Counselling
Everyone faces various challenges during their lifetimes. OC recognizes that at times, lesbian, gay, transgendered and questioning (LGBTQ) individuals have special concerns that are best addressed in a confidential, safe environment with a qualified counsellor.
Oogachaga launched its pioneering counselling service for the gay and lesbian community in Singapore in 2000. Because relationships are an important part of our lives, our area of work covers LGBTQ individuals, couples and families. Many have benefitted from our work.
Counselling helps us face emotionally demanding situations in our lives. It also serves as an important avenue for personal development.
OC's counselling services emphasise personal growth through formation of strong self-concepts, self-efficacy, increased self-awareness, awareness of our environment, and the ability to relate effectively to significant people in clients' lives.
OC’s Counselling team consists of a full-time counsellor and volunteer counsellors. Each counsellor satisfies OC’s stringent requirements for relevant qualifications and training, and is bound by the Counsellor Code of Ethics with client confidentiality having our utmost respect.
The team is under the clinical supervision of Mrs Juliana Toh, a psychotherapist with over 20 years of counselling experience. Her specialisation is in systemic therapy with families and children, and her formal training includes therapy work with gays and lesbians the United States.
Our clients come to us for help on various issues, these are some of them which we helped our clients to overcome:
sexuality
- understanding own's sexuality, struggles with sexual identity or sexual behaviours
personal
- self esteem, confidence, anger, stress, anxiety, deliberate self harm, coping with transition, addictions
relationships with others
- interpersonal relationships, workplace issues
same sex relationships
- loss, rejection, breakup, betrayal, same sex domestic violence, sero-discordant couples
relationships with family
- parents learning to cope with children sexuality, rejection from family members.
sexual health
- sexual addiction, coping with HIV and STIs, living with HIV or AIDS.
other issues
- studies, career, personal life goal
As a community based organisation, Oogachaga charges a very affordable rate for our counselling services. To find out more about our counselling service and charges, please write to counselling@oogachaga.com or call 6224 9373, Monday-Friday 10.00am to 6.00pm.
Psychological Services
Oogachaga also have psychological services arrangement with LGBTQ affirming psychologist to provide comprehensive support to the communities. Please send email to counselling@oogachaga.com to arrange for an appointment.
