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TESTIMONIAL D** was presented with life setback concerns on personality-related difficulties, low self-esteem and difficulties relating to adjustment anxieties. These affected his personal attributes, daily interest activities and unable to focus on his studies. He has a history of significant bullying during his secondary school years, in particular experiencing physical bullying in Secondary 3, including being kicked and sustaining bruising. These experiences were relevant to understanding some of his emotional and interpersonal difficulties subsequently addressed with the help of psychotherapy. For D**, his studies wasn’t a smooth journey but a step improvement at a time helps a lot for him. With patience, perseverance and seeking professional help, finally he will be completing Polytechnic studies very soon. After NS, his applications for full time studies were all unsuccessful. Though he felt dejected for some time again, opportunity came when a Republic Polytechnic part-time work-study program accepted his application and started in Oct 2022 for 30 months. When the program ended in mid 2025, out of the 17 modules taken he failed one and couldn’t graduate. He was giving up again. We talked, encouraged him and brought up SAMANTHA’s The Therapy Mind sessions he underwent on confidence building. D** finally agreed, picked up courage and retook the particular module this year in Apr-Aug 2026. The result was out last week, and he finally PASSED with joy. Currently, he is waiting for his diploma award to be informed from RP. Samantha, we are thankful to you and your mental support! We decided that it is highly recommended to seek professional specialist help. D** is able to achieve thus far mainly accredited to the consultation and treatments by DR SAMANTHA TAY, a Professional Psychologist of The Therapy Mind, whom we entrust during the period from September 2021 to March 2022. Under Samantha, he underwent psychological assessment and psychological interventions of integrated therapeutic approach targeting his needs, with a total of 12 psychotherapy and counselling sessions following his psychological assessment. The first six sessions primarily addressed emotional regulation, anger management, stress, repetitive overthinking, and internal thought processes in the context of his presenting psychological difficulties and reported history of bullying. The subsequent six sessions focused more specifically on adjustment-related anxiety, low self-esteem, confidence building, career counselling, and personal growth and development. Treatment was structured to help strengthen his psychological coping resources, improve emotional and cognitive regulation, develop a healthier sense of self, and enhance his ability to manage personal, social, and vocational challenges. The therapeutic objective adopted was to assist in developing greater awareness of his emotional responses, improving his ability to regulate difficult emotions, establishing healthier cognitive, behavioural coping patterns, confidence building and career counseling, and, personal growth and development work, where the treatment included are: • Anger management and emotional regulation • Identification and management of negative internal thought patterns • Strategies to reduce excessive or repetitive overthinking • Stress-management techniques • Development of greater self-awareness and emotional control • Strengthening healthier coping strategies and responses to stressful situations • Self-esteem enhancement • Confidence building • Management of adjustment-related anxiety • Identification and restructuring of unhelpful thought patterns • Career counselling and exploration • Personal growth and development • Development of personal strengths and capabilities • Improvement of coping and problem-solving skills • Support in developing clearer personal and career goals D** has improved ever since and is gradually able to better control of his self-esteem and confidence into his future. We are grateful and all thanks to SAMANTHA, for her excellent treatments and healing professionalism in bringing truly amazing experience and smile back into his life. A SPECIAL THANK YOU! From: D**’s parents, A&J.

14 Sep 2026

It was great and Samantha was tentative and patient to what I had to say. Most importantly, I very thankful that her methods have had positive impact on me.

20 May 2025

Started the therapy like 3months ago, having sleeping issue and panic attack. After 2 sessions it cured, and can sleep as normal. Panic attack was cured after the 6th sessions as well. No more negative thoughts, learned how to voice out and communicate with others. Bring up things that I don’t like to do, so I don’t feel I’m forced to do something and it does make me really feel unhappy.

20 May 2025