Masters of Professional Counselling -
Monash University
Kuala Lumpur2018
Anne-Lynn Teoh
Forest Lodge,NSW
Summary
Passionate and empathetic Mental Health Counsellor with an extensive tertiary education in psychology at an Honours level, lived experience, and preliminary work experience in the mental health field; turned people-focused healthcare senior recruitment consultant. Now, with a key passion for enhancing and improving the face of corporate well-being. I am setting out to finally achieve my dream to attain my full registration as a Psychologist and make a difference in the mental health landscape here in Australia.
Education
Bachelor of Psychological Science (Honours) -
Australian College of Applied Psychology
Sydney, Australia2015
Graduate Diploma of Psychological Science -
Australian College of Applied Psychology
Sydney, NSW2013
Bachelor of Science - Psychology
University of New South Wales
Sydney, NSW2012
WA Certificate of Education -
Methodist Ladies College
Perth, WA2008
Work History
Project-based Corporate Counselling
P&C Multinational Company
07.2019 - 12.2019
- 6-month contract
- Regularly providing individual counselling to employees working as content moderators
- Expanded on experience with various client cases from different cultural backgrounds eg. South Korea, Indonesia, Thailand, India etc. and mental issues eg. addiction, self-harm, trauma, anxiety and panic attacks etc
- Applied crisis intervention techniques for emergency referral cases.
- Facilitating and leading weekly group counselling and mental health workshops to employees.
- Gained further proficiency in hosting and designing own mental health workshops.
ABA-Certified Therapist
Early Autism Project Malaysia
01.2019 - 07.2019
- Run ABA programmes to assigned children at 3-5 years of age within the clinic and the home environment.
- Teach play, communication and self-help to children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).
- Gained hands-on working experience with ASD kids and their families.
- Mastered standard procedures and applications of ABA programmes in language, motor and social development skills.
- Successfully facilitated eye contact, use of words and broadened play skills/interactions while reducing engagement of repetitive "stimming behaviours" in assigned kids with ASD.
- Successfully managed challenging behaviour through redirection and calming techniques.
Intern/Practicum Counsellor
Taylors University And Monash University
Malaysia
01.2018 - 12.2018
- Practicum (6 months, Monash University campus): Completed minimum total expected workload, comprising fieldwork: 100 hours of direct client service; 156 non-contact hours
- Internship (6 months, Taylor University campus): Complete 504 fieldwork placement hours in total, of which 192 hours are 'contact' hours (e.g. face-to-face counselling) and 312 hours are 'non-contact' (e.g. observation).
- Deliver counselling through individual and group sessions to fellow classmates in a triage, public volunteer participants and Taylor university students.
- Conduct basic psychological assessments such as the DASS-21, MBTI etc.
- Conduct peer support groups and mental health promotional events.
- Practice counselling microskills and techniques eg. CBT, mindfulness and positive psychology via a person-centered approach.
- Manage file and case note organisation as well as regular follow-ups with clients.
Recent Work Experience
Senior Healthcare Recruitment Consultant, 01/2020 to Current
Brightside Recruitment, Omega Medical – Surry Hills, NSW; Hays Malaysia, Peoplefirst Consulting – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Manage social work, allied health and other healthcare related candidates in NSW metropolitan region and in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Recruit for psychologists, social workers, mental health clinicians, OTs, speech pathologists, physiotherapists and other allied healthcare professionals.
- Assess key strengths, experience, motivations and career goals of candidates whilst providing key consultation on suitability to opportunities within current job market.
- Integrate psychology principles and counselling techniques in key interview intakes and consultations with candidates.
- Incorporate career counselling in consultative approach and mindset coaching to enhance interview skills while building their confidence and interview readiness through the recruitment process.
- Adapt stress management and relaxation psychoeducation to candidates faced with pre-interview nerves and confidence issues.
- Confirmed revenue generated up to $ 93,597.67 YTD 2024
- Successfully promoted 3 times in a span of 1.5 years from Researcher up to Senior Consultant
- Achieved the “Top Recruiter in Life Sciences” award for FY 21-22 (Highest number of placements
in Life Sciences) - Awarded Asia Top Perm Recruiter - 3rd Place – FY 22 Hays Asia Awards (Total of 37 placements made)
Skills
- Interpersonal Counselling
- Person-Centred Approach
- Cognitive Behavioural Techniques
- Psychoeducation
- Career Counselling
- Group Counselling
- Mental Health Workshops
- Crisis Intervention
- Business Development
- Interviewing skills
- Sales (Question, Understand, Acknowledge, Convince)
- Sales (Features and Benefits)
- Terms of Business Negotiation
- Motivations Assessment
- Candidate Sourcing
- Client management
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Malay
Professional Working
Italian
Limited Working
Timeline
Project-based Corporate Counselling
P&C Multinational Company
07.2019 - 12.2019
ABA-Certified Therapist
Early Autism Project Malaysia
01.2019 - 07.2019
Intern/Practicum Counsellor
Taylors University And Monash University
01.2018 - 12.2018
Masters of Professional Counselling -
Monash University
Bachelor of Psychological Science (Honours) -
Australian College of Applied Psychology
Graduate Diploma of Psychological Science -
Australian College of Applied Psychology
Bachelor of Science - Psychology
University of New South Wales
WA Certificate of Education -
Methodist Ladies College
Hobbies
- Pole Dancing for 6 years and counting
- Raising my blueberry staffy puppy named Bagel
- Advanced scuba diver with a wanderlust for islands across the world
- Yogi enthusiast (Yoga Teacher-Certified with Alliance Yoga)