Executive Committee (2026 – 2028)
Mr Andy Lam
BSc GDip(SW) MSocSc(Counselling) RegCLR RegClinSup RSW MMSAC
Andy is currently the Executive Director of Viriya Community Services, a social service organisation. Andy has been in practice for about 18 years. His areas of interest include the provision of casework services and clinical supervision, improving standards of practice through practice evaluation, and training and organisational development. He was previously a Senior Court Family Specialist with the Family Justice Courts, focusing on family dispute resolution work, extending from his strong belief in systemic principles. Prior to being elected as the President of SAC, Andy has contributed in various capacities in the association for more than 12 years.
Ms Xiao Li En
BA(Psych & Humanities) Dip(Dyslexia Studies) Dip(Special Needs) MCouns RegCLR RegClinSup CCTP-II CMSAC
Li En is currently the Assistant Director (Lead Counsellor) at University Counselling Centre, Nanyang Technological University. She has more than 16 years of experience working in the social service, education and health sectors as a practitioner, mentor, and clinical supervisor. Li En has worked with people of various age groups who face challenges due to family conflicts, academic stress, mental health, special needs, trauma, financial and blood cancer.
Ms Cindy Loh Bee Chin
BSc(Psych) MSocSc(Counselling) RegCLR RegClinSup MMSAC
Cindy Loh has been in counselling practice since 2009, working with distressed couples and families going through challenging life’s transitions. She obtained her first Degree in Psychology with the U.K. Open University and subsequently completed her Masters in Counselling with University of South Australia. She is a Certified Emotionally Focused Therapist (ICEEFT, Asia-EFT) and has served in the sub-committees of Counsellors Education Board and Membership of SAC since 2022.
She is currently running her own counselling practice at New Page Counselling Centre and provides clinical supervision and training for various social service agencies.
Ms Giam Xiuhui, Jenny
MSocSc(Counselling) RegCLR RegClinSup RSSP CSAC PCC CMSAC
Jenny Giam has over a decade of counselling experience across various social service settings, including family service centre, residential homes, government agencies and mental health and education institutions. Her diverse roles have refined her counselling and case management skills. Beyond counselling, Jenny has held leadership and management positions within clinical settings.
Beside serving the SAC on various boards, Jenny also serves as an Auxiliary Counsellor with the Singapore Army Forces Volunteer Corps and a Victim Care Officer with the Singapore Police Force.
Ms Hema Gurnani
MA(Counselling) GDip (Edu) Dip (Child Psy) RegCLR RegClinSup RSSP MMSAC
Hema is the Co-founder and Director for AppleTree Counselling Pte Ltd. She has over two decades of clinical counselling experience in the social service sector. Prior to starting her own private practice, she was the head of a government-funded social service agency for over a decade.
As a systemic family therapist, she continues counselling local and expatriate pre-schoolers, children, youths, and their families. Besides this, she is passionate about supporting families by going the extra mile to support divorce and divorcing families, single parents, and their children.
As a clinical supervisor, university lecturer, and mentor, her passion resides in grooming interns and buddying counsellors. This has afforded her the opportunity to continue building her own clinical competencies whilst also raising the professional standard of community practitioners.
In her desire to continue raising the standard of Singapore’s counselling fraternity, she had served in the Community Counsellors sub-committee, and the Counsellors Education Board. In the past 10 years she has also taken on myriad roles as Member, Treasurer, and Assistant Honorary Secretary within the Executive Committee. Since 2022, Hema has served as the 2nd Vice President for Singapore Association for Counselling.
Dr Ng Daxuan
PhD MCOU MSc (Clinical Sciences) RegCLR CMSAC
Dr Ng is currently a full-time academic at James Cook University (Singapore). He has more than 10 years of experience in the education sector in various capacities, including being a counsellor, supervisor, researcher, and lecturer. He has served in the Research & Publication sub-committee since Feb 2023.
Ms Lydia CE Lim (Chang)
MSocSc(Counselling) BAPsych PEAKS CertMT CMACCS CMSAC
Lydia Lim (Chang) has over 25 years of working with people across all ages as a Developmental Therapist, PEAKS Psychologist and Management Consultant.
Lydia's passion for integrating mental wellness in life, relationships, families & organisations has led to over 20 years of rigorous practice with cutting-edge psychometric profiling, coaching & training across corporate industries, educational institutions and broad development domains - personal & professional. Her clinical practice include: developmental interventions; marriage and family psychotherapy; parenting coaching; counsellor clinical training & supervision. Her corporate expertise include: HR profiling; career coaching; people development; synergistic team deployment & development; strategic leadership development; succession planning; research & data-mining for organisations and communities. Over the years since 2005, Lydia has served on the Singapore Association for Counselling's EXCO across more than 3 terms and is still actively serving on the EXCO today. As a certified PEAKS Master Trainer, People Analytics Consultant and a Co-Founder & Chief Psychologist of GetConnected.SG, Lydia is a strong advocate for building stronger marriages, families and communities. Blissfully married for almost 20 years to Charis Lim, they believe in "walking the talk" with each other and their 2 teenagers.
Mr Sam Roberts
PGDip(Counselling) MAC RegCLR CMSAC
As the Founder and Director of Olive Branch Psychology and Counseling Services, Sam Roberts offers a wealth of experience and dedication to mental wellness.
With a background in regional HR Management, rooted in leadership and counselling, Sam serves in various capacities showcasing a versatile skill set and a keen understanding of human dynamics. With a relentless pursuit of growth and impact, Sam continues to advance his expertise, currently pursuing a doctorate in psychology.
At Olive Branch, Sam leads a dynamic team of counselors, offering comprehensive services tailored to a diverse clientele including expats spanning children, teenagers, adults, couples, and the elderly.
Additionally, Sam is deeply passionate about IT, leveraging technology to enhance the delivery of mental health services and streamline operational processes.
Whether in private or corporate settings, Sam is committed to holistic well-being, guiding individuals, and communities together towards brighter futures.
A/Prof Frederick Low
DProfSt RegCLR RegClinSup CPsychol AFBPsS MMSAC
A/Prof Frederick Low is a counselling practitioner and educator with over 20 years of experience in the social service and education sectors in Singapore. He has played clinical leadership and management roles in social service agencies, most recently being the Executive Director of Children's Aid Society. At present, Frederick is an Associate Professor of Counselling at James Cook University. He continues to maintain a small but active private practice.
Frederick served the Association in many capacities since 2010. He was Chair for the School & College Counsellors Sub-committee, Register of Counsellors Board, Counsellors Education Board, Co-Chair for the Research & Publications Committee, and as the Immediate Past President.. Outside the Association, he has served on governmental expert panels on family life education and family counselling as well as a university’s Advisory Board on student wellness. In addition, he also supports the work of Ministry-appointed Child Protection Specialist Centres as a member of the multidisciplinary case review teams.
Frederick is a Registered Counsellor, Psychologist and Social Service Practitioner in Singapore, a Chartered Psychologist in the UK and an Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society.
Ms Angelina Hing
Angelina Hing is the Managing Director, Integro Law Chambers LLC with extensive experience in the legal field. In the early years of her career, Angelina was an established litigator, handling high-value corporate disputes. She is also an Attorney and Counsellor at Law, in the courts of the State of New York.
She was a District Judge of the Family Justice Courts, from 2009 to 2016. She has a wealth of experience mediating complex issues relating to child custody involving difficult issues of international relocation and allegations of child abduction, as well as all financial issues relating to divorce.
Angelina helped drive the courts’ innovative initiatives to provide mediation and protect the well-being of children involved. She saw first-hand how mediation couples resolve their issues and minimise the negative impact of divorce on families. She was deeply inspired to encourage couples thinking of divorce to mediate their marital issues, even before they go to the courts. She started Integro Law Chambers LLC in 2016 to influence a change in how family law is practised in Singapore; to educate and encourage clients to resolve issues before starting any court proceedings, and as far as possible, to part amicably if the marriage cannot be salvaged. Where settlement is not possible, Angelina represents clients zealously in the Family Justice Courts, the High Court and the Court of Appeal.
She is an accredited Principal Mediator with the Singapore Mediation Centre (SMC) and sits on the Family Panel of the SMC.She is also an appointed Adjudicator at Financial Industry Disputes Resolution Centre Limited (FIDREC).
At an international level, Angelina is a Certified Mediator with the Singapore International Mediation Institute (SIMI) and an accredited Mediator with the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR).