For International Clients

For International Clients

Relocating is hard enough without the additional task of finding a clinician who understands where you’re coming from. Whether you’re moving to Singapore, leaving it, or splitting your life between countries, this page is for you.

I moved from the US to Singapore to start this practice. I know what it’s like to navigate a new healthcare system, lose the providers you trusted, and try to make sense of a clinical landscape that doesn’t quite match the one you came from. Most of the families I see in this category share some version of that experience.

What I commonly see in international families.

  • Continuing an assessment started overseas. If your child was being assessed for ADHD, learning difficulties, or developmental concerns before you moved, I can review previous reports and either continue the evaluation or do a fresh one using internationally recognised instruments. The full testing library page lists what I use; documentation meets IB, Cambridge, MOE, and US-curriculum accommodation requirements.
  • Adult ADHD that’s become harder to mask after a move. Relocation removes the scaffolding that compensated for ADHD, familiar routines, familiar people, the same job in the same office. Many adults realise the pattern only when they land somewhere new. The adult ADHD assessment without parental collateral page is built for this.
  • Adjustment and transition. Children who’ve changed schools and countries. Teenagers who’ve lost their friendship groups. Adults who are functioning at work but find the personal side of the move much harder than they expected. These are real clinical concerns, not just settling in.
  • Repatriation. Coming home is often harder than leaving. Identity shifts, reverse culture shock, grief for the life you left, these have their own clinical shape, and they get treated like adjustment problems when they’re actually deeper.
  • Cross-cultural family dynamics. Mixed-nationality families, third-culture kids, parents and children operating from different cultural defaults. Useful when the family-system frame is what needs the work.

What you might find useful here.

US-trained clinical psychology. I trained at UNC Chapel Hill (doctoral, primarily under Eric Youngstrom, with a year-long practicum under Jon Abramowitz), Mayo Clinic (postdoctoral fellowship), and Duke (rotation under Dr. Jill Lorenzi in Dr. Geraldine Dawson’s autism group, with seminars led by Dr. Dawson). The training and credentials page has the full lineage. The frameworks, instruments, and treatment protocols are aligned with the major UK, Canadian, Australian, and US clinical traditions.

Documentation that travels. Reports written for international school accommodations (IB, Cambridge, US-curriculum) and for moves between systems. If you’re going from a US 504 plan to an IB Inclusive Assessment Arrangement, or from a UK SEND framework to a Singapore MOE setting, I can write the documentation each system needs.

Continuity of clinician. You work with me from first session to last. I keep a small caseload by design and a thirty-minute stagger between clients, so I can write notes and you never run into whoever came before you.

Bilingual sessions. Sessions are conducted in English. Mandarin is also available for families who navigate between languages.

Telehealth.

I offer secure video sessions for international clients in transition, whether you’re moving into Singapore, preparing to leave, or splitting time between countries. Telehealth is also available for clients elsewhere in Singapore who prefer online sessions. The same clinical approach, session structure, and fees apply as for in-person appointments.

Insurance.

Lightfull Psychology does not bill insurance companies directly, but I provide detailed receipts and reports suitable for reimbursement claims. International insurers whose plans have previously reimbursed clients here include Aetna International, Bupa Global, and Cigna Global.

Coverage varies by plan. Check with your provider before your first appointment. If your insurer requires a letter of medical necessity or pre-authorisation, I can provide the supporting documentation.

Location and access.

The clinic is at 101 Telok Ayer Street, #03-03, Singapore 068574, central CBD, a short walk from Telok Ayer MRT (Downtown Line). Convenient for families in Orchard, River Valley, Tanglin, Bukit Timah, Holland Village, and East Coast. Directions and parking are on the getting-to-Lightfull page; the arriving page covers what the first visit looks like.

Who I’m not the right person for.

If your primary concern is an active eating disorder, I’ll route you to someone better placed for that work. If you or a family member has been hospitalised for a mental health concern, has self-harm behaviour, or you’re worried about acute safety, contact Samaritans of Singapore (1767) or IMH (6389 2222) immediately, and we can talk after the acute concern is addressed.

What this costs.

First consultation: SGD 600 (usually up to two hours). This is where the conversation starts. Payment is due before each session.

Follow-ups: SGD 300 per hour, pro-rated. Sixty minutes is SGD 300. Ninety minutes is SGD 450.

Assessments: Adult anxiety or OCD assessment from SGD 2,700. Comprehensive psychometric assessment from SGD 3,500. Full fee details on the fees page.

Not sure yet? Book a free 15-minute Meet & Greet to ask questions before committing. Book here.

Next steps.

Book a Meet & Greet

If you’re still in the figuring-out phase, where to start is a soft entry point, same answer for families relocating in or out of Singapore.

A few free screeners

Self-completed, instantly scored, no email required. A starting point for a conversation, not a diagnosis.

  • Screening tools index, a small library of free screeners, adult ADHD, autism, depression, anxiety, child SDQ and SCARED, useful before or alongside a Meet & Greet.

See the full screening-tools index →