About Owl Counselling & Speech Therapy
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Our mission
To help every child find their voice and thrive - through personalised, relationship-centred care for the whole child, and for the families who support them.
Our vision
A community where every child is truly seen, understood, and empowered to thrive - where care is measured not by how many we serve, but how deeply we know each one.
Our values
Five beliefs guide us: relationships first, the whole child, empowerment over dependency, joy in the process, and depth over volume - staying small so every child is genuinely known.
Owl Counselling & Speech Therapy was born in 2024, in Katong, out of one simple frustration: too many children get passed around, processed, and treated like a case file. We wanted something warmer.
So we built a small practice where speech, emotional, and learning support live under one roof, and the same trusted therapist stays with your child throughout. We're staying small on purpose - because every child deserves to be deeply known, not merely seen. That's the future we're building, one relationship at a time.
Our core team
Edmund Chong
Principal Counsellor & Supervisor
Profile
Edmund is the steady hand behind every care plan at Owl - a professional counsellor, workshop facilitator, and speaker who has spent his career walking alongside children, youth, and parents through the gloriously messy business of growing up. He holds a Master in Professional Counselling from Swinburne University of Technology and earned his Choice Theory & Reality Therapy (CTRT) certification in 2013.
Today he is a recognised faculty member of the William Glasser Institute International, serving as a Basic Instructor and Practicum Supervisor - which is a formal way of saying other counsellors come to him when they are stuck. As an experienced school counsellor, volunteer, and mentor, he blends CTRT with mindfulness and play, exploring how our needs, relationships, thoughts, feelings, and behaviours all talk to one another.
The result is a warm, non-judgemental space where children and parents in Singapore build real coping strategies, steadier emotional wellbeing, and lasting resilience. As a supervisor, he is a firm believer in small, consistent steps and honest relationships where vulnerability feels safe.
Outside the therapy room, Edmund is a devoted foodie who will try any cuisine at least once - ideally with a very good cup of coffee in hand.
Qualifications & certifications
- Master in Professional Counselling, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia
- Diploma in School Counselling, National Institute of Education (NIE), Singapore
- Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore
- Choice Theory & Reality Therapy (CTRT) Certified
- Basic Instructor and Practicum Supervisor, William Glasser Institute International
Cheryl Lee
Principal Speech & Language Therapist
Profile
Cheryl is a registered Speech-Language Therapist with the Singapore Allied Health Professions Council (AHPC) and the person who helps Owl’s youngest clients find their voice - sometimes quite literally. She holds a Master of Speech Pathology from Curtin University, Perth, and has worked across the full spectrum of settings: mainstream schools (as a Special Educational Needs Officer), special schools, and private clinics.
Over the years she has supported children and adolescents aged 2 to 21 with autism, intellectual disability, ADHD, mild cerebral palsy, dyslexia, and a wide range of speech and language disorders. She has a particular soft spot for helping non-verbal and minimally verbal children communicate through Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC), and a genuine enthusiasm for tackling fussy, picky eating.
Cheryl’s philosophy is refreshingly simple: children learn best when they are having fun. She designs individualised, genuinely enjoyable sessions and partners closely with families and fellow professionals. Her expertise also extends to adults - aphasia, dysarthria, and dysphagia - and to inclusive voice feminisation work for transgender clients, both one-to-one and in groups.
Fluent in English and Mandarin, Cheryl spends her downtime café-hopping, cooking, practising yoga, and swimming - occasionally all in one ambitious weekend.
Qualifications & certifications
- Master of Speech Pathology, Curtin University, Perth, Australia
- Bachelor of Social Sciences (Hons) in Psychology, National University of Singapore (NUS)
- Diploma in Special Education (Dyslexia Studies), DAS Academy, Singapore
- Diploma in Special Education (DISE), National Institute of Education (NIE), Singapore
- PECS® – Level 1
- DIR Floortime® 101
- PROMPT© Therapy
- TalkTools® 3-Part Treatment Plan for Oral Placement Therapy (OPT)
- HANEN – More Than Words®
- Basic Cardiac Life Support + AED Certification
Ng Wei Ning
Educational Therapist
Profile
Wei Ning is a qualified teacher and psychologist with over six years of experience supporting children with special needs in Singapore - first as a teacher in an early-intervention centre, then as an associate psychologist in a special education school. She brings both the lesson-planning patience of an educator and the curious eye of a psychologist.
She has delivered individual and group intervention for children aged 2 to 21 with autism, Global Developmental Delay, Mild Intellectual Disability, ADHD, and speech and language delay. At the heart of her practice is a stubborn, evidence-backed belief that every child can reach their fullest potential — so she builds engaging, meaningful plans around each child’s strengths and interests.
Wei Ning sees social skills as central to holistic growth. She runs age-tailored social skills groups using the Social Thinking® framework, designs comprehensive lesson plans for children aged 2 to 7, and provides behavioural intervention and counselling for ages 7 to 21. Collaboration is her not-so-secret superpower: she works hand-in-hand with parents, teachers, therapists, and preschools to help children thrive in the mainstream classroom.
When she is off the clock, Wei Ning can be found café-hopping, singing, and steadily collecting stamps in her passport.
Qualifications & certifications
- Bachelor of Psychological Science with Honours, Southern Cross University, Australia
- Bachelor of Science (Psychology), University of Wollongong, Singapore
- Trained in Social Thinking® assessment and strategies
- Standard Mental Health First Aider
Sharon Soh
Educational Therapist
Profile
Sharon brings over five years of experience supporting primary school students with dyslexia, ADHD, autism, and other learning needs. She currently serves as a Flexi Adjunct Special Educational Needs Officer (SENO) with the Ministry of Education (MOE) - which gives her a genuine insider’s view of how children actually experience the classroom, fluorescent lighting and all.
Drawing on years inside the school system, Sharon helps students build practical learning strategies, grow their confidence, and thrive both in lessons and well beyond them. She specialises in literacy and behavioural support, with a literacy practice grounded in the Orton-Gillingham approach - a structured, systematic, evidence-based method that turns reading from a daily battle into something genuinely doable.
She holds a Diploma in Special Education (DISE) and a Specialist Diploma in Teaching and Learning from the National Institute of Education (NIE), NTU, and is currently pursuing a Master of Education (Special Education) at NIE, with graduation expected in 2027. Approachable and refreshingly student-centred, she believes every child learns differently and carries their own unique strengths, and works with the steady encouragement that helps real progress happen.
Outside the classroom, Sharon loves cooking and travelling, and is a faithful tennis spectator - her own game, she happily admits, is still very much a beginner’s work in progress.
Qualifications & certifications
- Master of Education (Special Education), NIE, NTU - in progress, expected 2027
- Specialist Diploma in Teaching and Learning, National Institute of Education (NIE)
- Diploma in Special Education (DISE), National Institute of Education (NIE)
- Bachelor of Science in Marketing, Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS)
- Advanced Orton-Gillingham (OG) Approach Training, MSL Centre
- Orton-Gillingham (OG) Preschool Workshop, MSL Centre
- Managing Challenging Behaviours (Primary), REACH Therapy Services
- Progress Monitoring and Data-Decision Making, National Institute of Education (NIE)
- Progress Monitoring: Reading, IRIS Center (Vanderbilt University)
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