Parenting Counseling and Therapy in Singapore, Asia and Online
Become the person and parent you want to be.
Parenting counseling is a space for you to process your journey as a parent.
It is not training.
Parenting Counseling and Therapy in Singapore supports you through parenthood. Where are you on your journey?
Parenting Counseling and Therapy in Singapore for New Mums
Can I raise a child and pursue my dreams?
Being a new mum is consuming. You’re feeding. You’re healing. You’re not sure if you’re doing anything right. You can’t believe your baby’s life is actually in your hands. You’re overwhelmed.
You love being a parent but you miss your old life (hours of uninterrupted sleep!), the body you used to have. You’re tired of living according to sleep schedules. You find yourself envious of the freedom and time your single friends have. You wonder how long your dreams will remain on the back burner.
Through Existential Therapy, our parent counseling and therapy invites you to own your motherhood journey.
Realise your vision for you and your new family in this new season.
Existential Therapy can help you with:
- Fourth-trimester recovery
- Traumatic birth experience
- In law issues
- Effects on your sex life
- Financial pressure
- Sex life
- Conflict
- Work-life balance
- Postnatal depression
Loving yourself is loving your baby.
Discover motherhood on your terms with parenting therapy.
Parenting Counseling and Therapy in Singapore (Infants, Children, Adolescents)
Am I doing it right?
Anger, excitement, disappointment, joy, sadness … they all seem to show up every day and sometimes all at once. It doesn’t seem like they will go away anytime soon.
In fact, you foresee these emotions only coming on stronger and more intensely as your child grows older.
As a parent, you hold yourself to high standards. You’re determined for your child to grow up in a home different from yours. And yet you worry that you’re failing your kids.
How can you give them space while keeping them safe? How do you make big decisions and move forward, even as you’re unsure how they’d impact the person your child becomes?
And still: you will always be there to catch your child when they fall.
Through Existential Therapy, our parenting counseling and therapy in Singapore will help you learn to trust that no one knows you, your child or your family better than you do.
Together, we’ll explore your parental beliefs, values, and existential concerns — including the purpose of parenting and the challenges of raising a child in an uncertain world.
Parenting Counseling in Singapore can help you:
- Cultivate authenticity in the different roles you hold
- Develop self-awareness
- Feel confident as parents
- Become the parent that your child needs — and not the parent you always wanted
Get support while you nurture the next generation.
Parent therapy might seem weird, but it’s okay to get help.
Parenting Counseling in Singapore for Different Seasons with Your Child
- What about my needs?
- What if I become the parent who forces their unfulfilled dreams on their child?
- It’s been years and I still don’t feel like me as a parent. What does that mean?
- Have I prepared them enough? Who knows what an AI-driven future will look like?
Existential therapy doesn’t coach you to be a better parent.
Rather, we help you find it within yourself to become the best version of yourself so that you can show up as a parent.
You’ll have a safe space to unpack your fears and guilt.
You’ll explore your parental beliefs, values and purpose.
We’ll guide you to uncover what it means to live authentically on your terms, care for others and live meaningfully.
An invitation to reflect
Are you the adult you want your child to grow up to be?
– Brené Brown
Discover Freedom in Parenthood 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 parenthood.
Whether you’re struggling with your sense of self in this new season of life or navigating the immense responsibilities and uncertainties of parenting, I’m here to support you.
FAQs About Parenting 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 parenting 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.
As a working mum, I completely understand this. The limited hours I have with my toddler and myself (if any) are precious. Taking on any new commitment is something I consider seriously before starting, if at all.
If you’re still reading this, chances are that you recognise that making time to take care of yourself would help you as a parent. You see that a little can go a long way in becoming the parent you want to be.
But you have doubts (understandably) if this really is the best time to explore parenting counseling.
I invite you to take a step back and consider what you want from this. Use the 3-step guide in my free ebook here. Take the time to go through my detailed FAQs here.
You’ll know the right time for you. I’ll be here when you’re ready to start.
Consider your motivations for seeking parenting counseling.
If you’re looking to strengthen your relationship or discover your purpose as parents, parenting counseling with your partner will be beneficial. You’ll find potential topics we could work on together here.
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 parent, I invite you to give Individual Therapy a go.
Still not sure? Drop me note a here with your motivations and needs. Let’s explore your options together.
- Individual Therapy with Dr. Mag (that’s me) takes place in person at Encompassing Therapy in Singapore, or online – depending on your preference.
- Parenting 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 parenting counseling and 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 me a note here.
A warning: Encompassing Therapy is not for everyone.
Encompassing Therapy Parenting 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 Parenting 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.