Stress Management(with Yoga)workshop for Adults

Mind and body wellness
Stress management (with yoga) workshop for adults 

We all encounter stress in our lives. A certain amount of stress is healthy, but when the stress gets too much, do you know how to reduce and cope with it? Research has shown that in the long run, cumulative stress can have detrimental effect to your mental and physical health. There are many effective ways to relieve stress and some stress relief strategies work better only for certain people.

Yoga is a mind-body type of practice that brings together physical and mental disciplines to achieve peacefulness of body and mind, helping you relax and manage stress and anxiety. Apart from reducing anxiety and stress, yoga can also improve flexibility, strength, balance and stamina.

There is no single stress relief strategy that is best for everyone. You need to consider your needs, preferences, fitness level, and the way you usually react to stress. At most times, you may find that alternating or combining different techniques keep you motivated and provide you with the best results. At Psych & Psych Consultants, we teach individuals to be aware and to react to stress, as well as to find ways to help manage it. 

About the Facilitator: 
Natalie is a Registered Psychologist with the Singapore Psychological Society and an Associate Member with the American Psychological Association. She has received extensive training in Canada for many years and did her internship in counselling and psychotherapy before returning to Singapore. Natalie has been in private practice for some years and continues to work with children, adolescents and adults. Natalie is also a Certified Hypnotherapist. She has conducted workshops and lectures for parents, teachers and other professionals.

Celeste has been practicing yoga since 2001 under a number of yoga instructors from France, India, Malaysia, Singapore, Shanghai, and Taiwan. She completed the Unity Yoga Heart Teacher Certification Course to become a yoga instructor. She was also at Yoga Niketan in Rishikesh, India in January 2006 in pursuit of more intense yoga experiences. She has extensive experience working with students of different nationalities from all walks of life.

Participants will learn to:

• Identify stressors and how you react to stress.
• Identify maladaptive thinking and behaviour about stress.
• Find ways to manage stress.
• RELAX.

Workshop for parents

Is My Child Ready for Primary School?

A workshop on how you can prepare your child to make a successful transition from Kindergarten to Primary School.

Transitioning from Kindergarten to Primary school is a major milestone in a child’s life that can cause much anxiety for parents.  Parents may wonder if their child’s kindergarten education has been adequate in equipping their child with all the necessary skills for primary school.  Parents may ask questions such as, “What if my child can’t cope with the curriculum? Is my child just a late developer or does he/she have a learning problem? Does my child need to see a psychologist?”

This workshop is designed to address some of these concerns and to give parents some practical tips for preparing their child for Primary One.

What will be covered:

• Helping your child understand the language of instruction in the classroom.
• Getting familiar with the sight word list for Primary One students.
• Some reading and spelling strategies that you can try with your child at home.
• Enhancing your child’s memory skills.
• Teaching your child to copy accurately from the whiteboard.
• Red flags for dyslexia and other learning problems.
• Advocating for your child in school.

This workshop will be conducted by an educational  psychologist who has extensive experience assessing and providing intervention for children with dyslexia, autism spectrum disorder, attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder etc and an educational therapist with more than 15 years experience in both mainstream and special needs settings.

February Intake

February intake for the following group therapy:

1. Social Skills for Toddlers (6 weekly sessions)
2. Social Skills for Primary-age going children (6 weekly sessions)
3. Anger Management (8 weekly sessions)

Literacy intervention for pre-schoolers

Our early literacy program aims at developing pre-literacy skills such as alphabet knowledge, phonological awareness, story-telling, listening skills, letter recognition, and writing letters. Research suggest that these skills are the strongest and most consistent predictors of later success in reading.  Our program aims at strengthening these skills to ensure a strong foundation on which advanced literacy skills are built.

Emergent Literacy

This program aims at equipping emerging readers with the phonological skills and knowledge that will help them improve their reading and spelling.

What is taught:

• Phonological awareness
• letter-sound correspondence
• blending sounds to read  and  segmenting units of sounds to spell words.
• Syllables and Syllabication Rules
• Early reading comprehension skills  
• Vocabulary Development
• Sight word instruction: High frequency words sight words are taught, to enable comprehension of simple text.

Education therapy for dyslexia and other learning disabilities

Based on the research-validated Orton-Gillingham Approach, our remediation program is tailored to meet the learning needs and profile of each student, with a strong emphasis on developing self-esteem, confidence and motivation.

Program include:

• Phonological Awareness
• Reading
• Reading Fluency
• Spelling
• Grammar and Vocabulary
• Writing Skills
• Reading Comprehension Skills
• Listening Comprehension Skills

Social Skills for Toddlers*

The children will take part in activities that will help improve their language, learning, emotional, social development as well as communication interaction with their peers.

About the Facilitator:
Natalie Lim is a Registered Psychologist (Singapore) and an Associate Member of the American Psycholgical Association (APA). She holds a Masters in Counselling Psychology from the University of Toronto, Canada. She has extensive experience in providing assessments and testing, individual and/or group therapies to toddlers, children, teenagers and adults.