Stress Management & Psychological Therapy

Evidence-based psychological therapies for stress, burnout, and emotional difficulties, including CBT, mindfulness-based therapy, ACT, DBT, EMDR, and interpersonal therapy delivered by a specialist psychiatrist.

SH Wong Sleep & Psychological Wellness Clinic provides a broad range of evidence-based psychological therapies for stress-related conditions, emotional difficulties, and burnout, delivered by or under the supervision of Dr. Wong Sheau Hwa, a Senior Consultant Psychiatrist. The stress management programme draws on multiple therapeutic modalities tailored to the individual patient's presentation and goals. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) targets the maladaptive thought patterns and behaviours that sustain stress and anxiety, making it effective for work-related stress, perfectionism, and chronic worry. Mindfulness-Based Therapy (MBT) equips patients with attention-regulation and present-moment awareness skills, widely shown to reduce psychological distress and prevent relapse in recurrent depression. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps patients develop psychological flexibility and align their actions with personal values, particularly effective for occupational burnout and existential distress. Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) skills modules — distress tolerance, emotion regulation, interpersonal effectiveness, and mindfulness — are offered for patients with emotional dysregulation or histories of trauma. EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing) is available for patients whose stress responses are rooted in traumatic experiences. Interpersonal Therapy (IPT) addresses the social and relationship contexts that drive or maintain psychological distress. Psychodynamic Therapy provides a deeper exploration of unconscious processes and early attachment patterns for patients seeking more exploratory work. Family and couple therapy options are also available, recognising that stress rarely exists in isolation from systemic and relational factors. The clinic's sleep expertise adds additional value: stress and insomnia are bidirectionally linked, and treating both simultaneously — as is possible within this dual-specialist framework — accelerates recovery compared to treating either in isolation.