
Meet Germaine
M.Couns, CCTS-F, CTRTC, CMEMIP-1
Founder, Psychotherapist, Trainer
Pinewood Centre for Children & Families
Program Lead & Founding Member
RIPPLE@VIVA
Germaine Yong Celler is a psychotherapist with a Master of Counselling and a Provisional Clinical Membership with the Singapore Association for Counselling. She works with children and families, integrating Expressive Arts Therapy, Sandplay Therapy, Choice Theory Reality Therapy (CTRT), and trauma-informed neuroscience approaches.
Email or call her to schedule a free 15-minute consultation!
germaine.celler@pinewoodcentre.com
65.8562.9100
My Story
Hi, I am Germaine. I am a counsellor, a trainer, and a mother of two lions and a dog. 🐯🐯🐶
Sometimes, we enter a season that blows in unexpectedly and uncomfortably. We do our best to figure things out, but we can't put a finger on what's really going on or how to untangle it all. Therapeutic support can bring understanding and clarity, helping individuals make informed choices.
I work with children, families & caregivers who seek support for trauma, depression, anxiety, stress, burnout, relationship conflicts, grief & loss, and major life transitions.
I support people in their process of understanding themselves and choosing the kind of life and relationships they really want, and that truly matter, through a co-creation and trauma-informed approach.
My bona fides
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Provisional Clinical Member, Singapore Association for Counselling (SAC), ID: D1444
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Master of Counselling, Flinders University
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Certified Multichannel Eye Movement Integration (MEMI) Practitioner
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Certified Brain Switch 2.0 Practitioner
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Certified ReAttach Protocol Practitioner
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Certified Choice Theory & Reality Therapy Practitioner, William Glasser Institute
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Faculty Member in-training, Choice Theory & Reality Therapy, William Glasser Institute
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Certified Clinical Trauma Specialist–Family (CCTS-F), Arizona Trauma Institute
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Founding Member, MEMI International Asia
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Certified Trainer (WSQ Advanced Certificate in Learning & Performance – ACLP)
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Trained in Expressive Therapy, Expressive Therapies Australia & GentleArt
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Trained in Sandplay Therapy, Expressive Therapies Australia & GentleArt
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Trained in Transactional Analysis (TA)
My Hopes & Dreams
Years ago, I was in Seattle leading programs and making money in the corporate world. The work, my chronic physical and mental health, and the pandemic opened my eyes to community heart-work.
So, I shifted gears and began exploring counselling. One thing led to another, and eventually, Five Squirrels Therapy Service was born, built around one idea, that when we individually understand ourselves, we begin to make choices that are kinder and more fulfilling for ourselves and others.

