Dan is a coach and mentor to professionals across Asia. His is committed to helping individuals make sense of complex challenges and offers practical solutions to navigate both personal and professional transitions. Having lived and worked as an expat in Asia for over a decade, he understands the unique privileges and pressures of pursuing a global career and raising a family abroad.

Dan’s counseling philosophy is person-centered, rooted in authenticity, empathy, and respect. He creates a safe and supportive space where clients can explore sensitive issues, confront difficulties, and evolve at their own pace. Whether guiding someone through workplace dilemmas or personal crossroads, Dan provides tailored, actionable strategies to help them move forward.

Dan is a yoga and mindfulness practitioner and mental health advocate. He offers therapy in English and French either in person, at Raffles Place, or online.

Dan brings a wealth of experience informed by two decades in international finance, during which he advised C-suite executives on complex global transactions across London, Paris, Hong Kong, and Singapore. Throughout his career, he has successfully led diverse teams under tight deadlines, delivering projects to an array of global stakeholders. Beyond technical expertise, Dan has actively championed workplace satisfaction by initiating and supporting mentoring programs and wellness-related initiatives.

In Singapore, Dan has collaborated with corporate psychological skills training firms to conduct workshops on critical topics, including managing boundaries, maintaining motivation, fostering effective communication, and practicing mindfulness in the workplace. His personal commitment to mindfulness and well-being extends to his practice as a yoga and mindfulness student.

Dan’s journey began as an English teacher in Japan, where he participated in a government-sponsored cultural exchange and teaching program. This experience nurtured his appreciation for cultural diversity and honed his ability to communicate effectively across varied cultural contexts.

Qualifications

⁠Monash University (Master of Counseling)
Graduate Certificate in Counseling (Monash University)
Mentor at PSE (For a Child’s Smile - Mentoring Programme)
Chartered Accountant (Institute of Chartered Accountants England & Wales)
Bachelor of Social Science (Economics)

Expertise

Anxiety
Career Related Issues
Depression
Relationship issues
Stress

Counseling Perspective

Client Testimonials

I'm grateful for the safe space Dan provides for me to speak my mind and allow me to be vulnerable. I leave most sessions feeling lighter, or at the very least, with food for thought on how better to manage my emotions and difficult situations in life. Dan's advice and comments been instrumental to my relying on healthier coping mechanisms. Thanks, Dan, for the support, and for being so present at every session

Anonymous

Dan is an attentive, analytical, highly professional, personable and effective counsellor with whom I have had a great counseling experience. The environment provided for the sessions was comfortable and helped me feel comfortable engaging in the conversations I needed to.

Anonymous

Dan was very understanding and easy to talk to. He acknowledged where there were difficult areas that may require more time and various methods to deal with the situation. As the saying goes, "Even if you can't help them feel better, you can always help them feel seen. The best way to support them is not to cheer them up. It's to show up." This is Dan, 100%. Thank you for showing up

Anonymous

Counselling sessions with Dan was one of the best decisions I ever made. I felt very much at ease talking. It was great to have a listening ear, listening to me with empathy and sincerity and offering your thought-provoking, deep, mature, wise insights about life. Detailed analysis with so much clarity! I appreciated Dan’s outlook on life, and how he carefully fine-tuned the discussions according to my needs, and how he could dissect so succinctly the issues while I ramble on! It's a very very high-quality standard of counselling and I am so grateful I decided to try it out.

Anonymous

With Dan I gained so much clarity about myself, my life, my relationship with others, my thought process and that awareness itself and knowledge of different techniques made it so much easier for me to communicate with others, be vulnerable, and be aware of how I react and why I react in a certain way. I'm a lot happier now and I'm so thankful, grateful and appreciative.

Anonymous