Dr Annabelle Chow
周泳伶博士
MAPS FCCLP MSRP MSPS
Clinical Psychologist (Australia)
Registered Psychologist (Singapore)
Fellow, APS College of Clinical Psychologists (Australia)
Clinical Supervisor (Australia, Singapore)
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Education
Ψ Doctor of Psychology (Clinical)
Ψ Postgraduate Diploma of Psychology (Distinction)
Ψ Bachelor of Arts (Psychology)
Professional Memberships
Ψ Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
Ψ Australian Psychological Society (APS)
Ψ APS College of Clinical Psychologists
Ψ Singapore Psychological Society
Ψ Singapore Register of Psychologists
Ψ SRP Approved Supervisor
Annabelle is a Clinical Psychologist practising in Singapore.
She works with persons with Personality Disorders, in particular, Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) and helps them manage complex trauma, anxiety and mood issues, and relationship difficulties. Personality Disorders are mental health conditions where an individual experiences significant difficulty in the way they think, perceive, feel or relate to others. Annabelle is also very passionate about supporting women’s health and has a special interest in geriatric issues.
In therapy, Annabelle adopts a non-judgmental, person-calibrated approach to create a safe and validating environment for individuals to explore their challenges.
Annabelle has worked in hospital, clinical and community settings in Australia and Singapore. She employs a range of therapeutic modalities drawing from Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, Schema Therapy, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Trauma-focused CBT (TF-CBT), and Mindfulness. In her couple therapy work, Annabelle utilises the Gottman Method Couples Therapy.
In respect of child work, Annabelle has experience assessing custody, and issues of care and control. Annabelle was also previously appointed a Custody Evaluation Officer to assist the Family Justice Courts of Singapore.
Annabelle strongly believes that the needs of each individual are unique and different. Her philosophy is reflected in the careful selection of therapy for each client.
Having lived in Melbourne, Bergen and Shanghai, Annabelle has provided therapy to a range of local and expat populations. She is also mother to young boys and an aged feline. Annabelle copes with stress by running around in nature and hanging upside down (quite literally!).
Annabelle provides therapy in English, Mandarin, Teochew and Hokkien.
Recent Media Engagements
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Annabelle is also a contributor on Channel News Asia and Singapore Kindness Movement where she pens thoughtful pieces pertaining to mental health.
Academic, Accreditations & Other Appointments
Ψ Lecturer & Clinical Supervisor, James Cook University, Singapore (2013-2019)
Ψ Clinical Supervisor, National University of Singapore (2020)
Ψ Clinical Supervisor, Nanyang Technological University (2020 - )
Ψ Expert Speaker - IHDC Case Discussion Forum, Agency for Integrated Care (AIC) (2020)
Ψ Child Custody Evaluator and Supervisor, Community Psychology Hub (2019 -)
Ψ Trained as a CARE officer under the National CARE Management System (Caring Actions in Response to Emergencies), providing emergency psychological and emotional first aid to the families and the rescue workers.
Ψ WSQ Advanced Certificate in Training and Assessment (ACTA)
Selected Publication & Conference Highlights
Ψ (2018) A compromise solution between overlapping and overlooking DSM personality disorders in Chinese psychiatric practice. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 53 (1), 99 – 106.
Ψ (2016) Co-morbidity of personality disorder in schizophrenia among psychiatric outpatients in China: data from epidemiologic survey in a clinical population. BMC Psychiatry, 16, 224
Ψ (2015) Co-morbidity of personality disorder in obsessive-compulsive disorder: special emphases on the clinical significance. CNS Spectrum, 20 (5), 466 – 468.
Ψ (2015) Screening schizotypal personality disorder for detection of clinical high risk of psychosis in Chinese mental health services. Psychiatry Research, 228 (3), 664 – 670.
Ψ (2012) Age and remission of personality pathology in the psychotic disorders compared to mood and/or anxiety disorders. International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine, 44 (3), 241 – 255.
Ψ (2012) Prevalence of personality disorders using two diagnostic systems in psychiatric outpatients in Shanghai, China: a comparison of uni- axial and multi-axial formulation. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 47 (9), 1409 – 1417.
Ψ (2011) Role of childhood traumatic experience in personality disorders in China. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 53 (6), 829 – 836.
Ψ (2018) Progressive decline of cognition during the conversion from prodrome to psychosis with a characteristic pattern of the theory of mind compensated by neurocognition. Schizophrenia Research, 195, 554 – 559.
Ψ (2016) Two-year follow-up of a Chinese sample at clinical high risk for psychosis: timeline of symptoms, help-seeking and conversion. Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, 6, 1 – 12
Ψ (2016) Faux pas recognition performance in a help-seeking population at clinical high risk of psychosis. European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience, 266 (1), 71 – 78.
Ψ (2016) Theory of Mind Impairments in Youth at Clinical High Risk of Psychosis. Psychiatry, 79 (1), 40 – 55.
Ψ (2016) Correlation of social cognition and neurocognition on psychotic outcome: a naturalistic follow-up study of subjects with attenuated psychosis syndrome. Scientific Reports, 10 (6), 35017
Ψ (2015) Helping persons with dementia meet their unmet needs. Symposium, Annual Scientific Meeting. Singapore.
Ψ (2015) Neuropsychological impairment in prodromal, first- episode, and chronic psychosis: Assessing RBANS performance. PLOS ONE, 10(5), e0125784
Ψ (2015) Interaction of social role functioning and coping in people with recent-onset attenuated psychotic symptoms: a case study of three Chinese women at clinical high risk for psychosis. Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, 11, 1647 – 1654
Ψ (2014) Prodromal psychosis detection in a counseling center population in China: An epidemiological and clinical study. Schizophrenia Research, 152 (2-3), 391-399.
Ψ (2013) Social support and schizophrenia: Comparison between China and Singapore. Abstract presented at 21st European Congress of Psychiatry. France, Nice: Conference.
Ψ (2013) Childhood maltreatment profile in a clinical population in China: A further analysis with existing data of an epidemiologic survey. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 54, 856–864.
Ψ (2011) Role of childhood traumatic experience in personality disorders in China. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 53 (6), 829 – 836.
Ψ (2011) Prevalence of personality disorders and childhood trauma in a clinical population in China. Abstract presented at Third World Congress of Asian Psychiatry (p. 71). Australia, Melbourne: Conference.
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