The idea for this casebook came to me while I was living and working in Perth,
Western Australia. It took a few years of effort, planning, and perseverance to see
this book finally come into fruition. The profession of psychology has taken me to
different parts of the world, across Australia and Singapore. The journey has not
always been the easiest one, but it has been a most rewarding journey.
I am grateful to the clients who have entrusted me with the privilege of being a
part of their healing journey. I am impressed by their strengths and their resilience
in the face of adversities, and their lives tell a story of their triumph over the troubles
that life sometimes bring. I am also grateful to the students with whom I have supervised
in their work with clients. For at the heart of what I do in education and training,
there is a passion to empower my students in not only clinical and therapeutic
skills, but I hope that they also revisit the importance of the therapeutic relationship,
and also the humanistic element of their work, while embracing the relevant standards
and prevailing ethical code for our profession. I am glad to be a part of their
learning journey, and I am proud to hear of their stories of success, and I am very
pleased to be a co-author with the students I had supervised both in Australia and
Singapore.