Celeste Cai

Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC), Masters of Arts in Counselling Psychology

About Me

I was born, raised and educated in Singapore, where I practised as a Registered Psychologist for more than seven years in schools, medical and community settings. Given my multicultural background from Singapore, I am comfortable and attuned to various ethnicities. While I am trained to work with a range of concerns, I have all along been most interested and experienced in working with adults who are facing issues related to complex trauma, stress, anxiety or mood disorders.

My Personal Journey: C-PTSD and Chronic Pain

My interest towards counselling psychology developed from personal experiences with trauma as well as coping with an autoimmune condition. Through my own personal counselling therapy, lifelong learning on re-parenting, and actively caring for myself, I have been experiencing significant improvement in my health and well-being.

Clinical Approach

My approach is wholehearted, empathetic and collaborative. I seek to support you with a sense of safety and compassion, so you could feel free to be who you are. During our initial sessions, we will discuss your concerns and understand your history leading up to your current situation. From there, I will share insights on our potential journey together, including our objectives, treatment approach, and estimated time commitment. We will go at your pace, and you are always in control. My role is to support and guide you every step of the way.

I am generally informed by a compassion-focused, mindfulness-based approach that involves psychoeducation and skills training from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Dialectical Behavioural Therapy. For trauma-related issues, my preferred treatment methods are Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing (EMDR) and Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP).

I believe that transformational healing can occur by focussing on the in-depth processing of difficult emotional and relational experiences, through the creation of a therapeutic relationship that is experienced as a safe and secure base.

It is my hope and desire for you to experience the five freedoms below: