Where we put our awareness, and for how long, maps our destiny.
- Joe Dispenza
Individual Psychotherapy
If you’ve found yourself facing a challenging season in life and trying to navigate an unknown terrain of anxiety, depression and trauma, you are not alone. Sometimes, these challenges may present themselves in the form of persistent rumination, nightmares, insomnia and emotional dysregulation. Other times, they also present themselves in the body through various physical symptoms, such as tremors, palpitations, and breathlessness. Whatever these symptoms are, they can be understood as ways that the body is telling us which trigger points to pay attention to. This is an opportunity to tune into what our inner selves are trying to say, and ask ourselves, “what happened to me” instead of “what’s wrong with me?”. This process of self-understanding then allows us to formulate a plan in tending to the wounds that need attention.
Individual psychotherapy sessions can help guide you through these challenging terrain involving relationships, self-love, trauma, and inner peace, these sessions utilise varying types of therapies such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT) and mindfulness-based psychotherapeutic practices.
Psychotherapy can be experienced individually or in groups, depending on the needs and goals of the client(s). Using attachment-based psychotherapy, mindfulness and a trauma-informed framework, these sessions can deepen an awareness of bodily responses to past trauma, improve self-esteem and self-awareness and unveil cognitive insights about oneself.
Allow yourself to be engaged in this practice and partake in an intentional and authentic form of expression to process difficult seasons in life. You are not alone in tuning into what your inner self may have to say. Allow the process to guide, heal and speak to you.
Free 20min online consultation
The online consultation offers a space for you to express reasons why you are seeking psychotherapy and what you hope to achieve through the sessions. It also allows for questions regarding treatment and fees to be answered.
First session
All materials are provided in weekly psychotherapy sessions. Clients will be able to experience different avenues of psychotherapy and a review will be conducted every 8 sessions. With consistency and gradual development in mind, it is recommended to experience weekly sessions for at least 8 sessions.
The first session is used for introduction and to get a better idea of what your needs are. Thereafter, I will co-plan the treatment goals with you. Examples of these goals can be: identifying negative patterns, acknowledging emotions, regulating emotions, building self-love and improving interpersonal relationships. This session also serves as a space for questions about therapy to be answered.
Weekly sessions
FAQs
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Dawn adopts a directive approach in guiding clients towards healing, self-acceptance and reconciliation within themselves. During her private sessions, she would suggest themes or art activities that are beneficial and relevant to her clients. There are also times where she and her clients would co-plan the sessions together, and select materials and themes that they are interested in exploring.
Typically, the sessions might start off with a short grounding meditation or include a discussion on what the client wants to share. Thereafter, Dawn would introduce a therapeutic intervention depending on the short-term or long-term goals of the client. The artwork will be used as a mode of visual expression, and a basis for discussion and exploration of the self.
The materials include but are not limited to:-Wet materials such as paint & clay
-Dry materials such as charcoal, colour pencils & oil pastels
-Visual journaling, poetry & collage
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Everyone has an innate capacity to create art and express themselves. Anyone can benefit from art psychotherapy regardless of their level of experience with art materials. It is neither an an art lesson or test, and clients are not required to have any prior experience in art-making.
The artwork will neither judged nor psychoanalysed- it is used as a mode of authentic expression that allows the client to examine and reflect on personal themes.
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Dawn endeavours to provide a safe and nurturing environment that gently holds and challenges her clients. Their sense of safety and trust are of utmost importance to her.
Her sessions are guided by the code of ethics that are stipulated by the Art Therapist's Association Singapore (ATAS), the Australian, New Zealand & Asian Creative Arts Therapy Association (ANZACATA), The American Art Therapists Association (AATA) and The British Art Therapists Association (BAAT).
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Session bookings are non-refundable. They can be rescheduled at least 24 hours in advance as vacancies are reserved for the client.
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Each individual or group session lasts a duration of an hour. Different packages are available based on the needs of individual clients.
Submit a contact form or email Dawn at dawnkwangallery@gmail.com for more details.