About Amanda Chee
Registered Associate Marriage & Family Therapist
My path to this work has had its twists and turns. Raised across cultures and having lived and worked in Singapore, Australia, Dubai, Las Vegas, Austin, and beyond, I have been in relationship with people across vast walks of life. This breadth has cultivated in me a deep-rooted curiosity about how culture, identity, the environment, and collective lived experience shape the inner world.
In addition to my clinical training, I bring over a decade of somatic movement facilitation, years of community work in early intervention and advocacy for vulnerable women and children, and the entrepreneurial spirit of someone who has built things from the ground up — and learned from every iteration. These experiences lend to my belief that healing is not confined to a single hour or method, and is instead an orientation toward a soulful life.
What led me to this work?
Growing up in Singapore, I felt the deep pressures of achieving optimal performance — in the sense of pursuing academic excellence while growing up, and career, social, and financial success as an adult. The speed at which a society that values productivity moves requires that one has a full outer life, while one’s inner life (or, soul), quietly becomes overlooked over time. A much needed reset came when I pursued my Bachelor’s in Australia; I learnt to slow down, and the space allowed for purpose to emerge.
I arrived at a threshold crossing when I moved from Singapore to Vegas in support of my husband’s career. I took on a new identity as wife, while simultaneously losing connection to parts of myself that I valued through work, friends and family. Almost immediately, I plunged into the depths of darkness like nothing I had ever experienced. Yet in the depths, soul continued to live. I sought out psychoanalytic therapy. It was painful, hard work, and yet, necessary. I learnt that for a new iteration of self to be born, an old identity needed to die. This process of death, liminal space, and rebirth later became my thesis topic during graduate school, and is what I remain fascinated by. Questions emerged — what does it mean to meet someone in the depths of psychological suffering? How does the outside environment inform one’s inner landscape? Some days I wake up yearning for a place to call home, and until I do, I am grateful for this work that built inner resilience. Each time now, I can breathe a little better.
Ultimately, my own threshold crossings and the identities I have had to lose and rebuild are part of what drew me to this work, and is what continues to shape how I show up for my clients. Whether you are currently at a threshold crossing, deep in the depths, or re-emergence into a new world, I would be honored to accompany you in your unique journey.
Therapeutic Approach
Trained in Jungian and archetypal approaches, my work draws from somatic attunement, trauma-informed care, and an attentiveness to the stories — cultural, familial, and mythological — that shape our sense of self.
I practice from the psychodynamic perspective, and weave together modalities including somatic approaches, family systems, person-centered therapy, and depth psychology. Being a somatic movement instructor, and a dancer growing up, understanding and building awareness of the body as an instrument of communication is fundamental in the work we do. For couples work, I am trained in Level One of Relational Life Therapy (RLT) by Terry Real, supporting real and long-lasting change.
Credentials
Education & Clinical Training
MA in Counseling Psychology, Depth Psychology Emphasis — Pacifica Graduate Institute, California, USA
BA (Hons) in Psychological Science — University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
350+ direct client-facing clinical hours providing individual therapy across anxiety, depression, life transitions, identity, trauma, and relational dynamics
Trained in Jungian, archetypal and imaginal, somatic, person-centered, and trauma-informed approaches
Level One trained in Relational Life Therapy (RLT) by Terry Real for couples work
Somatic attunement and over a decade of movement facilitation across yoga modalities and sound therapy
Professional & Community Background
Early intervention work with children with autism, including psychosocial assessments and individualized care planning
Probation and rehabilitation case work with offenders and families within Singapore's justice system
NGO Volunteer advocate for survivors of human and sex trafficking
Founder of an ethical social enterprise supporting artisan women in India's rural communities
Leadership and community building across Singapore, Dubai, Las Vegas, and Austin — bringing a multicultural lens to every client relationship
Ready to take the next step?
I offer a complimentary 15-minute consultation to explore whether we might be a good fit. There is no obligation — just an open conversation.