Anna Tan

Founder and Director of SNS Child & Family Development Center, Registered and Licensed Counseling Psychologist (PA09242, KB09615)

I specialize in using toys, sand trays, art, and various creative expressive techniques to assist children, teenagers, parents and individual adults in coping with their challenges. I incorporated these creative expressive techniques with talk therapy to assist this cohort to gain insights on the challenges and issues they faced.

Education & Qualifications

• Masters in Counselling, HELP University
• BSc Psychology, Upper Iowa University
• Certificate in Child Psychology & Development, Segi College
• Structural Play Therapy
• Special Education Trainings

Years of Experience

• 11 years

Other Involvement & Professional Experiences

• Founder and Director of SNS Child & Family Development Sdn. Bhd.
• Featured in The Edge Markets on children’s overconsumption of digital entertainment with the title “Over the top: the entertainment binge”
• Featured in The Star on youngsters’ online addiction with the title “Caught in the Web”
• Featured in AiFM live interviews on parenting and play therapy topics “假期与孩子的期待” and “如何帮助儿童了解疫情及防范措施”

Area of Expertise

• Academic Issues
• Anger
• Anxiety
• Bullying
• Cyber Addiction
• Depression
• Divorce
• Fear
• Grief & Lost
• Parental & Peer Pressure
• Self-esteem
• Self-harm
• Siblings Rivalry
• Social Issues
• Suicidal
• Trauma
• Parenting counselling and help parents to develop:
  • Behavior Management Skills & Strategies
  • Effective Communication
  • Practical Parenting Strategies

Targeted Age Group

• 3-18 years old
• I help the children/ teenagers to develop:
  • Creative problem solving skills
  • Empathy
  • Functional coping mechanism
  • Healthy emotions expression skills
  • Self-acceptance & respect for others
  • Sense of responsibility for their behaviors
  • Social skills

Language(s)

• English
• Mandarin
• Malay
• Hokkien
• Cantonese