Amanda Jewitt

Background

I am originally from the UK, my family moved to Singapore 9 years ago. I am fully aware of the highs and lows of expatriate life, including bringing up children in Singapore. My qualifications are from universities based in the UK (BSc), Australia (MSocSc) and the Canadian Council of Professional Certification (Grad Dip SFBT). My experience includes working with children, teenagers, individual adults, couples and families on a variety of issues. My training taught me to work with clients in an eclectic way, finding the best therapeutic style for each individual client. I have worked with many different clients from a variety of cultural backgrounds, ages and with a broad range of issues. I have special interests in depression, addiction, relationship difficulties and adjustment issues. I am also a qualified Solution-Focused Therapist.

Qualifications

BSc (Hons) Psychology

MSocSc (Counselling)

Certified Solution-Focused Therapist

I am also a member of the British Psychological Society

About counselling and the way I work

There are times in all of our lives when we face personal challenges which are difficult to negotiate, counselling can help to navigate through these difficult times. I do not specialise in any particular type of counselling issue but I do specialise in supporting my clients to find a solution that works for them. The direction each session takes is always based on listening carefully what clients want and supporting them whilst we work through the options open to them. My goal is always to provide a confidential, collaborative and non-judgemental environment which allows clients to determine the desired outcome and then to work on how they might achieve this. In my experience this provides clients with the unique support they require and empowers them to make the changes they want in their lives.

I have worked with many different types of issues with my clients including (but not limited to) :-

§  Depression

§  Grief and loss

§  Anxiety

§  Stress

§  Physical and sexual abuse

§  Relocation/adjustment issues

§  Addiction

§  Anger

§  Parenting issues

§  Marital and relationship difficulties

§  Personal growth