Adrian Toh, President

Adrian Toh is a Clinical Psychologist with extensive experience in clinical practice, supervision, teaching, and research. He currently practises and supervises at a private practice and is actively engaged in academic responsibilities at the university level.

An active contributor to the Singapore Psychological Society (SPS) since 2004, Adrian has served the society diligently in various leadership roles, including President (2023–present), Vice-President (Development) (2021–2023), Chairperson of the Singapore Register of Psychologists (2019–2021), Honorary Secretary (2011–2013), Assistant Secretary (2015–2017), and Honorary Treasurer (2009–2011; 2013–2015). Internationally, Adrian currently serves as the President of the ASEAN Regional Union of Psychological Societies (ARUPS), advocating for the advancement of psychology across the region.

In recognition of his significant contributions to the field, Adrian was awarded the National Council of Social Service (NCSS) 10-Year Long Service Award in 2018.

Outside his professional commitments, Adrian enjoys enriching his perspective through travel, running, hiking, engaging conversations, extensive reading, and exploring local cafés.

Nicholas Gabriel Lim, Vice-President (Development)

Nicholas Gabriel Lim is an adolescent psychologist. He has been working with adolescents for two decades. He started his career with vulnerable teenagers in the charity sector, then built his own private practice, which led him into public service, and now he is in academia. Nicholas is widely consulted on various national councils like the Media Literacy Council, National Council for Problem Gambling and the National Council Against Drug Abuse. Being one of the more prominent professionals in his field, Nicholas was recognised and appointed by the President of Singapore to be on the Youth Court Advisory Panel. He is also recognised in Singapore as a veteran and expert in youth work, and appointed as a Mentor and Supervisor to promising youth work practitioner and leaders. This is in addition to being a clinical supervisor to budding psychologist wanting to work with youths too. Nicholas is the author of the book “Clash of the Mind and Heart: Playbook for Helping Youths Succeed”, which is the sequel to the widely distributed ebook with the same header, subtitled “Understanding Adolescents”. His book can be found on Amazon and even in all public libraries. Nicholas has been widely interviewed about his work by several media outlets like The Straits Times, Channel News Asia, and 938 Live. His recent accomplishment is obtaining his Juris Doctor, which he is really excited about as it compliments his psychology training and practice so intimately. Specialising in Family and Criminal law, he champions for vulnerable youth causes and those in family disputes, especially, those who need psychological and legal support. In his free time, he likes a good swim and reading a great book.

Dr Pearlene Ng, Vice-President (Outreach)

Dr Ng earned her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, as a recipient of the NCSS Social Services Scholarship. Her clinical focus is on mood, anxiety, and trauma-related disorders. She completed her specialised training at a highly specialised outpatient service in the UK for anxiety disorders and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), which enhanced her expertise in these fields. As a Principal Clinical Psychologist, she works closely with children, youths, and adults experiencing mental health challenges. Beyond her clinical practice, Dr Ng is dedicated to educating, mentoring, and supervising other psychologists and mental health professionals as the Director of Education and Senior Lecturer at the National University of Singapore. She also trains and speaks on mental health issues and has developed numerous workshops for the community and organisations. She is passionate about promoting good mental health practices through preventative efforts within the community. In recognition of her contribution, she received the prestigious COVID-19 Resilience Medal for leading the National Care Hotline during the pandemic. She has been a volunteer with the SPS Register of Psychologists Committee since 2018 and served as the SIG Chair from 2023 to 2025. In her free time, she enjoys travelling the world and tending to her garden!

Dr Teoh Ai Ni, Honorary Treasurer

Dr. Teoh completed her Ph.D. (Health and Social Psychology) at North Dakota State University, USA. She is currently an Associate Professor of Psychology and the Academic Head of the School of Social and Health Sciences at James Cook University, Singapore. Ai Ni is a researcher in health psychology. Her research focuses mainly on psychological and cardiovascular responses to stress, and hence she develops a specific line of research where she examines the social comforting and social encouragement effects of social support in response to stress. She has recently developed another line of research, where she focuses on bedtime procrastination. As an educator, Ai Ni aspires to train students to be wise collectors of knowledge and to show them how knowledge is constructed. In her free time, Ai Ni enjoys hanging out with her “friends” (i.e., Netflix and YouTube). She also enjoys catching up with her friends over great meals.

SarahEl Low Ying Yee, Honorary Secretary

SarahEl Low is a Chartered Psychologist (Health) in the United Kingdom (UK), graduated in 1998 from the National University of Singapore (NUS) with Honours. She has been in psychology practice since 2001 after pursuing her Masters. Her research and thesis was on the “Spontaneous Remission of Cancer”. She has extensive experience with children & adolescents, adults and geriatrics, always pursuing the latest evidence-based and exploring various science-based therapies for her patients. She is an EMDR-trained practitioner with EMDR Singapore, has a Diploma in Human Nutrition; specially trained to manage the body-mind connection in behavioural medicine for chronic diseases. Currently she is practicing in both public and private organisations, with occasional involvement in workgroups by the Ministry of Health (MOH). For government entities, she sees patients with medical conditions and psychological issues, distress in management of chronic diseases, such as, diabetes, obesity, cardiac, renal, and dementia. For private practice, she covers a spectrum of mental health challenges, for example, dealing with trauma. She undertook various frontline projects during SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome - 2003) and Coronavirus disease (COVid-19).

This is her first-term serving Singapore Psychological Society as Honorary Secretary. She believes in giving back to society, and was involved in several overseas missions and local voluntary work since she was 17. However, psychology was never her pursuit of priority and perfection. She is a devoted and passionate mother of two, and always puts her children before herself or career. As she believes the world would go on without her, however she means the world to her children.

Paul Yong, Assistant Honorary Secretary

Paul graduated with a Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology from NUS, under the MHA Postgraduate Scholarship. He currently serves as a psychologist within the criminal justice setting. His clinical work experience includes conducting risk assessments and providing psychological intervention for both young and adult offenders, including individuals with mental health needs. Paul is interested in supporting efforts to improve mental health awareness and access to quality psychological services. He remains committed to contributing to the advancement of the psychology profession in Singapore. In his personal time, Paul enjoys spending time with his loved ones, listening to good music, and often indulges in a comforting cup of Teh-C.

Michelle Neo, SPS Membership Chair

Michelle graduated with a Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honours) in Psychology, and a Minor in Human Services, from the National University of Singapore (NUS). She also holds a Master of Psychology (Clinical) degree from the NUS-University of Melbourne joint-degree programme. She is currently a Principal Clinical Psychologist practicing in a public healthcare setting, working with adolescents and adults presenting with mental health conditions. Michelle is also involved in the teaching and supervision of Masters level clinical psychology interns, and doctors from the National Psychiatry Residency Programme. Michelle has been a volunteer with the SPS Membership Committee since 2016. She wishes to contribute to the advancement of psychology as a field in Singapore. In her free time, Michelle can be found in our local cafés with her dog, or forest-bathing in our local parks and gardens.

Dr Wong Mei Yin, Singapore Register of Psychologists (SRP) Chair

Mei Yin completed a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, Masters in Applied Psychology (Counselling Specialization) and an MPhil. She devoted over 20 years working across non-profit agencies, public healthcare polyclinics, and private settings locally and overseas, to advance mental health in the community, where she had advocated for and was involved in setting up psychology and counselling practices, advocating for and implementing professional and public education to enhance mental health awareness, understanding and application of psychological strategies for better mental and physical health and well-being for people across the lifespan, aside from being involved in applied research activities. She held positions of leadership, contributed to task groups that advocate for public health promotion as well as multidisciplinary collaboration for patient-centred care. She currently delivers client-services in a private clinic, serves as a consultant with the Caregiving and Community Mental Health Division, Agency for Integrated Care, aside from provision of clinical supervision and teaching at tertiary level.  

Mei Yin has been a member of the SPS since 1996 and an advocate for the SRP since its birth. She had the privilege to contribute to the SRP supervisor and applications subcommittees since 2021. The current role of the SRP aims to professionalize psychology, build relations among psychologists of various domains of specialization to maintain and strengthen the implementation of professional standards and best practices in collaboration. Strengthening relations between psychologists, other mental health professionals, allied health and medical professionals for sharing best practices and implementing processes of professionalisation in delivering services that uphold ethical mindedness, competence and integrity.

Darshini Nithianantham, Special Interest Group (SIG) Chair

Darshini has practised as a Clinical Psychologist in Singapore since 2011, after completing her Masters in Clinical Psychology with the University of Melbourne and the National University of Singapore (NUS). She has worked extensively with individuals with diverse and complex clinical presentations in her practice, which has spanned tertiary psychiatric services, child protection/youth offending and residential services, community services, military services, global/regional/local corporate consultancy, and private health services.

Beyond her clinical practice, Darshini enjoys creating and implementing clinical programmes and services. She values growing the field of mental health and holds commitments to education and clinical supervision. Darshini teaches as an adjunct senior lecturer at the NUS Psychology Department, and supervises mental health practitioners across different settings. Darshini hopes to further the continuing professional development landscape for psychologists in Singapore through her role in facilitating and coordinating Special Interest Groups (SIGs) as the SIG Chair on the SPS Council.

Dr Cassandra Neo, Publicity Chair

Dr Cassandra Neo is a Registered Educational Psychologist in Singapore and a Chartered Educational and Child Psychologist in the UK. She graduated with a Master of Science in Developmental Psychology and Clinical Practice from University College London (UCL) based at the Anna Freud Centre, and completed her placement at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust. Subsequently, she returned to UCL to complete her Doctorate in Educational and Child Psychology on the National Council of Social Service (NCSS) Social Service Award (SSA).

She has vast experience working in the public sector serving the local community through various Voluntary Welfare Organisations and SPED Schools in Singapore, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (NHS, UK), and in schools under a Local Authority (UK). She believes that it is crucial to use a holistic approach to working with children and their families, combining evidence based research and therapeutic thinking from a range of perspectives, including clinical and developmental psychology, systemic principles, CBT, psychoanalysis and neuroscience. She currently works with the special needs population in Singapore, partnering closely with their families, school staff and other allied health professionals.

As the Publicity and Communications Chair, she hopes to share information rooted in psychology that value adds and benefits all who are interested. Outside of work and volunteering, she enjoys spending time with her friends and family outdoors.

Eddie Chua, Research Chair

Eddie holds a MSc in Organisational and Social Psychology from London School of Economics and Political Science. He is a Certified Principal Business Psychologist (CPBP), Registered Occupational Test User (RQTU) and a certified Six Sigma Black Belt. He is currently Principal Consultant with Talogy, a global talent assessment and management consultancy. Across his HR consulting career, he has supported various Fortune 500 companies and large organisations across APAC and EMEA on employee selection, leadership development, people analytics, and change management. He has also previously served as a I-O Psychology consultant with the United Nations. He is an advocate for youth empowerment, where he volunteers with the Rotary Club and serves as a Board Member with Spectra Secondary School. In his free time, he enjoys cooking, classical music, playing tennis and mobile RPGs.

Dr Nathanael Ong, Public Education Chair

Nathanael is a Lecturer at the Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS), where he teaches courses in performance psychology and lifelong learning. Prior to his academic appointment, he worked as a sport psychologist at the Singapore Sport Institute, supporting Team Singapore athletes in their mental preparation for major games and international competitions. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the National University of Singapore (NUS), a Master of Science (with Distinction) in Sport and Exercise Psychology from Loughborough University, and a PhD in Sport and Exercise Psychology from the National Institute of Education (NIE).

His research spans competitive anxiety, coach burnout, smartphone addiction, and the use of technology in sport psychology. Nathanael has published over 15 international peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters and has been recognised with multiple research and teaching awards. As the Public Education Chair of the SPS Council, he is passionate about growing public interest in psychology and nurturing the next generation of Singaporean psychologists. Outside of work, he enjoys spending time with his wife and three kids, playing and watching all sports (especially rugby), and never turns down a good chess match.