Sukuna Suppiaya

Sukuna Suppiaya, LLB (Hons), MSocSc (Professional Counselling), is a Registered Clinical Counsellor with close to 15 years of experience in counselling, psychosocial support, crisis intervention, and eldercare services in Singapore.

She has extensive experience working with adults, seniors, caregivers, couples, and families from diverse backgrounds. Throughout her professional journey, she has supported clients experiencing emotional distress, grief and loss, trauma, anxiety, stress, relationship difficulties, family conflict, caregiving stress, adjustment challenges, and life transitions.

Sukuna provides counselling support for a wide range of concerns including depression, anxiety, grief related to loss and bereavement, caregiver burnout, family and marital conflict, interpersonal relationship difficulties, trauma-related experiences, emotional regulation, self-esteem issues, stress management, workplace challenges, crisis situations, elder support, behavioral change support including smoking cessation, and group work facilitation.

She adopts an empathetic, client-centred, and strengths-based approach in her counselling practice and integrates evidence-based therapeutic approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Person-Centred Counselling (PCC), Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy, trauma-informed interventions, EMDR-informed approaches, and supportive counselling techniques to support emotional healing and personal growth.

Sukuna graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) from Birmingham City University, United Kingdom, and holds a Master of Social Science in Professional Counselling. Her multidisciplinary background in counselling, social services, and legal studies enables her to provide holistic support while understanding the complexities surrounding family, psychosocial, and interpersonal issues.

She strongly believes that every individual has the capacity for resilience, healing, and positive change when provided with appropriate support, understanding, and a safe therapeutic space.

Her motto is:

“Even in difficult seasons, hope and healing remain possible.”