Roland Koh is the Principal Counsellor and founder of Grace Oasis Counselling Services. From his prior work as counselling manager at Focus on the Family Singapore, as well as a marriage & family counsellor in Care Corner Singapore and Agape Counselling Centre (Malaysia), he has gain extensive experiences working with couples and individuals struggling with stress, anxiety, depression, as well as sexuality issues. He has also helped parents and their adolescent child to navigate through difficult teenage transition years. Effectively bilingual, Roland is able to counsel in both English and Mandarin. As a family life educator, Roland has conducted a wide range of workshops such as Marriage Preparation programme, Marriage Support Programme, and have also spoken on topics such as Resolving Conflicts in Relationship, Handling Toxic Relationship, Overcoming Emotional Burnout, Building Healthy Self-Image, and more.  Roland specialises in working with couples and has supported countless couples on the brink of divorce to break away cycles of perpetual & destructive conflicts by improving the couple dynamics which then restores a caring connection with each other. Roland also imparts and coaches couples with practical handles such as identifying triggers, gaining awareness of unhealthy patterns of responding, learning helpful ways to communicate differences and resolve conflicts to rekindle intimacy in the relationship.

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His counselling approach is primarily informed by Satir Transformational Systemic Therapy (STST), which focuses on providing a non-judgmental, respectful and safe space that enable clients to develop a deeper awareness of themselves, of others and of the situation. In his therapy work, he also draws from a range of modalities such as Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Choice Theory & Reality Therapy, Expressive Therapy to facilitate change by helping his clients to discover and learn ways that are helpful to attain their personal goals in therapy.

 

Roland believes that everyone has the potential to grow to be a better version of themselves. He sees that as his clients gained new insights and master undeveloped life skills, this has brought forth an increased sense of empowerment, improved quality of emotional well-being and greater confidence and independence to navigate through issues by themselves. Outside the therapy room, Roland enjoys music, basking in nature, going for long walks with his wife and sipping a cup of camomile tea before turning in for the day.