“Your mental health is everything – prioritize it. Make the time like your life depends on it because it does”, this quote by Mel Robbins, the famous American podcast host, author, motivational speaker, and former lawyer, perfectly summarizes the importance of mental health for every individual, especially in today’s fast-paced environment. This is because the state that your mind is in reflects upon every aspect of your daily life. Being the most populated continent in the world, Asia is home to over 500 million people with mental health and neurological disorders. Some of the leading mental health concerns in the continent according to data from WHO and Organization for Economic Co-operation & Development are depression, anxiety, PTSD, suicidal behavior, and substance abuse. Thus, problems arising from poor mental health are the second largest contributor to years lost because of disability in the region.
While there is a significant dearth of mental health professionals, filling this gap are the mental health service providers who have profound knowledge and expertise in every aspect of a person’s mind. Kuala Lumpur-based International Psychology Center (IPC) is one such organization that is assisting individuals in the Asia region to successfully overcome their mental health problems through its effective psychology & psychiatry services.
“There has been a significant increase in awareness and understanding of mental health issues across Asia during and after the COVID-19 pandemic encouraging individuals to seek professional help. Factors such as working from home, changing lifestyles, work-related stress, and social pressures have contributed to a rise in mental health issues in Asia. This increase in demand for services has created opportunities for the growth of psychological, psychiatry, and counseling services”, says Dr. Edward Chan, the Principal Consultant Psychologist at International Psychology Centre.
Addressing a Range of Mental Health Challenges
As an end-to-end psychology & psychiatry firm catering to individuals from all age groups, as well as corporate organizations IPC, offers a wide array of mental health treatments such as Adult Counseling, Couple and Sex Therapy, Addiction Therapy, Divorce Mediation, Corporate Employees Counseling (Employees Assistance Programme), Child and Family Therapy, Business/Life/ Mental Wellness Coaching, Educational Psychology, Hypnotherapy, Psycho Nutritional Therapy, Health Counseling, Legal Counseling, Sports Psychology, Art Therapy, Comprehensive Mental Health Assessment, and many others.
Some of the major factors that make IPC’s services stand ahead of the rest of the companies in the market are its holistic treatment process, clear understanding of underlying causes for client conditions taking into account early psychological maladaptive programs as well as biochemical conditions such as neurotransmitters imbalances and gut health issues, and clinician experience & training to customize treatment according to patients’ specific needs.
"We help individuals of all age groups live happier, healthier, and more productive lives through safe, effective, and evidence-based psychotherapy treatment processes. Our team comprises professional psychologists and counselors who have been accredited with practitioner licenses after having met the highest standards of qualifications set by various key professional bodies in Malaysia and Internationally such as The Malaysian Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Association, The Malaysian Association of Psychotherapy, The Federation of Complementary and Natural Medicine Associations of Malaysia, a designated body for practice by the Ministry of Health of Malaysia.
We help individuals of all age groups live happier, healthier, & more productive lives through safe, effective, & evidence-based psychotherapy treatment processes
At the International level, Dr. Edward Chan is a Board member of the World Council for Psychotherapy and the International Society for Psychotherapy, Counseling & Psychiatry representing Malaysia. All psychologists, psychotherapists, and psychiatrists are sensitive to diverse clients’ experiences, beliefs & cultures, they are assigned to clients with similar backgrounds to optimize the therapeutic relationships and outcome”, adds Dr. Edward.
Going a step further, IPC also offers a wide range of Professional Accredited Certification Courses for individuals in the areas of ADHD Therapy, Art Therapy, CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy), Child Psychological Assessment & Therapy, Corporate Psychology, Insomnia Therapy, Psycho Nutritional Therapy, Substance Abuse Therapy, and Couple & Family Therapy, to name a few. This way, the company is not only making mental health services more accessible but also improving the practitioner-patient ratio in the region. The mental health training division of IPC has been recognized by the government and was invited to provide children with special needs training to teachers at the Sabah State Education Department.
“We give our clients the option to opt for conventional psychiatric treatment, psychotherapy, psycho-nutritional therapy, or a combination of these treatment modalities. IPC is the only organization in Malaysia providing neurotransmitter level testing via dry urine to confirm biological causes of presenting symptoms and diagnosis for more effective holistic treatments. Our main strength has been our professional, accredited team of psychologists, psychotherapists, and psychiatrists who are qualified in treating clients with various mental health issues using international best practices methodology. Going forward, we aspire to continue providing the most evidence-based, effective, and safe ways of helping our clients to achieve optimum emotional, mental, physical, and spiritual well-being”, concludes Dr. Edward.
Dr. Edward Chan, Principal, Consultant Psychologist
Dr. Edward holds a Ph.D. in Psychology, M.Sc in Learning, a Master’s in Nutritional Medicine, B.Sc. Honors in Psychology and PG Diploma in Corporate Psychology. He has been in the psychology field for 15 years now and has been a keynote speaker at various international and national conferences & seminars. Owing to his profound industry expertise, he has been a part of many prestigious bodies such as the World Council for Psychotherapy (Board member representing Malaysia); Malaysian Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Association (Founding President), Malaysian Association of Psychotherapy (Founding President), Employees Assistance Professionals Association of Malaysia (Founding President), EMDRAM (Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing Association of Malaysia (Founding President) and was the Chairperson of the Asia Pacific Rim International Counseling & Psychotherapy Conference in 2013; the Asian Chapter of the World Psychotherapy Conference in 2015 which won the award by the Malaysian State Government for winning the bid to host International Conferences in Malaysia and the International Society for Psychotherapy, Counseling & Psychiatry Conference in 2020.
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