Karl Desouza

I am a trained Psychotherapist, Trauma Coach and Wellness Counsellor what I call in lay terms a Ferryman (Accompanying, Witnessing, Helping others Navigate Life). With over 21 years of experience in diverse populations (Adult, Youth,Teenagers, LGBTQIA+, Expatriate) working in different countries.

I specialise in Trauma in all its manifestations and am specially trained in ( EMDR over 12 years, Body Psychotherapy over 13 yeas, IFS- Internal Family Systems) along with the what has been called the missing link (DARE – Dynamic Attachment Repatterining Experience) approach to heal childhood attachment wounds in the adult person.

I have trained extensively in different modalities ranging from PCT (Person Centred Therapy) to Gestalt, Transactional Analysis, REBT/CBT and Choice and Reality Therapy, SBFT (Solution- Focussed Brief Therapy), EFT (Emotion Focussed Therapy), NVC (NonViolent Communication), I work with both individuals and couples and families. Used a mixture of both the Gottman , EFT and NVC approaches or my work with couples.

Being from a family with both Indian and European roots and married to a local Singaporean of Chinese descent, and having travelled and worked around the world, I am sensitive to the cultural intricacies of different ethnicities and the adjustment difficulties , cultural shocks faced by expatriates.

Having come from a corporate background in IT, and Financial Services am also able to relate to people in experiencing either workplace career stress/ anxiety, ‘stuckness’ or redundancies in the corporate world and combine my coaching skills with therapy.

I work out of Listening Ear Counselling & Consultancy Pte. Ltd. based in Singapore and provide both Zoom and in person sessions at A Space Between (Intl Plaza -Singapore).