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In listing the following contacts, we are in no way making any professional recommendations of the quality of services provided by the agencies/people at this moment. You should do your own research to verify what type of training/credentialing the service provider has. Your best bet is to look for someone with at least a masters-level degree in counseling/psychology and who is a registered licensed professional counselor (LPC) in Malaysia. A person who represents himself or herself to be a professional counselor in Malaysia but who is not licensed is in breach of the Malaysian Counselors’ Act 1998. You have a right to ask for their license number!
Any psychiatrist offering professional counseling/psychotherapy must be able to show intensive training in counseling/psychotherapy. They are often not registered members in any professional body of therapists/counselors because they have already been gazetted as psychiatrist. While some psychiatrist may have adequate training in therapy, many have not received as much training in counseling/psychotherapy as psychologists/counselors. If they are offering counseling/psychotherapy, ask them questions like what is their theoretical orientation, how many therapy courses did they take in their graduate school, how many hours in supervision in therapy did they receive, how much therapy they have provided to clients who are not being medicated by them, whether their supervision in therapy included observation/taped sessions, what type of problems have their provided therapy, what type of clients do they provide therapy to and etc. If you do not feel comfortable with their answers, look elsewhere to receive therapy!
Psychiatrist are trained to treat mental health illness by making clinical diagnosis and using psychotropic medication. In countries where mental health services are more developed, psychiatrist work together with psychologist/counselors by referring their clients to a psychologist for psychological assessments and a counselor/psychologist for therapy.
Counseling Services
Agencies/Centers
1. Calvary Life Ministries
Address:
Hours of operation:
Services:
Type of organization:
Fees: By donation
Level of service providers:
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2. Agape Counseling Center Malaysia
3. Turning Point Integrated Wellness Sdn Bhd
4. Center for Psychological and Counseling Services
Contact:
Ms Serena Sinniah, Clinic Manager, Help University College
(603) 2096 1212
5. Dr. Meriam Omar Din, Access Counseling Services
Education
- B. Sc (University Putra Malaysia)
- Post Graduate Diploma ( Counseling Psychology ) Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
- M.A (Counseling Psychology) Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Credentials
- Licensed Professional Counselor, Malaysia
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Psychiatric Clinic Hospital Pulau Pinang
5. Effective Living
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6. Integrated Psychology Network Sdn Bhd
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7. Counseling Unit, Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development
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8. Shelter home for children
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9. The Befrienders
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10. All Women’s Action Society of Malaysia
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11. Women’s Center for Change, Penang
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Private practitioners
MY Confidential. Website
Play Therapy
Play & Expressive Arts – Center for Rebuilding Parent-Child Relationship
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P.S. The Children
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Psychological Assessments
As of to date, there is no credentialing board to determine the minimum qualifications of people representing themselves to be “psychologists” in Malaysia. This means that any Jane and John down the road can call himself or herself a psychologist in Malaysia. This is not the same in other parts of the world. In Texas, for example, only a person with a Ph.D in Psychology can bear the title of “psychologist”.
Before you seek any psychological services, please see this powerpoint presentation titled “Some ethical issues faced by Psychologists in Malaysia” here.
1. Center for Psychological and Counseling Services
Contact:
Ms Serena Sinniah, Clinic Manager, Help University College
(603) 2096 1212
2. Dr Alvin Ng Lai Oon, Clinical Psychologist
Education
- BA (West. Australia)
- BPsych (Murdoch)
- DPsych (Murdoch)
Contact
Health Psychology Unit,
Faculty of Allied Health Sciences,
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, KL Campus,
Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz,
50300 Kuala Lumpur
Tel:03-92897620
3. Dr Teoh Hsien-Jin, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Head of Psychology Department. Department of Psychology, Sunway University College
Education
- B.A (Social Science) (Hons) Keele University, UK
- M.A. (Psychology Clinical) University of New South Wales
- Ph.D. (Clinical Psychology), University of Western Australia
Contact
Email:hjteoh@sunway.edu.my
4. Dr Ng Wai Sheng, Lecturer and Clinical Psychologist, HELP University College
Education
- BA (First Class Hons) Psychology, University Kebangsaan Malaysia
- Psy.D. Clinical Psychology (Argosy/ISPP Chicago)
Contact
Center for Psychological and Counseling Services
5. Dr Brendan Gomez, Counseling and Developmental Psychologist, Assistant Professor of Applied Social Psychology
Education
- B.Sc. (First Class Hons) University of Malaya
- M.A. (Counseling Psychology) (Lewis)
- Ph.D. (Developmental Psychology), Pennsylvania State University
Contact
University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus
Institute of Work, Health & Organizations (I-WHO)
Faculty of Social Science
Jalan Broga
43500 Semenyih
Selangor Darul Ehsan
Tel: 03-8924 8297
Fax:03-8924 8019
E-mail: Brendan.Gomez@nottingham.edu.my
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6. Dr Rachel Sing-Kat Ting
Education:
- Bachelor in Psychology, Taiwan University
- Masters in Clinical Psychology, Wheaton College, Illinois
- Ph.D (Clinical Psychology), Fuller Theological Seminary, California.
Read about Dr Ting here.
Contact
HELP University College, Center for Psychological and Counseling Services
7. Dr Lynne Yong, Clinical Psychologist, Penang Adventist Hospital
Education:
- B.A. (Psychology) Mt. Holyoke College, Massachusetts, USA
- M.A. (Clinical Psychology) & PhD (Clinical Psychology), University of Rhode Island, U.S.A
- Ph.D.( Behavioral Medicine/Health Science), University of Connecticut Health Centre, USA
Contact:
+604-2202 140
Credentials:
- Licensed Clinical Psychologist in the State of Connecticut, USA (CT Lic. # 002892)
Languages
- English
- Malay
- Penang Hokkien
- Cantonese
Read more about Dr Yong here.
8. Selina Ding Wai Eng
Education
- M.Ed. (Educational Psychology), University of Malaya
- Masters in Clinical Psychology, University Kebangsaan Malaysia
Contact:
Ding Child Psychological Services
19-B, 2nd floor, Jalan SS21/56B,
Damansara Utama,
47400 Petaling Jaya,
Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia.
Tel: +6019-2020318
Opens on Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Alternate Saturdays
Consultation hours :9.30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Institut Pediatrik Hospital Kuala Lumpur,
03-26155555 ext 5686
Mondays and Tuesdays only
9. Lee Kuan Shin
Education
- BA in Psychology, Syracuse University, New York, USA
- MA in Clinical Psychology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Contact
Effective Living Sdn Bhd
27, 2nd Floor, Jalan 14/20
Petaling Jaya, 46100
Selangor
Tel: 03-7358-7702
Spoken languages
- English
- Bahasa Melayu
- Mandarin
- Cantonese
10. Woo Pei Jun, Developmental Psychologist
Education
- Bachelors in Psychology, Ohio State
- Masters in Psychology, Boston University, USA
View her profile here.
Contact:
Department of Psychology, Sunway University College
Part-Time Consultant, University Malaysia Medical Center
Part-Time Consultant Hospital Permai, Johor Bahru
11. Ms. Leong Huey Mei
Education
- B.A. (Psychology), University Kebangsaan Malaysia
- M.A. (Clinical Psychology), University Kebangsaan Malaysia
Contact
Ground Floor, Medical Office Building
Hospital Pantai Indah
Jalan Perubatan 1, Pandan Indah
55100 Kuala Lumpur
Tel:603-4289 2975 (Ext. 7975)
Email: hm_mei@hotmail.com
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12. Ms Shantini Vanniasingham, Chartered Clinical Psychologist, Gleneagles Medical Center
Education
- B.Sc. (Hons) (Psychology
- M.Sc. (Child Development) (London)
- M.Sc. (Clinical Psychology) (U.E.London)
Contact
Suite 717, 7th Floor, Medical Consulting Suite Gleneagles Intan Medical Center, Kuala Lumpur
(Gleneagles Hospital (KL) Sdn. Bhd.)
282 & 286 Jalan Ampang
50450 Kuala Lumpur
12. Ms Tan Chwee Yeng, Clinical Psychologist
Contact:
Psychiatric Hospital Pulau Pinang
Tel No. : 04-229 3333
13. Ms Tan Chwee Yeng, Clinical Psychologist
Contact:
Psychiatric Clinic, Hospital Island
Tel No. : 04-228 8222
14. Ms Saralla Chettiar, Clinical Psycholgist
Contact:
Psychiatric Clinic Hospital Island
Tel No. : 04-228 8222
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