ADDICTION THERAPY
Recovery & Relapse PreventionSubstance Addiction
Promises provides a range of clinical services to treat addiction to substances such as drugs, alcohol, tobacco and others. As a premier clinic in Singapore for addiction therapy, our clinicians are equipped to tackle the gamut of mental health issues that occur along the recovery journey, as well address the nuances of factors relating to addiction.
Sexual Addiction
Sexual addiction is characterised by compulsive sexual thoughts and acts. It is a condition in which an individual cannot manage their sexual behaviour, despite the negative consequences to themselves or others…
Pornography Addiction
The increasing ease-of-access of pornographic material online has led to an increasing prevalence of porn addiction. Porn addiction shares similar traits with other addictions such as sex, gaming, drugs and alcohol…
Articles about Addictions:
Defeating Shame with Group Therapy for Sex Addiction
The Paradox of Getting Started Attending group therapy for compulsive sexual behaviours (sex addiction) is commonly very difficult. The fear and shame associated with the compulsion, and the desire to hide and minimise the behaviour subsumes a person’s thoughts. This...
Dr. Winslow’s 15-minute Clinic on Addictions
Dr. Munidasa Winslow was recently invited onto The Straits Times’ fortnightly healthcare podcast, Health Check. On it, journalists Joyce Teo and Ernest Luis discuss health issues with prominent medical experts, seeking to promote health and debunk myths.
How to Help Someone Struggling with Addiction
Helping someone close to you who is struggling with addiction can be a long and painful journey with plenty of heartbreak. It's not just the person who is anguished – people who care are often put through hardship too. Friends and family may experience issues with...
Living with a Sex Addict – Pt. 1
My partner says his sexual behavior is normal – but he is hiding it and I know something is wrong. Am I crazy? What are the signs of compulsive sexual behavior disorder? Partners of people with sexual compulsivity often come to the clinic in great distress. They have...
Living with a Sex Addict – Pt. 2
"My partner’s sexual behaviour has left me devastated – should I stay or should I go?" Many clients come to therapy wondering whether they should leave or stay, after they have discovered their partner’s infidelity, or other compulsive sexual behavior. This may...
Can Sexual Behaviour Also Be Compulsive?
There is a proposed new law on exploitative sexual relationships - but can sexual behaviour also be compulsive? The proposed new law in Singapore that will make sexually exploitative relationships a new offence, is controversial because it results in prison and...
Do I Have a Sex Addiction? Is My Partner a Sex Addict?
DO I HAVE A SEX ADDICTION? IS MY PARTNER A SEX ADDICT? These questions become urgent when your or your loved ones' repeated sexual behaviour cause you acute distress. It may be that you feel empty, frustrated, anxious, depressed or ashamed by your behaviour. Or...
Caring For Every Aspect of Addiction Recovery
Many of us want to know how a person becomes an addict. Such compulsion is often described as a: “bio-psycho-social disease”. Some people inherit genetic vulnerabilities. They are predisposed to anxiety, depression, anger, stress and impulsivity. Some may have...
Why am I an addict?
Clients and their families often want to know: how do people become addicts? We are all very complex beings and it is almost impossible to give a definitive answer to this question. Addiction professionals often describe it as a bio-psycho-social “disease” that...
Is My Partner Addicted to Drugs or Alcohol?
If using prescriptions or other drugs and alcohol have become a problem, it’s worth checking out how bad the problem is. It’s like eating chocolate or drinking Coke. At one end, is the occasionally pleasure of eating chocolate or drinking a Coke. At the other end, is...
Our Addictions Team includes:
Dr Munidasa Winslow
Senior Consultant Psychiatrist, CEO
MMED (Psych), MBBS, CMAC, CCS, FAMS
Sharmini Winslow
Psychodramatist, Executive Director
MA (Couns), BFA (Dance)
Joachim Lee, PBM
Senior Psychotherapist
MSocSc (Couns), SAC Member & Supervisor, APNA Neurofeedback Therapist, IACT Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist, ICBCH Certified Clinical Hypnotherapy Trainer
Elizabeth Pang
Principal Clinical Psychologist
MSc (Clinical Psych), BA (Hons) Clinical Psych
Dr Mark Toh
Consultant Clinical Psychologist
Ph.D. (Clinical Psych), MA (Theo), BA (Hons) Psych
Andrew Da Roza
Addictions Therapist, Sex Addiction Specialist
M.Couns (Monash), MSc (Addictions), MBA, LLM, LLB, Certified Substance Abuse Therapist, Substance Abuse Counsellor, Certified Sex Addiction Therapist
Philip Ang
Consultant Psychologist
MSc (Psych), BSocSc (Applied Psych), Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist, Certified Autogenic Training Practitioner, Certified Tobacco Cessation Specialist
Therapist
M.A. in Applied Psychology
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