Ken Lim

Ken is a Registered Psychologist, MAPS. Ken has started his journey in mental health since 2015 working across a psychiatric hospital, private psychology practices, providing community-based services and as a Rehabilitation Consultant in the Workers Compensation industry. Ken was also conscripted into the military service for about two years in a combat-related role and undertook training to become a Physiotherapist for two years.

During these times, Ken has worked with individuals with complex presentations; he has become familiar with a wide repertoire of psychiatric conditions, physical conditions, psychosocial issues (including trauma from military experiences) and how all their interactions impact an individual’s wellbeing. Ken is also accustomed to working with various stakeholders towards a mutually beneficial outcome for all parties. The psychiatric ward that Ken helped to oversee had the lowest rate of re-admissions in 2016. Ken’s conduct and performance in military was rated as “excellent”. Ken received multiple awards for the highest number of positive return-to-work outcomes as a Rehabilitation Consultant. Ken has also received multiple compliments from clients and stakeholders for achieving good clinical outcomes.

Ken is an expert in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT), Motivational Interviewing (MI) and is adept at integrating Art Therapy and Virtual Reality (VR) into his sessions where appropriate. Ken is especially interested in working with individuals living with anxiety disorders, mood disorders, personality disorders, psychotic disorders, somatic symptoms and related disorders, substance-related and addictive disorders.

Ken prides himself as a person-centered Psychologist: demonstrating empathy, unconditional positive regard, collaboratively working with others to overcome challenges, develop goals and improve their independence and quality of life. Ken is especially interested in working with individuals living with anxiety disorders, mood disorders, personality disorders, psychotic disorders, somatic symptoms and related disorders, substance-related and addictive disorders.