RINA ONG

I have an uncommon expanse of skills gleaned from working in education, counselling and Human Resources for over 25 years.

Executive Coaching and HR Consulting

I have been an Executive Advisor to CHROs and HR leaders at leading organizations - globally with a primary focus on clients in Asia, ANZ and EMEA. By providing insights, advice, and solutions through regular consultation, I enabled clients in both the private and public sectors to deliver on their critical talent objectives. Equipped with an understanding of a client's unique set of challenges, I support as a thought and project partner with data-driven insights, best practices, and implementation tools.

I have contributed to the research canon at Gartner and functioned as a subject-matter expert in the areas of Leader & Manager Effectiveness and HR Function Strategy and Management. I have also facilitated learning platforms and sessions for HR leaders to share research findings related to workplace and talent challenges.

I have also spent many years leading Human Resources and Talent Development practices within multi-national organizations IKEA, Club 21, and Ogilvy & Mather, where I practiced astute agency within corporate environments and worked with executives at every level.

Please refer to www.linkedin.com/in/rinaong

Counselling

I have been a teacher, mentor and lecturer in the field of education for over 20 years. I have worked closely with children, parents, families and teachers  and have developed a deep understanding of families and parenting.

In my counselling practice, I have worked extensively with young people and adolescents struggling with the challenges of today's realities.

Career Advisory and Coaching

I support university and business school students, and working professionals on career development – ranging from career planning and transitions to resume crafting to interviewing preparation.

I have also developed career preparation training and development programs of business school students (ranging from undergraduates to MBA to Executive MBA students).

Qualifications and Certifications

  • BA (Psychology), AGSMD(Teaching Diploma), Graduate Certificate (TESL), MEd(Education),

  • Graduate Diploma (Human Capital Management),

  • MEd(Counselling), Associate Member (Singapore Association for Counselling),

  • Master Practitioner (Solution-Focused Coaching), Associate Certified Coach (International Coaching Federation),

  • Advanced Certificate in Career Development Facilitation (Workforce SG), Clinical Supervisor of Career Development Practitioners (National Career Development Association

 

I established Maitri Matters in 2014 to bring alignment in approach to how I can support and help people of all ages and from all backgrounds in all areas of their lives.

My deep-seated belief is that Maitri (loving-kindness or unconditional friendliness) is core to how we work with people in their lives and livelihoods

“I like messy people; people who don’t fit in a box or stay between the lines, but who’s integrity is greater than any rule book and who’s loyalty is stronger than blood.”

 

GREG SPIRO

MBA, Chartered MCIPD, CEDR Accredited Mediator, Certified Intercultural mediator (MATA)

Exploring the space where strategy, relationships and behaviour need to align  - that’s where I add value through coaching, mediation, facilitation and workshops. I have been working with international and local businesses for many years with companies in financial services (M&G, Barclays Capital) to the alcoholic beverage sector (United Distillers and Moet Hennessy) and hotel industries (AccorHotels), diversified engineering (GE), IT (Xerox, BT) as well as institutions and social enterprise from the BBC to Singapore’s social enterprise sector with Conjunct Consulting.  While focussing on business issues and relationships, the work can be quite personal so responsive listening, questioning and confidentiality are essential.

Having relocated from UK to Singapore in 2012 my practice has been worldwide including an 8 year stint in Asia Pacific working with joint ventures and their principals The interplay between corporate and ‘local’ cultures and their the impact on leadership and management was a central theme.

I have taught MBA and Public Policy Masters students on Georgetown University (Washington DC’s) graduate international program with Oxford University Negotiation, Leading ‘change’, cross-cultural factors in International Business and for 4 years I was Visiting Lecturer in Interpersonal Management Skills at London Business School.  I have also participated in additional professional development in Advanced Consultation Skills at Work at the Tavistock Clinic.  The combination of graduate teaching and organisational consulting have been mutually stimulating and beneficial to clients.

 

MIRA YOON

MA Art Psychotherapy, MA Special Education, MA Linguistics, BA(Hon) English Language.&Literature.

Mira Yoon is a psychotherapist who specialises in visual arts as a medium of expression. She holds Master’s degree in psychodynamic art psychotherapy, attained from LASALLE College of the Arts, which is validated by Goldsmiths, University of London. She also enjoys imparting her clinical knowledge and experiences as a research dissertation advisor. She holds professional membership with the Australian and New Zealand Arts Therapy Association (ANZATA) and, through this international organization she is granted with a credential which allows her to work as a registered art therapist (AThR) in Singapore, New Zealand and Australia. Mira lectures on art therapy, and delivers trainings to other healthcare professionals, teachers and therapists. Her academic backgrounds include Master’s degree in Linguistics from National University of Singapore,Master’s degree in Special Education from California State University of Los Angeles, and Bachelor’s with Honours in English Language and Literature from Korea University.

Her therapeutic framework is informed by integrated theoretical models, which includes but not limited to Freudian psychoanalytic psychodynamics, Jungian analytical psychology, Gestalt theories, Humanistic psychology, Person-centered therapy, Vygotsky’s sociocultural theory, Piagetian theory of cognitive development and Mindfulness-based art therapy.

Mira guides her clients through a creative and transformative journey of art making as a form of psychotherapy, where their unconscious core-conflicts are identified and resolved through visual imageries, symbols and explorations of various art media. Giving forms, shapes and colours to inexplicably difficult feelings and psychic pains through a therapeutic medium of art therapy elevates human spirits as it allows one to see and feel what is suppressed and obscured otherwise. Mira ensures her clients to encounter art therapy as a safe and constructive therapeutic experience, where they can let go of their guards, and unlock their creative minds to regenerate their inner resilience and psychological vitality.Through creative modality of visual arts, Mira assists her clients, with or without previous artistic experiences, to immerse in the process of art making, in a non-judgemental therapeutic environment, and to observe challenges of their lives from different perspectives.

Mira works with individuals from all age groups and various cultural and religious backgrounds who experience emotional and psychological distress such as depression, anxiety, anger management issues, addictions (substance abuse issues), eating disorders, grief and loss, family conflicts, transitions in life and various mental health issues.

Clients can contact Mira directly at thearttherapyroom@gmail.com  (+65 91801854)

I  invite like-minded individuals and organisations to join Maitri Matters.

I believe in sharing resources and building connections so that as many people as possible can be helped and supported.

If you feel akin to our vision, make contact with me and I would be happy to welcome you as an Affliate.