Karen Tan, Clinical Psychologist

Undergraduate:
Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honours), National University of Singapore
Post-graduate:
Master of Psychology (Clinical), National University of Singapore
Master of Commerce (with Honours), Strategic Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations, University of Melbourne
Karen has many years of experience providing mental health service. She is a Clinical Psychologist with extensive service in a variety of mental health contexts. She is also a Registered Psychologist and Approved Registered Supervisor with the Singapore Psychological Society. She is a certified Trainer, Coach and Facilitator of the Signposts Program (a parenting program for positive behaviour management) and was involved in the localisation of the program for Singapore. Karen is also a listed practitioner of the SPACE (Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions) program from the Yale Child Study Centre, a department of Yale University School of Medicine.
Karen is a strong proponent of prevention and early intervention efforts and truly believes in nipping problems in the bud, when feasible. She has broad experience assessing and working with younger children and collaborating with their caregivers and families. Karen integrates a range of approaches to adapt to each child’s and family’s needs, honed from more than a decade of work in the local leading hospital for women and children and more recently as a private practitioner. She understands from lived experience as a parent that “parenting isn’t a practice; it’s a daily learning experience!”.
Karen is conversant with the assessment, identification, diagnosis and /or intervention of mental health concerns:
- neurodevelopmental concerns (Autism Spectrum Disorder, Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Language/ Learning Difficulties, Intellectual Disabilities),
- socio-emotional challenges (anxiety, selective mutism, emotional dysregulation, social skills development),
- behavioural difficulties, and
- parenting concerns
She is also familiar with the early education landscape in Singapore and is well-versed in providing assessments and recommendations for (special) school placements.
In addition to her clinical practice, Karen pays it forward by providing clinical supervision to younger psychologists, and trauma-informed coaching to other colleagues in the helping profession, to support them in their growth and development as professionals.
“Don’t do nothing just because you can only do a little. A little progress each day adds up to big results”, (paraphrased and adapted from Sydney Smith & Satya Nani).
Other Qualifications:
Registered Psychologist and Approved Registered Supervisor with the Singapore Psychological Society
Certified Trainer, Coach and Facilitator of the Signposts Program (a parenting program for positive behaviour management)
Services Offered:
Assessment & Evaluation
Psycho-educational Evaluation
Psychotherapy of Clinical Disorders
Clinical Psychological
Evaluation Behaviour Management
Children and Family Counselling