Consultation Rate: From SGD160/hr

As a warm, grounded, and trauma-informed practitioner, Daphne Toh is committed to creating a compassionate therapeutic space where clients feel safe to slow down, reconnect with themselves, and explore their inner world with curiosity and care. Her approach is deeply influenced by body-based healing, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and trauma-sensitive practices, allowing her to support clients through emotional and physiological experiences, not just thoughts alone.

Daphne believes that every individual holds innate resilience. Her role is to gently guide clients toward rediscovering their internal resources, strengthening emotional regulation, and fostering deeper self-understanding.

Experience and Expertise

Daphne brings a unique blend of clinical training and two decades of human-centred leadership experience. She holds a Master of Counselling from Monash University, with over 150 hours of clinical practice and 25 hours of supervision, grounded in Cognitive-Behavioral and trauma-informed. Her therapeutic style integrates mindfulness, somatic awareness, IFS parts work, DBT-informed strategies, and trauma-informed yoga, allowing clients to access healing through both mind and body. Her areas of counselling interest include:

• Anxiety Disorder
• Mood Disorder
• Stress Management
• Parenting Issues
• Trauma and Stressor-related Disorders
• Grief and loss
• Mind-body reconnection through movement and somatic practices
• A Unique Blend of Counselling + Corporate Insight

Before entering the mental health field, Daphne spent 20 years in HR, including 9 years in senior leadership roles across healthcare, engineering, manufacturing, and MICE sectors.

Why Work with Daphne

As a Counsellor at AO Psychology, Daphne works under the supervision of Dr. Kimberly Chew, ensuring that her therapeutic practice adheres to strong professional and ethical standards. Daphne’s clients often describe her as gentle, steady, and deeply attuned. Her holistic lens, combining somatic therapy, CBT-informed work, and parts-based healing, makes her especially effective for individuals whose emotional experiences are held not just in the mind, but in the body.