Dr Andy Sim
Associate Fellow | Chartered Coaching Psychologist | Registered Counsellor | Registered Clinical Supervisor

Dr Sim is the founder of Embodied Inpsych LLP. He is an Associate Fellow and Chartered Coaching Psychologist with the British Psychological Society, and a Registered Counsellor, Registered Clinical Supervisor and Master Clinical Member with the Singapore Association for Counselling. He has provided counselling services at the National University of Singapore, Singapore University of Technology and Design, and the Ministry of Education. He held the position of Senior Counsellor in SUTD and Senior Manager/Counsellor in MOE. He has clinical experience in supporting clients with depression, anxiety, obsessive and compulsive disorders, relationship issues, eating disorders, trauma and loss, and stress management issues.

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Dr Sim's other professional credentials include, HeartMath Certified Trainer and Practitioner, Licensed HeartMath Stress and Well-being Assessment Provider, Certified Narrative Therapist, Certified Mental Health Integrative Medicine Provider, Certified Stress Management Consultant, Oxygen Advantage Certified Instructor, Certified Professional Agile Team Facilitator, and Certified Adult Educator awarded by the WDA (Singapore).

 

Dr Sim uses an integrated approach that is informed by evidence-based frameworks that include, HRV Biofeedback Therapy, Interpersonal Neurobiology, Polyvagal Theory, EMDR, Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy, Narrative Therapy,  Solution Focused Brief Therapy, Internal Family Systems, Time Perspective Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Ericksonian Hypnosis, and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.

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Additionally, as an award-winning symphonic band conductor of 22 years, a Fellow of the Royal School of Music, and possesses diplomas in conducting and flute performance, Dr Sim uses the inner orchestra as a metaphor and music as a catalyst to help you to achieve a profound life transformation. 

 

Dr Sim graduated summa cum laude from California Southern University with a Doctor of Psychology in clinical psychology. Under the supervision of Dr Daniel Levinson, a research neuropsychologist and a professor of psychology; and through the consultation with Dr Rollin McCraty, Director of Research at the HeartMath Institute, he completed his doctoral dissertation titled “Building Coherence and Increasing Emotion Regulation Flexibility towards Resilience: An Experimental Study in Singapore." The findings in this research have supported the efficacy of the HeartMath biofeedback resilience training system on improving individuals’ heart rate variability, sense of coherence, time perspectives, all of which are essential to stress reduction and resilience building.

 

He was admitted as a member of the Golden Key International Honour Society for his academic excellence in both masters and doctoral studies. As the first recipient of the SUTD Sponsorship of Executive Development Program, he completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Higher Education from NTU in 2016.

 

Dr Sim is passionate about helping you to obtain insights on how your mind and body work and how you could use this knowledge to live your life to the fullest. Dr Sim customises consultations and treatments for you, uniquely relevant to your personal experience. You will learn practical tools and strategies to strengthen resiliency and improve decision-making. Furthermore, based upon the Institute of HeartMath® research and Dr Sim's doctoral research into the psychophysiology of optimal performance, you will gain embodied insights and learn concrete practices that increase well-being, mental clarity, and emotional stability.

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