In order to serve the community better, HOPE worldwide (Singapore) offers counselling services to help people cope with various issues and challenges in their lives.Our counsellors are experienced and qualified, and can provide enrichment and counselling services in the following areas:-

• Marriage (Pre-Marriage Preparation & Marriage Counselling)
• Parenting
• Youth & Teens

and other issues ranging from personal crisis to day-to-day issues.

To request information, please email us at enquiries@hopewwsea.org

John Louis
John Louis graduated with an Honours Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the City University, London, in 1985. John is also president of HOPE worldwide (Singapore), and is a trained family life educator and marriage counselor. He has a Masters Degree in Counselling from Monash University. He is also a Registered Counsellor of the Singapore Association for Counselling, and Professional Member of the American and the Australian Counselling Associations.

John and his wife Karen have also conducted conferences, seminars and workshops on family, marriage and parenting, in Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia. They work closely with the Family Life Education programmes by Ministry of Community Development, Youth & Sports (MCYS), and give talks through the Family Life Education (FLE) and Family Life Ambassador (FLA) programmes.

Karen McDonald Louis
Karen McDonald Louis graduated with honors (Cum Laude) from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst majoring in Classics, specializing in Latin & Greek. She holds a Graduate Certificate in Parent Leadership Education Training from Swinburne University of Technology, Australia, a Masters in Counselling from Monash University. She is also a Registered Counsellor of the Singapore Association for Counselling, and Professional Member of the American and the Australian Counselling Associations.

In her capacity as a Family Educator, Karen has organized and spoken at marriage workshops and at many parenting workshops on child development and education. She has been conducting parenting talks and doing marriage counselling for more than fifteen years in England, Australia, Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia.

Her most recent publication (commissioned by MCYS) on Intergeneration Bonding, entitled “G-Connect – Bonding Generations” was launched in early December 2005 to provides essential working tips for families.

Joyce Tan
Joyce Tan is a graduate from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, Massachusetts, having received a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering in 1986. She has received Pastoral and Counselling Training from the Boston School of Missions, a Graduate Certificate in Parent Education Leadership from Swinburne University, Australia and Family Resource Training Centre, Singapore, and a Masters Degree in Counselling from Monash University. Joyce is a Professional Member of the American and the Australian Counselling Association.

Joyce has worked with Teens, Singles, Marrieds and Parents for the past 18 years in America and Singapore. Currently on staff with Hope worldwide (Singapore), a Volunteer Welfare Organization that focuses on Family Life Education, Joyce Tan serves as the Executive Director and also as a Family Life Education Speaker. She is married and has 2 lively and active boys.

Patrice Lee
Patrice Lee is a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley. She also has a Graduate Certificate in Parent Education Leadership Training awarded jointly from Swinburne University, Australia and Family Resource Training Centre, Singapore; and a Masters in Counselling from Monash University, Australia. Patrice is a Professional Member of the American and the Australian Counselling Associations.

Although an American, Patrice has been residing in Singapore for the past 17 years. She and her husband have conducted numerous marriage and parenting seminars and workshops throughout Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia. Along with this, for the past four years she has done individual and family counselling in the local schools. She has three wonderful children, one in primary school and two in secondary school.