Tim Carey/Ph.D.
Tim is the founding member of the company. He is focused on managing the clinical operations of the organization, as well as delivering career counseling services to teenagers and tertiary-level students who are considering various directions for their future.
With an emphasis on education, Tim explores with the student various options based on their likes, dislikes and life goals.
Far from prescribing a path for the student, Tim uses questioning techniques based on counseling theory and many years’ experience in assessment and coaching of professionals from a variety of industries, to work with the student to uncover their own path forward.
An Industrial/Organizational Psychologist by training, Tim also taught that subject for more than 20 years in the Psychology Department at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, to both graduates and undergraduates. An expert in the selection and development of managers, in 2010 he published a chapter on selecting in a global context based on his work in different regions. Tim also is a skilled facilitator and coach and provides services in both areas across Asia Pacific.
Alicia Pon/Ph.D.
Alicia is a Registered Counselor with over 30 years of clinical and academic experience in child, adolescent, and adult mental health, trauma recovery, and developmental challenges. Alicia holds a PhD in Social Work from the University of Hong Kong, where her research focused on the effectiveness of an End of Life gameplay intervention for adults with terminal illness. She also earned a Master’s degree in Child and Adolescent Health from the University of Sydney. She has practiced across Singapore, Hong Kong, and Mainland China, working in community, private practice, and educational settings. Her therapeutic offerings include individual psychotherapy, trauma intensives, sensorimotor art therapy, play therapy, sandplay therapy and somatic work for children, adolescents and adults.
Alicia’s overarching clinical framework integrates person-centered therapy, analytical psychology, symbol work, somatic approaches, and neurobiological frameworks. She finds that these pillars synthesize seamlessly—each informing and complementing the others as she works alongside clients and their families as they deal with their life challenges. These approaches empower clients to explore their personal narratives and make sense of their experiences in ways that feel authentic and meaningful to them.
Beyond her clinical practice, Alicia is also an academic and clinical supervisor passionate about empowering mental health professionals. She equips them with knowledge and skills through a person-centered, symbol work, body-oriented and neurobiological lens. Alicia serves as an Assistant Professor (ADJ) with the National University of Singapore and Singapore University of Social Sciences and teaches their postgraduate courses. She also conducts executive courses for training institutions and providers across the Asia-Pacific region.