Stress Management Therapy

Individual psychotherapy and psychiatric support for chronic stress, occupational burnout, and anxiety-related stress responses. Delivered by specialist psychiatrists and psychologists using CBT, ACT, and mindfulness-based stress reduction in a structured, evidence-based programme.

Promises Healthcare's stress management service brings together consultant psychiatrists and clinical/counselling psychologists to provide a medically rigorous, individually tailored approach to chronic stress and burnout. The clinic's dual psychiatric and psychological model means patients receive a comprehensive evaluation that distinguishes between stress responses requiring psychotherapeutic support and those with a significant psychiatric component — such as generalised anxiety disorder, adjustment disorder, or burnout with depressive features — where pharmacological management alongside therapy produces the best outcomes. The initial consultation involves a detailed clinical assessment of the patient's stress triggers, symptom history, occupational and relationship context, sleep quality, and physical health. From this, a personalised treatment plan is co-constructed, drawing on evidence-based modalities including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) to identify and restructure unhelpful thought patterns, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to build psychological flexibility, mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) to reduce physiological arousal, and DBT-derived skills for emotional regulation. The clinic is particularly well-suited to Singapore's high-achieving working population — executives, professionals, and students experiencing performance-related stress, work–life imbalance, career transitions, or burnout from sustained high-pressure environments. Couple and family sessions can be incorporated where interpersonal stress is a significant contributor. Promises also provides corporate mental health services and employee assistance programme (EAP) support. With over 238,000 professional sessions delivered since 2011 and a team of 60+ clinicians, the clinic has the capacity and expertise to provide both short-term stabilisation and longer-term therapeutic work, ensuring continuity of care throughout the patient's recovery journey.