Promises Pte Ltd

About Us

Dr Julia Lam

Forensic Psychologist

Dr Julia Lam is a Forensic Psychologist with Promises Pte Ltd and Raffles Counselling Centre. She completed her professional doctorate in forensic psychology at the University of Melbourne and her doctoral thesis was on problem gambling under the supervision of Professor Michael Kyrios. Julia worked as a lecturer and tutor in several tertiary institutions before in Hong Kong and Australia. She lectured widely on various psychological topics.

Before relocating to Singapore 2.5 years ago, Julia worked as a registered psychologist / problem gambling counsellor with the Gambling Treatment Clinic, University of Sydney, Australia. She also had experiences working with problem gamblers and prisoners in Melbourne. Julia's previous work in Singapore included: Placement Coordinator and Lecturer of the Clinical Psychology Program of James Cook University, Singapore Campus and Head of the Psychology Program at the SIM University. As her passion is in forensic psychology, she now spends more time in forensic-clinical work, and is working directly with people with various psychological issues and addictions; in addition to keeping a small teaching and research supervision load.

Julia is a scientist-practitioner. She is a registered psychologist in Hong Kong, Australia and Singapore. Julia has expertise in problem gambling counselling, counselling and managing offenders and prisoners in community and incarcerated settings. Her research interests include impulse control disorders, obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders, problem gambling and gambling-related offending, and addictions.

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Our Associates

Psychiatrist

Dr Muni Winslow

Associate Professor,
Executive Director, Promises Pte Ltd

Dr Muni Winslow's passion is to help people with addictions to recover in a safe, caring and prejudice-free society.

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Psychologist

Dr Julia Lam

Forensic Psychologist

Julia expertise in problem gambling counselling, counselling and managing offenders and prisoners in community and incarcerated settings.

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Elizabeth Pang

Consultant Clinical Psychologist

Elizabeth's areas of interest include women's mental health issues, affective disorders (especially depression), anxiety disorders, addiction, parenting and family issues, psychological reactions in disasters and trauma and offending behaviors.

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Therapists

Kate Park

Therapists

As well as her work in the field of addiction, Kate's areas of interest include working with adolescents and youth, mood disorders, and the treatment of trauma and complex stress disorders.

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Yuen Han Tham

Therapists

Yuen Han is trained in CBT and Motivational Interviewing and has worked primarily with the young and matured adult population.

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Prem Kumar Shanmugan

Therapists

Prem brings with him vast experience in working with relationship issues, marital counselling, interpersonal issues and substance abuse counselling.

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Kum Yew Siew

Therapists

Kum Yew adopts a person-centered integrative approach to help clients cope with and surmount the psychological and emotional challenges of daily life.

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Sharmini Winslow

Therapists

Sharmini's eclectic style of counselling and therapy in her Personal Growth Groups includes elements of body work, role play and the creative arts.

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Yvonne Yuen

Psychotherapist,
Programme Director, Promises Pte Ltd

Yvonne focuses on providing counselling intervention for persons recovering from addictions.

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