Individual counselling
Anxiety, overthinking, burnout, grief. Or the stretch where you can't name what you're feeling, only that it's heavy. We slow it down until it makes sense.
What this looks likeCounselling in Singapore
Helping you make sense of what you feel and what to do next.
Counselling for individuals and couples, in person at Peninsula Plaza or online.
Peninsula Plaza, a short walk from City Hall MRT. The first call is fifteen minutes and it's free.
Where people usually start
Most people arrive without the words for it.
They know something is off. We start there.
- The same argument keeps coming back and neither of you can say how it starts.
- You're holding a lot in, because saying it out loud would make it real.
- From the outside everything is fine. Inside you're stretched thin.
- You go over the same thoughts at night and can't put them down.
- Something ended and you haven't caught up with it.
- You're the one who holds it together. Nobody's asked how you are.
How it works
Here's the whole of it.
People put it off because they can't picture what happens in the room. Three steps, no surprises.
A free 15-minute call
Phone or video. You say a bit about what has been going on. I tell you whether counselling helps with this. If someone else would suit you better, I say that instead.
Your first session
An hour building a picture of what brought you in and what you want to be different. We go at the speed you set.
Then at your pace
Weekly at first for most people, spaced out later. We review it as we go. You decide how long this runs for.
What we work with
Three ways in.
Couples counselling
The same fight, on a loop. We work out what's driving it underneath, then practise saying the hard thing in a way your partner can actually hear.
What this looks likeFamily and parenting
When the strain sits across the household rather than one person. An uneven load between parents. A teenager who has stopped talking.
What this looks likeWho you would be speaking to
Ken Sim.
People come to me when they're stuck, either in a relationship or somewhere inside their own head. I'm fairly structured and I won't just sit and nod. Most people leave a session with something clearer than they came in with.
Before this I spent a decade in industrial and employee relations, mostly difficult conversations between people who didn't trust each other. Reasonable preparation, as it turned out.
I've got three young children, so the uneven load inside a household isn't a theoretical interest.
Qualifications
- MSc Clinical Psychology, completed 2026, conferment pending
- Postgraduate Diploma in Counselling Psychology, SAC accredited
- Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, National University of Singapore
Training and membership
- Level 1 Training in Gottman Method Couples Therapy
- Prepare/Enrich Facilitator
- Provisional Clinical Member, Singapore Association for Counselling
Languages
- English and Mandarin
Fees
The prices are here so you don't have to ask.
Same fee in person or online.
Free 15-minute call
Free
Individual counselling
S$120
Couples counselling
S$220
Concession rate
S$80
Fees are in Singapore dollars and are the full amount payable. Matters of the Heart LLP is not GST registered, so nothing is added at checkout.
In their words
What clients have said.
Ken is professional, empathetic, and thoughtful. He listens to my issues without judgment and creates a safe space for me. Be it relationship problems, work related stress, or anger issues, Ken handles it with care and insight. I would recommend Ken to anyone in need of support.
Been counselled by Ken for a few months dealing with my work burnout and family issues. He has been a great guide accentuating some points, making me more self-aware in relationship conflicts and personal details that led to burnout and its recovery. At the same time, there is actionable advice too, so I feel there is always a takeaway from each session.
Before you book
What people ask first.
You don't need a diagnosis or a crisis. Most of the people I see are managing something that looks fine from the outside and sits heavily from the inside. If it's been on your mind long enough that you went looking for a counsellor, it's big enough.
Then we start there. Finding language for something that hasn't had any is a good part of the work, and it's my job to help with that, not to sit and wait while you produce it.
An hour building a picture of what brought you in and what you want to be different. Near the end I tell you whether I think counselling helps here and what a few sessions would look like. You won't be asked to go back through anything painful.
Yes. What you say stays between us and my notes are kept securely. The limits are the standard ones under Singapore law and the SAC code of ethics: a serious risk to your life or someone else's, or a court ordering disclosure. We go through this properly in the first session.
Depends what you're working on. Some people come four to six times with one thing in mind. Others stay longer because the work opens out. We review it as we go, and you stop when you want to.
The fee is the same and the research doesn't show much difference in outcome. In person suits couples work, and anything you want a clear edge around. Online suits tight schedules and people who travel. Switch whenever.
Yes, and plenty do. We work on the part of the pattern you have some control over. If your partner joins later we pick it up from there.
Move or cancel with 24 hours notice and you're refunded in full. Inside 24 hours I keep the fee, because I can't fill the hour at that notice. Full terms are on the fees page.
Notes
Written between sessions.
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When you're ready
Start with fifteen minutes.
Long enough to say what has been going on and work out whether this is the right kind of help. If it isn't, I'll tell you.