Canopy counselling coaching singapore australia
Who is counselling for?
Some people believe that counselling is only for those who are weak and can’t make it on their own or those who have a serious mental illness.
But the reality is that counselling is for anyone who might want to …
Solve a current problem
Have you suffered a recent setback — an illness, losing your job, a crime — which makes you feel that you are not coping with life?
Have you recently lost someone you love?
Do you feel conflicted because everyone around you wants something from you?
Break free from the past
Have you been scarred or trapped by something that happened to you in the past?
Perhaps the family you have is not the one you would have chosen to have.
Are you living with regrets over some decisions you’ve made?
Be your best self
Are you looking for a deeper sense of meaning and purpose in your life?
Do you wonder whether you are living up to your full potential or feel that something is holding you back from achieving peak performance at work?
Are you are missing a spark of creativity and joy in your life?
Live lovingly with others
Do you feel completely alone in the world and that no one understands you?
Do you wish you knew how to be more intimate with your spouse?
Are you wondering how you can be better parents?
Do you want to learn how to better manage and resolve conflicts with others?
Change is possible and the future can be better than the past.
Counsellors are professionally trained to help you break out of difficult situations, move beyond your comfort zone and nurture the life you deserve.
we are stronger together
About Us
Canopy Counselling is an integrative counselling practice based on humanistic principles.
We are committed to using the art and science of human development to help our clients create a meaningful life, build successful careers, cultivate fulfilling relationships and nurture caring communities.
Our services
Counselling
We offer counselling services for individuals, couples and all family configurations to help you overcome difficulties in your life at present.
Common issues:
- stress and anxiety
- mood swings and depression
- self-esteem
- grief and loss
- sexuality and gender
- career transitions
- managing workplace relationships
- managing school and university stress
- navigating postgraduate life and supervision
- transitioning out of academe
- working through conflict
- care-giving burdens and burn-out
- long-distance and transnational relationships
- existential issues (bereavement, loss of faith/meaning, identity crisis)
- expatriate and migrant stress – international relocations, intercultural adjustment
- sexual and gender identity, LGBTQI+ life transitions, same-sex parenting
- academic and career issues for University employees and students
Coaching
Coaching services are available to help you achieve peak performance and for couples seeking a richer relationship.
Common issues:
- finding direction and purpose
- overcoming self-esteem issues and negative self-talk
- finding the right job fit
- facing job and media interviews
- performance anxiety and stage fright
- enhancing intimacy
- improving communication
- creating a balanced partnership
Workshops
Seminars
We work with companies and educational institutions to craft workshops that are tailored to your specific needs.
Workshop Topics:
- managing stress and self-care
- active listening and effective speaking
- mental health issues in the workplace
- sexuality and gender diversity and inclusion
- cultural sensitivity training (including immersion experiences)
- managing self-care and preventing burn-out
- leadership from the bottom up
Nature-based
Counselling and Coaching
Some of our clients would prefer to draw on a deeper connection with nature and the body in their counselling and coaching sessions.
Experiential sessions:
- typically conducted at beaches, tropical rainforests or manicured parks and gardens
- Paddle and Talk sessions are conducted within the safe confines of estuary waters for inexperienced paddlers
- Experienced paddlers have the option of coastal sea kayaking
We've Got you covered
Why Us?
- Confidential and Discreet
- Professionally Accredited
- Philosophically Trained
- Multiculturally Competent
- LGBTQI-Affirming
- Internationally Experienced
- Celebrate and Value Diversity
What our clients say
*Names have been changed to protect the identity of clients
Principal Counsellor
“I believe that deep respect for human dignity and autonomy is essential to all relationships. Because every person is unique, I change my counselling techniques to fit you. I aim to help you find solutions based on a collaborative process which emphasizes what you value, how you see yourself and what you think of as a meaningful life.”
Alexandra Serrenti is a counsellor, philosopher, educator and adventurer. She has worked for twenty years in the field of human development asking what makes people thrive and lead flourishing lives. In addition to lecturing in tertiary institutions in the Asia Pacific in both philosophy and psychology departments, Alex has also worked across disciplines with artists, athletes, musicians, martial arts practitioners and craftsmen to acquire a more holistic understanding of human happiness and creativity. These experiences have consolidated her belief that there are multiple visions of a good life and that people find fulfillment when they are empowered to cultivate a life that allows them to express themselves authentically and contribute meaningfully to others.
Alex’s therapeutic orientation is a humanistic one that emphasizes both a holistic appreciation of the human person and the practical problem-solving characteristics of cognitive-behavioral approaches. She has counselled, coached and mentored multiple individuals; with some individuals and couples needing help to overcome difficult life challenges and others seeking self-discovery, growth and peak performance.
Alex believes that in addition to traditional talk therapies, developing our physical and sensual capacities through engagement in the arts, sport and nature can be remarkable sources of healing and growth for individuals. She is therefore open to using bodywork, art and nature-based activities in her practice. Walk-and-talk and walk-and-paddle sessions are therefore available as complements to traditional sessions in consulting rooms.
Alex has served in a voluntary capacity for non-profit organisations – particularly with the LGBTQI+ community – for more than 20 years in multiple capacities and is therefore sensitive to the particular difficulties faced by clients from marginalised and/or minority communities. She welcomes and values working with people of all nationalities, races, ages, socio-economic groups, sizes, sexual dispositions and religious commitments.
We are here for you
ADDRESS: 63B TEMPLE STREET, SINGAPORE 058609
EMAIL: here4u@canopycounselling.com
Online sessions (via Microsoft teams, Skype etc.) are available.