Clinical Psychology Associates

Andrea Lai, Clinical Psychologist

Andrea Lai : Clinical Psychologist

Qualifications

Master of Psychology (Clinical) University of Melbourne, Australia

Others

Singapore Psychological Society Registered Psychologist (SRP No. 2511002)

Andrea is a Clinical Psychologist who has more than 20 years of clinical experience in public and private healthcare sectors, locally and abroad. She joined the Institute of Mental Health in 2001 upon her graduation from the National University of Singapore (NUS) with an Honors Degree in Psychology, and subsequently received the National Healthcare Group (NHG) Health Manpower Development Programme Scholarship (HMDP) in 2004 to complete her Masters in Clinical Psychology at the University of Melbourne.

Throughout this time, Andrea provided psychological therapy and assessments for people suffering from a broad range of conditions such as depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), sleep disorders, complicated grief, trauma as well as adult attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Apart from her experience with adolescents and adults, she also has extensive experience with the geriatric population, providing neuropsychological assessments, dementia screening as well as therapy and cognitive rehabilitation for this group of patients. Andrea has been actively involved in mental health advocacy and education, through mental health talks and lectures, as well as training (including crisis management) for various settings.

Andrea is trained and well versed in multiple evidence-based psychotherapeutic models, such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR), Schema Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and seeks to adopt the most appropriate therapeutic approach to fit the specific needs of each client.

Andrea’s strength lies in her ability to empathise and connect with her clients. This forms the basis for a strong therapeutic alliance which helps to move the process of therapy along. She believes all individuals possess strengths within themselves and that the key to healing involves helping clients to tap into their own strengths and unleash their psychological reserves. In doing so, individuals will be able to find the mental resolve and ability to overcome their challenges and live resilient, healthy and fulfilled lives.

Services Offered

  • Psychotherapy for Clinical Disorders
  • General Counselling

For the following concerns

  • Mood disorders
  • Trauma and stressor related disorders
  • Relational difficulties
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)