Educational Therapy
Educational Therapy helps children overcome learning challenges by addressing both academic skills and the underlying emotional or cognitive barriers.
What Is Educational Therapy?
When learning seems more challenging than it should be, Educational Therapy can offer support that extends beyond tutoring. It addresses cognitive, emotional and executive functioning challenges that impact learning, helping students thrive.
Benefits Of Educational Therapy
Educational Therapy aims to address the underlying issues that affect a child’s ability to perform academically by:
- Providing intensive educational intervention beyond what the tutor and school can provide support for.
- Applying different approaches and activities to strengthen learning skills that are important for day-to-day functioning in school.
- Narrowing the learning gaps for academic growth into sport, cognitive, emotional, and behavioural blocks to learn.
- Working collaboratively with parents, schools, and other health provider professionals in a child’s learning environment.
Who Is Educational Therapy For?
Educational Therapy may be considered for children who:
- Find it significantly more difficult to learn than most children of the same age
- Have difficulties with memory and retaining learning
- Have slow processing of information
- Have a short attention span
- Are disorganised or are unable to plan and follow through due to poor executive functioning
- Are challenged in critical thinking skills
- Are transitioning from an early intervention program to mainstream kindergarten or primary/elementary school
- Struggle to fulfil the school’s expectations of behaviour and performance daily
This may include children with a recognised disorder such as:
- Specific learning disorders such as dyslexia and dyscalculia
- ADD/ ADHD
- Dyspraxia
- Autism
- Intellectual disability
Educational Therapy VS Tuition
ASPECT | EDUCATIONAL THERAPY | TUITION |
|---|---|---|
OBJECTIVES | Supports underlying learning challenges such as ADHD and dyslexia. Helps develop executive functioning, learning strategies and emotional regulation | Improves academic performance with a focus on subject-specific knowledge and grades |
RESOURCES | Multi-sensory materials, strategies | Textbooks, past papers, curricula, teaching aids |
COLLABORATION | Works with teachers, parents, psychologists, and sometimes the school. Focuses on long-term development. | Works typically between the student and the tutor. Collaboration is key to achieving academic goals. |
When To Seek Help?
When intensive educational intervention that goes beyond what the tutor and school can provide support for is needed, it is worth considering speaking to a psychologist about your child’s learning progress.
A few examples include:
- Challenges with reading, spelling and understanding written language
- Difficulties with math
- Cognitive skills challenges, for example, attention, speed of processing, memory flexibility, and problem-solving
- Functioning challenges such as task initiation, organisation and time management
How Can Us Help You?
We conduct assessments, assess underlying learning difficulties, develop individualised intervention plans and provide recommendations for your home and school environment.
We provide support for children four years and older with various learning disabilities, emotional, behavioural problems, or other difficulties.
Experienced Therapists
Our processes and quality assurance is led by Dr. Emma Waddington, a UK-trained senior clinician psychologist and Founder of Us Therapy, with over 20+ years of experience in helping individuals in Singapore.
Holistic & Personalised Approach
Our clinicians draw from various therapeutic models to create a holistic approach. At Us, we have seen hundreds of clients and we recognise that each individual is unique. Our approach is tailored to you but always includes customised treatment plans and integrative techniques.
Thorough Assessment
At Us, we pride ourselves on our comprehensive assessment processes. We will undergo a thorough assessment process with you in your first sessions before we come up with a plan for your therapy.
What To Expect
Initial Consultation – A Space to Be Heard
The first session is all about getting to know you. It is a conversation—one where you can share what is been on your mind, what has been feeling difficult, and what you would like support with. Your therapist will ask questions about your background, experiences, and goals, but there is no pressure to answer any questions—just a safe space to begin.
Questionnaires & Onboarding Surveys – Understanding the Full Picture
To help tailor therapy to your needs, you may be asked to fill out some brief questionnaires before or after your first session. These can give insight into things like mood, stress levels, relationship patterns, or coping strategies. They are not tests—just tools to help your therapist understand how best to support you.
Individual Therapy Sessions – Your Journey at Your Own Pace
Each session is a step forward in your journey. Therapy is not just about talking—it is about discovering new ways to navigate life’s challenges, make sense of emotions, and feel like you are getting the most out of your life. Depending on your needs, sessions may focus on:
- Exploring patterns of thought and behavior
- Understanding past experiences and their impact on the present
- Developing practical coping tools
- Strengthening emotional resilience
Feedback Sessions – Reflecting and Adjusting
After the first few sessions (or after assessments), a feedback session provides space to reflect on how therapy is going. This is a chance to talk about what has been helpful, what you would like more of, and how therapy can continue to best serve you.
Intervention – The Heart of Therapy
Intervention is where meaningful change happens. Every therapy journey is unique, and the approach will be shaped around what works best for you. Some common approaches include:
🌱 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) – Helping to identify and shift unhelpful thought patterns, reduce anxiety, and develop healthier ways to cope and new patterns of behaviour.
🧠 Schema Therapy – Deep, transformational work to uncover long-standing patterns that might be keeping you stuck, often rooted in early life experiences.
💙 Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) – Learning to handle difficult emotions with self-compassion and move towards what truly matters in life.
🌊 Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) – A powerful approach for healing trauma and distressing memories, helping the brain reprocess them in a way that feels less overwhelming.
🧘 Mindfulness-Based Approaches – Building self-awareness, grounding techniques, and ways to manage stress and emotions with greater ease.
Fees
Individual Counselling Rates
Clinician type
Fees and Duration
Clinic Founder
$310
Principal Psychologist
$290
Senior Clinical Psychologist
$262
Educational Psychologist
$262
Clinical Psychologist
$236
Counsellor
$170
Expressive Arts Therapist
$170
Associate Psychologist
$130
Phone calls / Emails
Clinicians rate pro-rata (10 Mins)
FAQs About Educational Therapy
What is the role of educational therapy?
Educational therapy helps individuals who struggle with attention, learning and academic performance. It uses a combination of therapeutic and educational techniques to support executive functioning, cognitive processing, emotional regulation and self-confidence. The clinician works alongside the client to find strategies that work for them.
How to be an educational therapist?
To become an educational therapist, clinicians require:
- A bachelor’s/master’s in education, psychology or special education
- Specialised training in educational interventions, learning differences and therapeutic approaches
- Registration through bodies based in the countries working in
- Experience working with students who experience learning or developmental challenges.
What type of therapy is best for children?
The best type of therapy is dependent on the child’s needs, difficulties, and more. Commonly used interventions include:
- Play therapy, often used for young children, is for emotional expression
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), frequently used for depression, anxiety and behavioural issues
- Speech and language therapy, used for communication delays
- Occupational therapy, typically used for sensory issues, executive function and motor issues
- Educational therapy is used for learning difficulties like ADHD, dyscalculia, dyslexia, and more
When should my child see an educational psychologist?
Consider taking your child for a consultation with an educational psychologist when:
- There are academic struggles despite support at school and home, e.g. tutors
- Signs of learning disorders are present, such as attention issues, struggles with reading and struggles to learn
- Transitions between schools or the need for accommodations
An educational psychologist can assess cognitive and emotional functioning and provide targeted recommendations to support learning and development.