LGBTQIA2S+ Counselling
Why LGBTQIA2S+ Counselling?
If you identify as LGBTQIA2S+ in Singapore, it can sometimes feel isolating and challenging to navigate your gender identity, relationships, and professional endeavours without many others to relate to. While you deserve to live authentically and may have experienced the contentment and alignment that comes with being who you truly are, navigating this in the context of friends or family members can still be difficult.
Our inclusive practice offers specialised therapy for individuals who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning, intersex, asexual, two-spirit, and more (LGBTQIA2S+). We understand the challenges faced by the LGBTQIA2S+ community and provide a safe and supportive environment to help you navigate your gender identity and sexual orientation so you can truly thrive and live confidently and purposefully.
Whether you are experiencing anxiety, depression, suicidal thoughts, or relationship issues related to your sexual orientation and gender identity, our compassionate therapists and qualified counsellors are here to help. We promise that you will find acceptance and understanding at New Leaf.
What To Expect From LGBTQIA2S+ Counselling
In LGBTQIA2S+ affirmative counselling, you can confide in compassionate counsellors who understand the adversities the LGBTQIA2S+ community in Singapore experiences: heterosexism, homophobia, and transphobia, among many others.
At New Leaf, you’ll find a judgement-free space to share your innermost thoughts with a trained professional who will take the time to get to know you and support you on your journey. You’ll leave feeling lighter, more empowered to be your authentic self, and equipped to tackle any challenges ahead.
This therapeutic approach facilitates healing, personal growth, and the cultivation of greater self-acceptance. It provides a supportive environment to address whatever you are going through, helping you enhance your relationships, manage your mental health, and nurture your self-esteem. LGBTQIA2S+ counselling at New Leaf is a secure, trauma-informed, and accepting experience, helping you show up with confidence, self-actualisation, and inner peace.
If you are interested in pursuing LGBTQIA2S+ Counselling, please schedule an appointment and our expert staff will guide you through the application process and pair you with a suitable counsellor to match your needs.
Relevant LGBTQIA2S+ Concerns
- This is not an exhaustive list of issues addressed in LGBTQIAS+ Counselling. Come as you are; at New Leaf, our counsellors are equipped to tackle any issue you would like to address.
- Relationship Issues: Dating, partnership, marriage, monogamy, polyamory, open relationships, and extended families.
- Sexual Health: Sex and kink (e.g. BDSM, role-playing), cross-dressing, and gender-affirming surgery.
- Health and Identity: HIV status, cultural and/or religious identity, community-building, and conceiving/raising a child in an LGBTQIA2S+ partnership.
- Emotional Well-being: Denial, guilt, shame, fear of coming out, social rejection, discrimination, high levels of stress, depression, anxiety, lack of self-esteem, gender dysphoria, and suicidal thoughts.
Meet Our Practitioners Specialising In LGBTQIA2S+ Counselling

Joshua Koh
Counsellor

Soolin Choi
Counsellor

Diandra Andersen
Counsellor

Shrutika Kapoor
Counsellor

Fiona Maher O'Sullivan
Counsellor, Speakers

Vivien Tay
Counsellor