Merissa Ang
Merissa Ang
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Professional ExperienceMerissa Ang is a registered educational psychologist with over 15 years of experience working across Singapore and New Zealand. Her professional journey has spanned preschools, special education schools, private clinics, vocational training programmes, residential care homes, and community-based services.
She provides services across clinic-based, home-based, and school-integrated settings. Her work includes:
Her professional journey spans collaboration with and service in the following organizations:
Therapy ApproachMerissa’s therapeutic approach is grounded in flexibility, collaboration, and evidence-based practice. She believes that meaningful support must honor the individual — not just the diagnosis — and that there is no one-size-fits-all solution. Interventions are tailored to align with each client’s unique values, goals, and strengths.
Her therapeutic work draws on a variety of modalities, including:
Clinical InterestsAutismADHDBehaviour ManagementSchool Readiness SupportLiteracy & NumeracyExecutive Functioning and Critical Thinking SkillsAdaptive Living SkillsSocial Skills & Communication DevelopmentSocial AnxietyLife Coaching and Personal DevelopmentVocational Preparation and Life TransitionsDisordered Eating
- Singapore Psychological Society (SPS)
- Singapore Register of Psychologists (SRP)
- New Zealand Psychologists Board (NZPB)
Qualifications & Certifications
- Master of Educational Psychology (Distinction)
- Postgraduate Diploma in the Practice of Psychology (Applied Behaviour Analysis)
- Professional Certificate in Psychotherapy
- Specialist Certificate in Coaching Psychology
- Certified Clinical Trauma Specialist
- Certified Mental Capacity Assessor under the Assisted Deputyship Application Programme (ADAP)
- Certified Singapore Ability Scales (SAS) User
Professional ExperienceMerissa Ang is a registered educational psychologist with over 15 years of experience working across Singapore and New Zealand. Her professional journey has spanned preschools, special education schools, private clinics, vocational training programmes, residential care homes, and community-based services.
She provides services across clinic-based, home-based, and school-integrated settings. Her work includes:
- Formal and informal assessment, including diagnostic, behavioural, psychological, and cognitive evaluations
- Therapy, intervention, and psychotherapy for children and adults
- Caregiver training and support
- Professional development workshops and training
- Supervision and mentoring in education, psychology, and disability services
- Multidisciplinary collaboration with occupational therapists, speech-language therapists, psychiatrists, educators, and other allied professionals
Her professional journey spans collaboration with and service in the following organizations:
- Ministry of Education (Singapore)
- SPED Schools (ACS Academy, Grace Orchard School, MINDS)
- Adult Disability Centres (SUNDAC, SPD, Thye Hua Kwan, AWWA, MINDS, IDEA Services, NZCare Disability)
- EIPIC centres (Mindchamps, Thye Hua Kwan)
- Equal-Ark Singapore Ltd
- and more...
Therapy ApproachMerissa’s therapeutic approach is grounded in flexibility, collaboration, and evidence-based practice. She believes that meaningful support must honor the individual — not just the diagnosis — and that there is no one-size-fits-all solution. Interventions are tailored to align with each client’s unique values, goals, and strengths.
Her therapeutic work draws on a variety of modalities, including:
- Behavioural Therapy / Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)
- Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
- Mediated Learning
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Choice Theory / Reality Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy (SFT)
Clinical InterestsAutismADHDBehaviour ManagementSchool Readiness SupportLiteracy & NumeracyExecutive Functioning and Critical Thinking SkillsAdaptive Living SkillsSocial Skills & Communication DevelopmentSocial AnxietyLife Coaching and Personal DevelopmentVocational Preparation and Life TransitionsDisordered Eating
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