Therapy for people who've always had to translate themselves.
Odyssey Wellness is a psychotherapy practice offering mental health support to adults in Singapore and worldwide, both in person and online.
Maybe you’ve gotten very good at holding it all together.
Do you feel like you're always adapting to other people's expectations?
You might be good at reading the room, keeping the peace, and being the person others can count on. But constantly adjusting to everyone else can leave you depleted and disconnected from yourself.
Do you have it all figured out on paper, but still feel like you're falling short?
You work hard, achieve a lot, and hold yourself to high standards. But you can be incredibly hard on yourself when things don't go to plan, and that inner voice telling you you're not good enough can be an awfully loud self-saboteur.
Do you feel caught between cultures, with no single place that feels like home?
You may have spent years moving between different cultures, expectations, or versions of yourself. Sometimes it can be hard to know where you fit, or which parts of yourself are truly yours.
You've come to the right place if you're looking for:
Better ways to cope with difficult or overwhelming emotions.
Understanding behaviour patterns and unlearning those that don’t serve you.
A safe space to help heal from challenging or traumatic life experiences.
A commitment to upholding your wellbeing above all.
Psychotherapist, Ed.M., M.A., LMHC
I’m Sharmishtha, a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, and I can join you in figuring out your place in the world.
As an adult Third Culture Kid (TCK), my own journey to develop a sense of self has shaped my calling to help adults navigate cultural identity, adjustment, assimilation, and multicultural families and relationships. Having moved between different places and cultures throughout my life, I understand how complicated it can be to adapt to different expectations and ways of being while trying to figure out what feels like you.
I support individuals navigating anxiety, stress, perfectionism, self-esteem, grief, past trauma, and relationship difficulties. Many of the people I work with are also interested in exploring their identity as it relates to race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, and culture, and how these parts of who they are have shaped their experiences and relationships.
My approach is warm, straightforward, and collaborative. I’m interested not just in helping you understand yourself, but in helping you make sense of the patterns you keep finding yourself in and figure out what you want to do differently.
P.S. I’m a cat mom, but my cats refused to pose with me, so I had to rope in my nephew instead.My hope is that therapy gives you a space where you don’t have to have it all figured out. A place to slow down, get curious about the patterns underneath what you’re feeling, and make room for parts of yourself that may not have had much room elsewhere.
Together, we can work towards understanding yourself more deeply, processing difficult experiences, and finding ways of moving through the world that feel more like your own.
Common concerns
Some of what we can explore together.
You don't need to fit neatly into one category to come to therapy. These are some of the experiences and patterns I commonly support people with.
When your mind won't switch off
For when overthinking, high expectations, or the pressure to keep going are taking up more space than you'd like.
When you're figuring out where you belong
For questions of identity, belonging, home, and what it means to build a life across different cultures and expectations.
When old patterns keep showing up
For understanding the experiences and relationships that have shaped you, and deciding what you want to carry forward.
Frequently Asked Questions
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I work well with individuals who are struggling with some aspects of their lives and are motivated to find different ways of relating to themselves and others.
Some of the concerns that we could explore together include:
Stress, worry, and anxiety
Self-esteem and self-confidence
Relationship difficulties
Healing from abuse and trauma
Difficulty with cross cultural experiences
Grief
Life transitions of any kind
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You will have a 15 minute discovery call with me to make sure we are compatible. We will discuss your reasons for seeking therapy, goals you may have, and what you are looking for in an effective therapist. We will also make sure we are a good fit in terms of fees and schedule availability.
Our first few sessions will be about getting to know you better, setting some goals or areas of focus, and just getting into the rhythm of our therapeutic work together. From there, some people choose to pursue short-term therapy, often focused on resolving a specific issue. Others may benefit from a longer term approach, allowing for deeper work that allows me to help you to move forward and establish strong foundations for long-term change.
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If you are in Singapore, I offer in-person sessions at a private office near City Hall.
If you’re outside of Singapore, or if you simply prefer virtual sessions, we can meet online.
It’s important to ensure that you have a stable, strong internet connection and a quiet, private space to attend sessions virtually, in order to have the most positive and effective experience of therapy.
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$200/session.
We also offer subsidized low fee sessions through our trainee clinicians.