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We bring together a range of books, articles and tools so you can access something useful on your journey towards personal growth and mental well-being.

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Books

Selected books designed to support mental health and well-being. These books cover a wide range of topics, from managing stress and anxiety to fostering self-compassion and building resilience. Whether you’re seeking practical strategies, professional insights, or uplifting stories of personal growth, our collection offers something for everyone.
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Articles

Looking for guidance, or a fresh perspective? Our carefully written/curated articles are designed to help you understand or better navigate psychological challenges. They offer insights and information to support your personal growth and emotional well-being. Take a moment to explore—you might just find the answers or encouragement you’ve been seeking
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Tools

Mental health self-assessment tools offer a private and accessible way to check in with your emotional well-being. Designed to screen for common concerns like anxiety, depression, stress, and burnout, these tools can help you better understand your current state and identify if further support might be helpful
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These self-assessments are not meant to diagnose on their own, but they can give you insight into what you’re experiencing and whether professional support might be helpful. Each one is short, evidence-based, and widely used by counsellors, psychologists, and doctors around the world.

Kindly note that these tools are for self-reflection and awareness only. They are not diagnostic tests. A high score doesn’t mean you definitely have a disorder, and a low score doesn’t mean everything is fine. If you’re concerned about your results—or simply want to talk them over—a trained counsellor can help you make sense of what they mean in the context of your life

anxiety self-assessment

for anxiety

The GAD-7 is a tool that screens for anxiety symptoms such as constant worry, restlessness, and difficulty relaxing. It gives you a snapshot of how intense your anxiety has been in the past two weeks and whether it may be affecting your daily life.

Depression self-assessment tool

for depression

The PHQ-9 looks at symptoms of depression over the past two weeks. It covers mood, sleep, energy, appetite, and concentration. Your total score shows whether you’re experiencing minimal, mild, moderate, or severe symptoms of depression.

For stress

The PSS looks at your perception of stress—how overwhelmed or overloaded you feel in your daily life. Rather than focusing on a specific mental health condition, it helps you reflect on how you’ve been coping over the past month.

self assessment questionnaire for trauma

for trauma

The IES-R measures the impact of a traumatic or distressing event. It helps to understand how much a past event may still be affecting your wellbeing.

self assessment questionnaire for trauma

for trauma

The TSQ is a quick, 10-question screener that checks for common post-traumatic stress symptoms. It’s a brief first step in recognising if trauma may be continuing to affect your life

obsessive compulsive inventory pdf

for ocd

The OCI-R asks about symptoms like checking, washing, intrusive thoughts, and mental rituals. It doesn’t provide a diagnosis, but help to identify patterns that may point to obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)

Counselling Services FAQ

Counselling and psychotherapy provide a confidential space to explore emotional difficulties, life experiences and recurring patterns with a trained professional. The terms are often used interchangeably.

Counselling is a very broad term used in conjunction with many types of advice giving. In the context of mental health counselling, counsellors rarely offer outright advice. It is an active process of supporting clients to understand and resolve their what may be causing them difficulties.

Psychotherapy may involve more in-depth work with longstanding patterns or past experiences.

The approach taken can be adapted according to your needs and goals.

The first session gives you space to share what has brought you to counselling and what you hope may become different.

Your counsellor may ask questions to understand your situation and discuss possible ways of working together.

You are also welcome to raise any questions or concerns, and you will not be expected to disclose everything immediately.

It is also normal to feel anxious or somewhat apprehensive about speaking to a stranger for the first time. If at any moment, the experience does not feel right for you, do let your counsellor know.

Individual counselling sessions last 60 minutes.

When it is necessary, and when possible, extension beyond the 60 minutes session can be discussed with your therapist

This differs from person to person.
Some people benefit from shorter-term counselling focused on a particular concern, while others choose longer-term work for more complex or longstanding difficulties.

Your progress and needs can be reviewed periodically, with the frequency and number of sessions adjusted where appropriate.

It is worth noting that it may take a few sessions to build up the rapport and trust necessary for therapy to work.

People seek counselling for many reasons. You may be experiencing emotional distress, trying to understand recurring patterns, coping with a difficult experience or transition, improving your relationships, or seeking greater self-understanding. You do not need to have a diagnosis or wait until things become overwhelming before asking for support.

If you are uncertain, a free 20-minute consultation allows you to briefly discuss what you are looking for, ask questions about counselling and get an initial sense of whether the counsellor may be a suitable fit for you. If another type of support appears more appropriate, the counsellor can also discuss this with you.

The relationship with your counsellor is an important part of therapy because counselling often involves discussing experiences, emotions or patterns that may be difficult to share.

The therapeutic relationship differs from all other relationships you have. This relationship meant for you to feel respected, understood and emotionally safe enough to make it easier to speak openly, explore uncomfortable areas.

A good therapeutic relationship does not mean that every session will feel comfortable. Trust often develops over time. What matters is that you feel able to communicate honestly and work collaboratively with your counsellor

Information shared during counselling is treated as private and confidential. Exceptions may apply when there is a serious risk of harm to you or someone else, or when disclosure is required by law. Your counsellor can explain these limits at the beginning of therapy.

We adhere fully to the requirements of the Data Protection Act and the ethical framework set out by the SAC (Singapore Association of Counsellors) and APAC (Association for Psychotherapist and Counsellors).

Information on our fees and cancellation policy can be found on our fees page.

Gentle Mind does not provide emergency or crisis services

For Immediate support in a crisis

If you or anyone you know are in need of immediate help, or facing a life-threatening situation, call 995 or go to the nearest hospital A&E.

If you are experiencing suicidal thoughts or need immediate emotional support, contact Samaritans of Singapore (SOS):

  • 24-hour hotline: 1767

  • 24-hour CareText via WhatsApp: 9151 1767

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