple Chasm (by Gottman Institute)
Gottman Method Couples Therapy Level 2: Assessment, Intervention, and Co-Morbidities (by Gottman Institute)
Gottman Method Couples Therapy Level 3 (by Gottman Institute)
Intimacy from the Inside Out -IFS for Couple Therapy (by IFS Insititute)
Level 1 of EMDR Basic Training (by EMDR Singapore)
Level 2 of EMDR Basic Training (by EMDR Singapore)
EMDR & Schema Therapy Integration (by Schema Therapy Training Online)
Internal Family System Level 1 (by IFS Institute)
6 Months Internal Family System (IFS) Online Circle (by IFS Institute)
IFS Immersion, Integrating Internal Family System (IFS) Across Clinical Applications (by IFS Institute)
IFS Model Introduction & Workshop(by Mind Beyond Institute Australia)
Nurturing Roots to Reach New Heights: Revisiting Foundations of ACT as Clinical Behaviour Analysis
Foundation & Advanced Youth Workshop on DNA-V (by Louise Hayes)
Essential of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (by Becks Institute)
CBT for Depression (by Becks Institute)
CBT for Anxiety (by Becks Institute)
Schema Therapy Level 1 by Schema Therapy Training Online (by ISST Accreditation Training)
Schema Therapy Level 2 by Schema Therapy Training Online (by ISST Accreditation Training)
Advance Care Planning & Preferred Plan of Care Facilitator
Basic Dementia (by Community Psychogeriatric Programme, Changi General Hospital, SG)
Intermediate Dementia (by Community Psychogeriatric Programme, Changi General Hospital, SG)
Services provided: Individual therapy, Relationship therapy (Couple therapy)
Individual therapy rate: SGD 260/ hour
Couple therapy rate: SGD 300/ hour. Conjoint sessions usually are 75 - 90 minutes.
We offer concession rates for clients who may need financial flexibility; feel free to discuss this with your clinician.
Language: English, Bahasa Indonesia
Availability at The Connection Ground
Wednesday 12 - 8.30 PM
Thursday 12 - 8.30 PM
Friday 9 AM - 1 PM
Saturday 9 AM - 1 PM
Dian also offers therapy services at The Other Clinic on Fri & Sat 2.30 - 5.30 PM