Family Counselling
(Singapore and Online)

While it's normal for families to have disagreements, leaving issues unresolved can lead to resentment, anger, and even estrangement. Family therapy offers a safe, mediated environment where family members can resolve conflict and find a better path forward.

What Are Family Counselling Services?

Family counselling is a type of therapy that focuses on family relationship issues. Family therapy sessions can help you and your family members to communicate more effectively, solve problems together, and better understand and support one another.



Family therapists are counsellors trained to help resolve family conflicts, as well as to identify and treat mental health issues within the family unit. At Counseling Perspective, our therapists work with family members of all ages, from children as young as three to seniors in their eighties.

Family therapy may involve both individual and group sessions. Sometimes family counselling sessions might be between a parent and child, or between two or more siblings. Other times, the entire family may be at the same counselling session.

In most cases, family counselling is a short-term commitment. It usually takes place over a period of no more than twelve weeks, but this can be shorter or longer depending on the needs of your family.

To make an appointment,

Call/WhatsApp us on +65 9853-7253, email us at admin@counselingperspective.com, or book online to get instant confirmation.

The reasons why families might seek therapy are as diverse as families themselves.

Some of the most common family conflict scenarios we encounter include disagreements over money, child-rearing, in-laws, and differences in lifestyle.

Conflicts within couples and families can also commonly arise during times of transition or stress. Some examples include:

• Children growing into teenagers
• Adult children getting married or moving overseas
• The arrival of new family members (e.g. babies or step-relatives)
• Divorce, illness, or the death of a family member
• A family member developing a mental health issue (e.g. depression)
• "Trailing spouse" anxieties causing tension within expat families

Whatever the situation, a licensed therapist can provide counselling to help you and your family members strengthen relationships and achieve positive change.

Agree on Your Goals for Therapy

Before beginning family counselling, you and your family members should discuss together why you're seeking therapy and what you all hope to achieve. This can help everyone involved to feel that their opinions and feelings are respected, and create more openness to the idea of going to a family therapist.

Make sure that these goals are realistic. Family counselling is not a silver bullet for all your family's issues - especially if problems and resentment have been building up for years. What it can do is help family members to better understand one another, begin to heal from past wounds, and be better equipped to face future challenges.

Resolve to Be Honest

Being honest with your therapist will help them to tailor the course of therapy to you and your family's needs, giving you the greatest benefit from your counselling sessions. Whatever topics are discussed, your therapist will keep all conversations strictly confidential.

However, if a family member is unwilling to discuss a certain subject, then they should establish this boundary before therapy commences. Other members of the family should respect any boundaries set. While we don't recommend keeping back any relevant information during family counselling, we understand that some may be unwilling to attend therapy otherwise.

Be Ready to Actively Participate

Family therapy is a process and success comes from active participation. Great family counselling sessions happen when all attending family members come in with open minds, ready to work toward common goals that you have discussed together and agreed upon beforehand.

Be prepared that your family therapist may make requests that you may find uncomfortable or challenging. For example, you may be asked to engage in deep personal reflection, participate in roleplay exercises to help you understand the perspectives of other family members, and/or complete homework in between therapy sessions.

Find a Family Therapist

Counseling Perspective's dedicated team of friendly therapists includes experienced in-house counsellors from diverse backgrounds, as well as local and international psychologists trained in a variety of family counselling options.

Dr. Glenn has been providing compassionate advice to couples and families in Singapore since 2004. He is experienced in mediating cross-cultural relationships and blended family issues, as well as supporting children with emotional or behavioural issues.

Chei Liang is a former corporate lawyer who became a therapist to help others achieve personal growth and happiness. As a mother, she is empathetic to the emotional struggles faced by growing children, rivalrous siblings and exhausted parents alike.

Grace enjoys helping families improve their communication skills and interpersonal relationships. As a career coach, she is also experienced in helping adults deal with career-related stresses that may be impacting the family dynamic at home.

Lucy is a counsellor and wellness coach who specialises in guiding clients toward personal growth through healing sessions and compassionate professional advice. As a mother, she is passionate about working with children and families.

Emanuela is passionate about helping families overcome challenges and achieve a new state of equilibrium in which each member can actively participate and feel included and appreciated

Claudette has more than two decades of counselling experience, including working with clients to resolve both intermediate and extended family conflicts. She is also a relationship counsellor, providing marriage guidance and support to couples.

 Isheeta has a Masters in Counseling, with a focus in Family Therapy. Her goal is to support families to improve their communication methods and resolving family conflicts. 

Sometimes, the individual adults, teens and/or children who make up a family can benefit from other types of counselling, instead of or in addition to family therapy sessions. Read more about some of the other counselling services we offer below.

Youth Counselling

Individual counselling for children and teens can teach healthy strategies for coping with academic stress, anxiety issues, self-harm tendencies, anger management, anti-social behaviour, and other mental health challenges.

Marriage Counselling

Relationship counselling can provide essential support and marriage crisis guidance for couples who are facing issues such as loss of trust, intimacy problems, communication breakdowns, and parenting disagreements.

Grief Counselling

A grief counsellor can be a source of support during the difficult period following the loss of a family member or loved one. We can also facilitate bereavement support groups for families to work through feelings of loss together.

PTSD Therapy

Our trained therapists are experienced in helping clients to recover from PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder). PTSD is a condition caused by traumatic life experiences, often stemming from unresolved childhood traumas.

OCD Therapy

Therapy can help clients with OCD manage their symptoms and live a more balanced life. Approaches include Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), and Mindfulness therapies.

Depression Therapy

Counselling with a depression therapist can help to alleviate the symptoms of depression, enabling clients to regain their joys and passions in life. Therapy also addresses the root causes of the illness, so it can be cured for good.

Find Your Nearest Counselling Centre

Counseling Perspective is a multi-practitioner centre with five locations in Singapore. If you prefer not to or are unable to visit a counselling centre in person, we also offer online family therapy services.

Counseling Perspective at Raffles Place

9 Raffles Place

#17-25 Republic Plaza II

Singapore 048619

Counseling Perspective at Oasis

87 Science Park Drive

#03-01 The Oasis

Singapore 118260

Counseling Perspective at Katong

12 East Coast Road

#03-01 i12 Katong

Singapore 428802

To make an appointment,

Call/WhatsApp us on +65 9853-7253, email us at admin@counselingperspective.com, or book online to get instant confirmation.