Marriage Counseling in Singapore, Asia and Online
How do I be myself while building a meaningful future with others?
Marriage Counseling and Couples Therapy in Singapore can help with all these challenges. What brings you here today?
Marriage Counseling and Couples Therapy in Singapore for New Relationships
How to Build Your Marriage or Relationship Without Losing Yourself
Sharing the rest of your life with someone and starting a new relationship can be daunting.
How can you create and build shared futures without sacrificing who you are?
Can you be your authentic self and still be loved? What purpose does this relationship serve?
Through Existential Therapy, our marriage counseling offers new perspectives to help you understand the third party in your marriage – your relationship.
Learn how to share responsibilities to support your relationship as partners. Have tough conversations in a safe space, even if you have no idea where to start.
Marriage Counseling in Singapore can help you with:
- Fear of vulnerability
- Fear of commitment
- Fear of loss of independence
- Fear of repeating past mistakes
- Fear of the unknown
- Learning intimacy
- Creating shared purpose and values
- Navigating conflicts
The days are long but the years are short.
Create a meaningful partnership with marriage counseling.
Marriage Counseling and Couples Therapy in Singapore for Sustaining Love in Relationships
What does it mean if we keep having the same fight?
You’ve spent all day putting out fires at work. Maybe you’ve even spent the better part of your evening in serious negotiations over bathtime with your child.
You just want to spend any time before sleeping enjoying time with your partner. Instead, you wind up arguing.
Somehow a disagreement over dishes in the sink blows up and you go to sleep wondering if your relationship will last. How did you get here? Why do you keep returning?
Through Existential Therapy, our marriage counseling offers a safe space to explore ways to nurture your relationship.
Uncover what commitment looks like through different seasons of your marriage. Learn to grow through conflict and strengthen the bond you and your partner share.
Marriage Counseling in Singapore can help you with:
- Unpacking emotional injuries from your relationship
- Building new meaning and purpose for different phases of your relationship
- Understanding your relationship’s dynamics, triggers and patterns
- Developing a greater appreciation for each other
- Improving your communication
Inviting a third person to facilitate tough conversations can help with healing.
How do we grow together as the relationship inevitably evolves?
Marriage Counseling and Therapy in Singapore for Challenges with In-Laws
Why am I always the one who compromises for “harmony”?
When you marry someone, you marry into their family. Yet, saying “yes” to your partner doesn’t mean saying “yes” to your in-laws.
Things were good at the beginning. But not anymore. Suddenly, it’s you vs them. They’re ganging up with the rest of the family and leaving you out of conversations and activities.
Your spouse is never on your side. Family gatherings that used to be fun now fill you with anxiety.
You want to honour your Asian values and respect your in-laws. But you’re becoming someone you don’t recognise.
You’re constantly wondering if you’ve done anything wrong. You’re stuck and feel like you are losing yourself.
Through Existential Therapy, our marriage counseling and relationship therapy can help you examine and clarify your own values, beliefs, and assumptions.
We’ll unpack your experiences and relationship with your in-laws. Even if challenging dynamics don’t change, simply knowing what you stand for can be empowering.
Marriage Counseling in Singapore can help you with:
- Boundary setting
- Power struggles
- Communication difficulties
- Cultural differences
- Grief and loss
Establish boundaries to show up for yourself and others.
How do I protect myself while honouring my Asian roots?
Marriage Counseling and Therapy in Singapore for Divorce or Separation
Now what?
You gave your best years to this relationship. You built a life together. But now, your world has vanished.
Separations can trigger intense and overwhelming emotions. You’re too depressed. Too confused. Too angry. Too guilty. Too afraid of what this all means.
Questions racing through your mind: How did I not see signs of infidelity sooner? Why me? How do I move forward?
Through Existential Therapy, our counseling and therapy in Singapore guide you to recognise that decisions aren’t made in isolation.
Together, we’ll unpack how the life-altering decision to separate came to be and how you’ll create meaning again in your new phase.
Marriage Counseling in Singapore can help you with:
- Closures
- Exploration of emotions
- Navigating a new life
- Finding new meaning
Ready to begin again?
Marriage Counseling in Singapore for Different Seasons of Your Relationship
- What happens to me when we become a we?
- How do we build a life meaningful to both of us together (even when it isn’t just the two of us)?
- How do I be myself again?
Through the tools and guidance of Existential Therapy, you can take charge of your life and use these experiences to create a life that aligns with your goals and values.
You’ll have a safe space to unpack your fears of vulnerability and intimacy.
You’ll learn to create shared beliefs, habits and values, without losing yourself.
You’ll understand each other’s triggers around disagreements and conflicts. You’ll grow through struggles.
We’ll guide you to uncover how to belong to yourself and each other. Spoiler: you already have the answers.
Transform uncertainty and chaos into self-discovery.
Find True Belonging in Marriage and Relationships with Dr. Mag
Hi! I’m Dr. Magdalen Cheng and most people, including my clients, call me Mag. I am a UKCP-accredited counseling psychologist with a Doctorate in Existential Psychology from the New School of Psychotherapy and Counselling in London, U.K.
As an existential therapist, I’m here to facilitate your search for meaning in life through honest dialogue.
In addition to my clinical credentials, I am equally an Asian, Chinese, female, heterosexual, daughter, wife, mother, career woman, and academic. These different roles grant me perspectives that allow me to resonate with your lived experiences and guide you in reflecting on your journey through marriage and familial relationships.
Whether you’re concerned about what becoming a ‘we’ means for you, navigating conflicts with your spouse or in-laws or coming to terms with divorce, I’m here to support you.
FAQs About Marriage Counseling
- This is a really great question and I encourage you to read my FAQs in full to understand how we would work together.
- A super summarised answer: We’ll start with a Chemistry Session for both of us to see if we might be the right fit for each other.
If you choose to start Marriage Counseling and Therapy, we’ll start our journey together. You may share specific challenges and motivations – it’s really up to you. I’ll guide you to process and, if relevant, uncover insights through the experiences you’ve shared.
Consider your motivations for seeking Marriage Counseling.
If you’re both looking to strengthen your relationship and agree to make time for marriage counseling, start your sessions together.
If you’d like to explore some of the challenges on this page including (but not limited to) discovering freedom and your identity as a partner, I invite you to give Individual Therapy a go.
Still not sure? Drop me a note with your motivations and needs. Let’s explore your options together.
It may not be what you were hoping for, but consider Individual Therapy instead. To borrow the words of psychotherapist Esther Perel: It takes two people to create a cycle. It only takes one person to break it.
You can’t change your partner, or any other people for that matter. But through Individual Therapy, you can better understand yourself and your actions to embrace the change you seek.
- Individual Therapy with Dr. Mag (that’s me) takes place in-person at Encompassing Therapy in Singapore, or online – depending on your preference.
- Marriage Counseling with your partner takes place in-person at 16 Mohamed Sultan Rd, #06-02, Singapore 238965 (Nearest MRT: Fort Canning)
How We Can Work Together
Starting marriage counseling and relationship therapy is a big step. Having the right guide for you is essential.
If you’re still unsure, that’s okay. Get to know us better here – we’ll be here when you’re ready to begin.
If you’re ready to start your journey of change, here are some practical notes to help you make time for our sessions:
- Book a Chemistry Session
- If we’re a good fit, let’s work together through individual or couples therapy.
- Block time beyond our sessions* to reflect on or practise what we unearthed.
*Small, consistent steps help you practise making decisions to create a meaningful life where you find freedom and true belonging.
Not sure if you should start with individual or couples therapy? Drop us a note here.
A warning: Encompassing Therapy is not for everyone.
Encompassing Therapy Marriage Counseling is not for you if:
- You’re looking for magic tips and tools or quick wins
- You aren’t able to commit at least 1-2 hours a week to this journey of change
- You aren’t ready to show up consistently
Encompassing Therapy Marriage Counseling is for you if:
- You’re open to honest conversations, even if they’re uncomfortable and scary
- You’re ready for change and have gotten as far as you can on your own and need support
- You’re committed to exploring the process (even if you’re not sure about it just yet)
- You’re willing to invest at least 10 minutes a day beyond each session to practise or reflect on what you’ve learned
Get started with a Chemistry Session
Existential Therapy is a long-term partnership. And it’s essential that we’re a good match for each other.
So think of the Chemistry Session as a first date.
If we’re aligned, we can start building the partnership.
If you’re still unsure, take your time to decide. We’re here when you’re ready.
If we’re not a good match, you’ll get alternative options to explore.
Whatever the outcome, the investment has brought you closer to deciding the next step on your journey. So let’s begin.