Therapy in the heart of Singapore.

I am an experienced Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist offering a safe, comfortable and confidential environment in which to deal with feelings and issues that sometimes feel overwhelming. Located at the heart of Singapore's Central Business District at Raffles Place, my focus is on therapy that enables you to better manage current stresses as well as longer-term problems.

I work with the full spectrum of mental health issues, including anxiety, depression, self-esteem and relationship issues. I also work with issues that may have built up over a long period of time, often from childhood and which may present as a generalised feeling of anxiety or sadness. Chronic and difficult problems, because of their complexity and long-standing nature, generally require greater time to disentangle and work through. Building a capacity to examine, understand and change our feelings in an enduring way lies at the heart of the Psychoanalytic approach.

Getting Started

It may feel difficult to think about starting therapy, and you may be unsure about how we would work together and the kinds of issues that might come up.

I offer both short (6 - 12 session) and long-term therapy, but tend to work in a mostly open-ended way as my experience is that the regularity and consistency of once-weekly sessions is helpful in providing a stable setting to explore deep-seeded issues.

Training and Qualifications

I trained in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy in London at WPF Therapy/Roehampton University, one of the leading academic and clinical institutions for psychotherapy in the UK, after completing an M.A. at Goldsmiths College at the University of London.

I continued my clinical training as a Psychotherapist in the NHS, at both The Maudsley and Guy's and St. Thomas' hospitals, working with both individual and group modalities.

I am a registered member of the Psychotherapy Association of Singapore (PAS), BPC (British Psychoanalytic Council), BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy), UKCP (United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy) and I comply with their professional ethical codes.

Johanna Shapira, M.A., MBACP

Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist

I am a UK-qualified Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist working in the heart of the city. Over the past 16 years, I have lived, worked and trained in New York and London in the private sector as well as in private practice and as a Psychotherapist with the NHS (Maudsley and Guy's Hospitals) in London before moving to Singapore.

Contact & Location

Raffles Place Counselling and Psychotherapy is centrally located at 20 Collyer Quay, just steps from Raffles Place MRT, and at the heart of the Singapore CBD. To fix an initial meeting or to discuss your needs please contact me and I will get back to you promptly and in the strictest confidence.

Contact Number : (65) 6653 8319 (ext. 619)

Email: rafflesplacepsychotherapy@gmail.com