Psychotherapy Nicole Chew-Helbig Singapore - Gestalt Therapy, Counselling Singapore, Psychotherapy Singapore

about me

Nicole Chew-Helbig (Dr. scient. pth.), Psychotherapist

I'm a certified Gestalt psychotherapist and counsellor in Singapore with a Ph.D. in Psychotherapy Science from the Sigmund Freud University in Vienna, Austria.

Before entering the Mental Health profession, I was a corporate and businessperson in food and beverage technology. I first entered the job world with a Biochemistry degree from NU

I'm a certified Gestalt psychotherapist and counsellor in Singapore with a Ph.D. in Psychotherapy Science from the Sigmund Freud University in Vienna, Austria.

Before entering the Mental Health profession, I was a corporate and businessperson in food and beverage technology. I first entered the job world with a Biochemistry degree from NUS.

I stumbled onto the mental health field when I lived in Austria, having involved myself with work amongst asylum seekers there while in the thick of the refugee crisis. I returned to Singapore in 2019 and am glad to be back in Singapore.

Sometimes you may see a dog in the office.

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Integrative Gestalt Therapy

Nicole Chew-Helbig (Dr. scient. pth.), Psychotherapist

Gestalt Therapy is a powerful counselling method which empowers clients by providing answers to often difficult personal questions. Gestalt therapy is a time-tested, humanistic psychotherapy modality that sprouted out of psychoanalysis in the late 1940s by Fritz and Lore Perls and Paul Goodman. Its history was steeped in culture and chang

Gestalt therapists understand therapeutic change to be a creative process. So we work creatively, bringing you awareness of the here and now. We are also trained to be attuned to society (the field). We give attention to the community and your relationships.

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Trauma Therapy

Nicole Chew-Helbig (Dr. scient. pth.), Psychotherapist

Assurance of Security

Gestalt therapy is a safe, integrative and effective method of psychotherapy for processing childhood trauma.

When we work through our adverse childhood experiences, we assign what belongs in the past to the past so that we can live in the present liberated.

Trauma is defined by the American Psychological Association: as any disturbing ex

Gestalt therapy is a safe, integrative and effective method of psychotherapy for processing childhood trauma.

When we work through our adverse childhood experiences, we assign what belongs in the past to the past so that we can live in the present liberated.

Trauma is defined by the American Psychological Association: as any disturbing experience that results in significant fear, helplessness, dissociation, confusion, or other disruptive feelings intense enough to have a long-lasting negative effect on a person’s attitudes, behavior, and other aspects of functioning.

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Professional Associations

Assurance of Security

Nicole’s psychotherapy practice is friendly towards migrant, expatriate, aged and LGBT+ populations. Her background is multicultural. Her approach is religion- and culture-conscious. All interaction is dealt with confidentiality as per EU laws.

Nicole handles her appointments and administration. Your data is safe.

Professional Associations

Singapore Psychological Society Full Member
Association of Psychologists and Counsellors SG, level 4
Singapore Association for Counselling, Registered Counsellor.

Visit nikhelbig.at for more information.

my work

Psychotherapy for Individuals

I provide individual psychotherapy and counselling sessions. These are 45-50 minutes in duration each. Clients of my sessions come from all walks of life, age and cultures. They have the will to live to their fullest potential, recapture their inner peace, and flourish; this while being active and functioning members of society.

Counselling for Relationships

My psychotherapy sessions are relationship focussed. Our environment and our relationships shape us. How we deal with relationships today determines the nature of our relationships tomorrow. I encourage couples and families to attend psychotherapy and relationship counselling together.

Professional Mentoring and Coaching for Sustainable Success

Sustainability is a crucial element for success. My professional mentoring and executive coaching programs are grounded in developing awareness and the ability to respond (vs react) to the social, emotional and physical environment. The work is experiential, so your transformation is profound, organic, and lasting. My coaching program is intensive and runs in blocks of 5 sessions. Each block is a level of achievement. You can pursue as many levels as your interest takes you.

Psychotherapeutic Approach

Each client is assessed individually, and the treatment plan is tailored to suit individual needs and readiness. Integrative Gestalt therapy is founded on psychoanalysis, eastern philosophy, phenomenology, holism, bodywork and psychodrama. Like Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), we experiment with new behaviours and attitudes, like Systemic Family Therapy we address the client's family system, like Emotion Focussed Therapy (EFT). Much of the work involves awareness of the emotional self... and more.

The Gestalt therapy philosophy of change allows the client to integrate new experiences fully. This kind of change is permanent.

Client Concerns I Work with

Anxiety, Panic, Depression, Mood instability

Burnout Prevention / Work Stress

Compulsions & Behavioral Addictions

Sexuality / Sexual issues

Borderline Personality

Trauma & Dissociation

Sleep disorders

Chronic Pain & Psychosomatics

Living with Illness & Disability

Disordered Eating

Support for weaning off Psychiatric Medications

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Mindful Living with Self-Awareness

Services I Provide

Clinical Psychotherapy & Counseling
Marriage, Couples, or Relationship Counseling
Group Therapy / Self-help groups / Self-Exploration Groups
Online Counseling
Clinical supervision for counselors, therapists. Individual & Group.
Professional Mentorship and Coaching for Sustainable Success

fees

Individual Psychotherapy Session

Individual Therapy (in-person and online) 50 mins SGD 210

Couples & Family Counseling

Couples Counselling 80 mins SGD 350

Professional Mentoring & Coaching (Intensive)

A set of 5 x 50-min sessions: SGD 1900

BOOK APPOINTMENT ONLINE

No available time-slots? Contact me for assistance, or return to the link again in case a slot frees up.

Cancellation and Rescheduling

Need to change the appointment? Message me ASAP. Understand that the slot is reserved for just you and you will be invoiced for the session if the appointment is cancelled after 48 hours before session start.

how to contact

What to expect at first appointment:

Arrive 5-10 minutes before the appointment time to find my office, orientate yourself and fill out a registration form.

Therapy begins for most clients on the first appointment. Consider that only way to ascertain if therapy with me suits you is to have a full session.

Help me keep psychotherapy affordable! If you need to cancel, inform me ASAP or before 48 hours prior to the time-slot you reserved. Invoicing would be done for the time put aside.

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Psychotherapy Nicole Chew-Helbig

20 Upper Circular Road, #01-13, The Riverwalk, Singapore 058416, Singapore, Central, Singapore

Public Transport: 2 min walk from Clarke Quay MRT Station (exit Boat Quay / Eu Tong Sen Str.) Emergency? Call IMH's 24-hour Mental Health Helpline 6389 2222

frequently asked questions

How can psychotherapy help me?

Gestalt Psychotherapy is an excellent resource for anyone who seeks a set and setting to re-calibrate themselves and press that "internal reset button". Psychotherapy is an effective way for busy people to gain mental clarity, resiliency from emotional triggers, better sleep, health, and an overall sense of calm. Therapy helps us evolve as individuals with the courage to feel emotions without fear and to set boundaries while maintaining solid relationships.

How much does psychotherapy really cost?

Psychotherapy in Singapore can cost between $40 and $350 per 50-min session. At my practice, it is $210. The true cost of having psychotherapy is more accurately measured by the outcome you will get out of the set of therapeutic sessions. While evaluating prices, it is worthwhile to consider the change you encounter in the therapeutic process. The therapeutic outcome is correlated with the skill of the therapist, the therapeutic alliance and the client’s willingness to participate in the work.

How do I start having therapy?

Read the information on this site.
Book an appointment using this link, or send me message.
Arrive 5-10 minutes before the first appointment.
Enter unit #01-12, 20 Upper Circular Road, Singapore 058416.
Fill out a short form.
Your therapy begins from this point.

Do I need Coaching, Counselling or Psychotherapy?

When in doubt, seek psychotherapy. Briefly explained, coaching supports you in mapping out your goals and aspirations and finding your route to a successful self. Counselling helps you to remove roadblocks that come in the way of this route. Psychotherapy supports you in noticing how these hindrances were placed so that you will find the agency to choose how to clear the way for self-actualization to occur.

How would I know what kind of psychotherapy / psychotherapist would work for me?

The best way to find out if therapy with someone works for you is to have the first session. At my practice, treatment begins at the first meeting.

Why do you have a cancellation policy?

Respect for our cancellation policy will help therapists maintain our reasonable fees for those needing psychotherapy. Time is a limited resource.

Understand that the time is reserved just for you when you book a slot. You will be invoiced the full amount if you do not attend a session that is not cancelled within 48 hours before the session time. Having to pay for a last-minute cancelled slot is not by any means a penalty.

Who would couple's counselling benefit?

Couples' therapy can benefit your relationship:

when you're just courting, and would like to get more connected with each other,
when you are coming out to parents and family.
when you're seriously thinking of a life together, buying a BTO, getting engaged, moving in together,
when you're awaiting relationship milestones, like trying to have a child,
when there is a crisis, an infidelity,
when you're considering separation,
when you're divorcing,
when you're co-parenting,
when someone has taken ill.

The premise of my couples work is to provide a secure space and time for couples to connect with themselves and their partner in such a way that both find peace in whichever paths their relationship leads them towards.

How frequently do I have to come for psychotherapy and counselling sessions?

It depends on the client’s resources: their time, money and interest.

How many sessions of psychotherapy do I need?

It depends. If you come for therapy to solve a particular issue, i.e. getting over a relationship breakup, or dealing with job stress, therapy ends when the solution is in sight.

For treatment of symptoms like anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorders, eating disorders and addictions -- symptoms that seriously interfere with daily functioning, health, sleep and work, effective therapeutic work happens over months.

Most clients continue having sessions because they realize that psychotherapy is a good resource for finding their ground. They use their sessions as a inter-psychic reset button.

How long before my x..., y... z... (psychopathological symptoms) get better?

It depends on the severity of the issues experienced by the individual, their attendance, and their motivation to work through these issues during and after sessions. Consistency, patience and compassion for oneself brings good results.

Are you specialized in x..., y... z... (psychopathological symptoms)?

I work with every symptom defined by the DSM by providing the 'set and setting' and expertise to help clients find their way.

Who would not be eligible for therapy?

Those who not want to come in the first place. Please do not coerce or force your friends or family members to come for therapy. Educate others about therapy by all means, and let them make up their minds.

How does therapy end? What happens at the end of therapy?

Psychotherapy is unlike medical treatment. Transformative work has no true endpoint. As a client you will decide when to have the final session, and we can also plan the ending. When the client or therapist decides that the therapy has come to an end, there will be a final session (or two) where we make a wrap-up. This session is a beneficial one, from my experience, where insights and experiences are re-visited and integrated.

Can I see you as an individual and as a couple?

This depends. Many couples in Singapore prefer to see the same therapist individually so that they can process their personal issues on the side in a familiar space. For these clients, we are aware that the individual work is also an extension of the couple work. I will refer the couple or individual to my colleagues in situations where there is a possibility of conflict of interest, which may manifest in various forms.

What are some of your most memorable client feedback on your sessions?

"I've found an inner peace that was there in me all along."

"I've never said this to anyone."

"I wished we had come here earlier. It would have saved us a lot of fights."

"I feel safe, now."

"Last night I slept."

"Nobody ever told me that I was okay. I'm okay."

“Something seems to have lifted.”

“I can look at my past-self with fondness.”

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