Monica Fernando
Monica is a warm and friendly Family Therapist. She brings her long years of experience working with people. She is passionate about individuals, couples, and families thriving in community and creating a safe environment for the next generation. Monica is married and has 2 adult children and 1 young adult.
At MCCS we believe that transformation is within you. We promote that any individual can seek counselling help and be found to reach improved state of self, which defines one’s quality of life. Mental health wellbeing is a key area of development in whatever stage of life.
Monica is competent in a wide range of modalities when in clinical work. Modalities involve different interventions done in order to counsel clients. She has trained and is certified as a Gottman clinician in order to effective intervene with Marriage Counselling.
Monica is a Parenting Consultant, accredited by The University of Queensland Australia, endorsed by MSF Singapore.
Monica is trained in Divorce Specialised Work rendering services for clients seeking counselling when faced with divorce. She offers services for families who are ordered by the Courts for Supervised Access and Supervised Visits. She has worked with families to mitigate conflicts and build effective co-parenting roles after a divorce.
Monica has trained herself as a Family Therapist and is passionate about de-escalating conflicts in families and helping families build stronger relationships by sculpting improved communication strategies. She has conducted training on this field for mental health professionals in SG.
Monica is trained and experienced working with various mental health conditions; such as depression, anxiety, PTSD, BPD, Trauma, Self-Harm, and High-Risk clients. She has seen how clients improve and be able to manage their conditions much better when effective therapy interventions are made.
Monica is a Trainer and she conducts various psycho-educational talks and parenting talks. She has conducted over 500 parenting talks in schools and corporate settings in Singapore since 2011-2022.
Monica loves to spend time with her children and see how their dog become jealous demanding to be treated equally. She loves watching family movies together and finds interacting with nature to be a healing balm.
“… any individual can seek counselling help and be found to reach improved state of self, which defines one’s quality of life. Mental health wellbeing is a key area of development in whatever stage of life.”
Testimonials
Therapy with Monica is well-worth the investment! She’s an empathetic listener and sensitive to my emotions, and I always feel comfortable sharing with her. She also communicates clearly, explaining different strategies and ways of looking at things. The takeaways from each session have been quick and effective at helping me change my thought patterns to be so much more positive and healthy each day. Thank you!
Esther
I enlisted Monica’s services at a critical part of my life. I am pleased to say that that was a very good decision. She helped me so much and I would be very lost if not for her.
Anon
Warmly Recommending Monica
Monica is a kind and understanding woman. She’s the favorite of the children and always does her best to assist me whenever possible. She’s impartial and doesn’t judge my past.
Relationship conflicts, Personal Processing
I first saw Monica as I was going through a lot of conflict with my partner and on the verge of divorce. We attended a session together but subsequently my partner was not keen to continue. I continued to see her to help me process all that was going on. Her assessments and advice were very helpful to help me cope.
Monica of patience
Difficult times require an abundance of understanding and patience which is truly found at MCCS where sympathy & then direction is gained. Our gratitude for all your help.
Great family and personal therapist
Monica has been my long time therapist both for personal as well as family counseling. She is patient and knowledgeable and does not judge. I have recommended Monica to friends and family and they have benefited from her counseling and support.