Clinical Psychologist
Dr. Amrit Kaur
Clinical psychologist specialising in trauma,burnout and addictive behaviours
Dr. Kaur is a clinical psychologist at The Winslow, a private residential addiction treatment centre in Singapore. She trained in the United States, where she completed a PhD in Clinical Psychology at Eastern Michigan University, and has worked with clients in the United States and the Asia Pacific since 2009.
PhD (Eastern Michigan University)
English
Biography
AboutDr. Kaur
Dr. Amrit Kaur is a clinical psychologist at The Winslow. She works with adults with trauma, burnout, anxiety and depression, and has a particular interest in how burnout and addictive behaviour develop together in senior professionals.
A former newspaper reporter, she completed her PhD in Clinical Psychology at Eastern Michigan University in 2010, and has since been in private practice in the United States and the Asia Pacific.
Her approach is mainly short-term psychodynamic psychotherapy, combined with somatic and systemic methods. She is a member of the Singapore Psychological Society.
At The Winslow, she runs groups and provides psychotherapy for clients and their families across the 16-week programme, including the family programme.
“Burnout is a signal that something has to change. Addictive behaviour is often an attempt to avoid changing it.”
Clinical expertise
Areas of
expertise
Conditions treated
Addiction
Trauma and PTSD
Co-occurring mental health conditions
Clinical approaches
Short-term psychodynamic therapy
Somatic therapy
Systemic therapy
Group therapy
Clinical supervision
Dr. Kaur’s approach is trauma-informed throughout, combining short-term psychodynamic psychotherapy with somatic and systemic methods. She has particular experience with lawyers, executives and other senior professionals, for whom burnout and addictive behaviour often develop together.
At The Winslow, she works with clients with alcohol dependence, drug and medication dependence, behavioural addictions and co-occurring conditions.
Career
Appointments
- Current
- Clinical PsychologistThe Winslow
- Clinical PsychologistPromises Healthcare
- Clinical PsychologistPrivate practice
- Previous
- Newspaper ReporterNewspaper journalism
Credentials
Qualifications
- PhD
- Doctor of Philosophy in Clinical PsychologyEastern Michigan University, United States, 2010
- MS
- Master of Science (Clinical Psychology)Eastern Michigan University, United States, 2009
- SPS
- MemberSingapore Psychological Society
Media
Featured in
Dr. Kaur comments on workplace trauma and mental health in Singapore media, and speaks on women’s mental health.
In the media
Podcasts and talks
Publications
Clinical Team
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