SINGAPORE & ONLINE
Capable on the outside. Anxious, self-critical, or disconnected inside?
You may be capable, responsible, and used to coping — yet quietly exhausted, empty, or never quite enough.
Counselling offers a warm, non-judgmental space to understand what lies beneath, reconnect with yourself, and move forward at a pace that feels right for you. You do not have to carry everything alone.
Perhaps you’re used to expecting a lot from yourself.
You may be capable, responsible, and accustomed to holding yourself to high standards. Yet beneath this, you might feel anxious, emotionally exhausted, self-critical, or caught in people-pleasing and self-doubt.
You may also be navigating relationship difficulties, boundaries, painful family patterns, a life transition, or a loss of identity and direction. Even when life looks fine from the outside, it can be difficult to feel truly at ease with yourself.
Perfectionism & High Standards
When you put pressure on yourself to get things right, do more, or keep improving, yet rarely feel that what you do is quite enough.
Self-Criticism & Self-Doubt
When you are quick to notice your mistakes, question your choices, or feel that you should be doing better, even when others see you as capable.
People-Pleasing & Boundaries
When you find yourself prioritising others’ needs, worrying about disappointing people, or saying yes when part of you wants to say no.
Feeling Disconnected from Yourself
When you have spent so much time meeting expectations or adapting to others that it becomes difficult to know what you truly feel, need, or want.
These patterns are not the whole of who you are.
Together, we can become curious about what lies beneath them — and begin to understand yourself with greater compassion.
HOW WE CAN WORK TOGETHER
A gentle, experiential way of working — beyond insight alone.
We will not only talk about what happened. At times, we may slow down and notice what is happening as you speak — an emotion, a bodily response, or a part of you that wants to withdraw, please, protect, or stay in control.
We approach these responses with curiosity rather than trying to push them away, so insight can become a felt experience of understanding, connection, and new choice.
You remain in control of the pace. I will not pressure you to revisit anything before you feel ready.
Understand
Explore the experiences, emotions, and patterns that shape how you see yourself and relate to others
Connect
Develop a more compassionate and connected relationship with yourself, including the parts of you that may feel difficult to accept.
Grow
Begin to make choices that feel more grounded in your needs, values, and the person you want to become.
MEET AURORA
A counsellor who understands high-achieving lives from the inside.
Before becoming a counsellor, I spent more than a decade in the semiconductor industry across technical, team-management, and programme roles. I understand the pressure of high-performance environments — being capable and responsible on the outside while feeling anxious, uncertain, or disconnected within.
My own journey from achievement and external expectations towards a more authentic life shapes the way I work: warmly, deeply, and without judgement. I will not hand you a prescribed answer; I will help you understand the emotions, needs, and protective patterns beneath the surface so you can find choices that are genuinely yours.
Master of Counselling · Graduate Certificate in Counselling
Experiential · Relational · IFS-informed
Counselling in English & Mandarin · Singapore & Online
You do not need to become another tree.
You are allowed to grow into your own.
Additional training: IFS Level 1 · Schema Therapy Level 1 · Emotion-Focused Therapy Module 1 · EFIT Level 1 · IFS Trauma Treatment
Our work can help you build emotional awareness, relate to yourself with less criticism, set healthier boundaries, loosen automatic patterns, and make choices that feel more aligned with who you are.
COUNSELLING SERVICES
A space to begin, wherever you are.
I offer individual counselling for adults in English and Mandarin, in Singapore and online. Your first session is 80 minutes (S$150), giving us time to understand what brings you here, what you hope for, and how we might work together.
In-Person Counselling
A private, supportive space to explore what you are experiencing at your own pace.
Individual counselling for adults
English & Mandarin
Online Counselling
Connect from a space that feels comfortable and familiar, wherever online counselling is appropriate and available to you.
Individual counselling for adults
English & Mandarin
WHEN YOU’RE READY
You don’t need to have everything figured out before you begin.
A complimentary 20-minute discovery call is a brief, no-obligation conversation where you can share what brings you to counselling, ask questions, and see whether working together feels right.