Our Therapist
Tammy Fontana, M.S., NCC, CTRT, USA Certified Sex Therapist, Hypnotherapist
Ms. Fontana has resided in Singapore for over twenty years and she is a Permanent Resident of Singapore. She combines her clinical training in the United States with her experience in both the expatriate community and the local Singaporean community to provide culturally sensitive therapy as an expat counsellor. Ms. Fontana has extensive experience with the local community through her counselling work at Aware.org, Alife, The Star Shelter, Singapore Anti-Narcotic Association, and Simei Health Care. Ms. Fontana also provides intensive treatment for child clients at residential care through her liaison with MCYS.
Her involvement in the expatriate community extends to her work as the Southeast Asian contact for Asherman’s Syndrome. Ms. Fontana founded Singapore Active Toddlers in 2007 for local and expatriate parents and was a board member of the New Mother Support Group (NSMG) in Singapore. Finally, Ms. Fontana is a Primetime, Business and Professional Women’s Association member.
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Ms. Fontana draws upon her clinical training eight years of experience in counseling and her professional experience of over fifteen years in sales with Fortune 1000 companies in the United States. She provides both individual counselling and couple therapy. Ms. Fontana has specialized training in working with children and their families. She is dedicated to improving the lives of others through well-researched interventions and she looks forward to working with each client.
Qualifications
Ms. Fontana has her M.S. in Mental Health Counseling from Capella University, USA: a CACREP-approved school.
Ms. Fontana completed her 3000-hour clinical practicum and internship in the United States under the supervision of a senior US licensed Counselor (LPC). Ms. Fontana has passed the U.S. National Counselor EXAM (NCE) and is a Nationally Certified Counselor (NCC) USA.
Ms. Fontana is a Certified Choice Theory Reality Therapy (CTRT) Therapist through the William Glasser Institute of Singapore. This is a 2 1/2 year program that consists of 2 intensive trainings, two practica, and a certification session. A certified CTRT Therapist has demonstrated knowledge and skill in the principles of Choice Theory, Reality Therapy, and Lead-Management as authorized and endorsed by Dr. William Glasser. Ms. Fontana completed her advanced Intermediate training with top US Faculty Trainer Lucy Billings Robbins of The William Glasser International Institute USA and her certification with Ivan Honey of The William Glasser International Institute of Australia who developed Doug Dragster based in Choice Theory Reality Therapy. CTRT is based on the principles of helping people to learn internal control and improve important relationships. Ms. Fontana continues to deepen her knowledge of the principles and interventions of Choice Psychology by consulting with a US Faculty member of the William Glasser Institute
Ms. Fontana has assessment and diagnostic training using the DSM-IV. Since the DSM V has come out, Ms. Fontana has completed more training on the new DSM model to help her clients and be aware of the changes in how the psychiatric community is diagnosing people. She has extensive training in human development, psychopathology, addiction, and child and family counselling. As required by the counselling profession and governing boards in the U.S.
Pre and Post Relationship Counselling for Partners with Addiction. The outcome for sobriety and maintenance of sobriety is higher when the partner of the person with addiction attends counselling. Ms. Fontana helps couples evaluate their options for seeking detox and getting clean treatment and provides counselling and skills for couples after the partner has participated in inpatient treatment. Ms. Fontana, as part of her Master’s degree and continuing education received training in addiction counselling. Ms. Fontana can recommend both in-patient treatment facilities in the SE Asia region and options for outpatient treatment in Singapore.
Member of:
- American Counselling Association ACA https://www.counseling.org/
- American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counsellors and Therapists AASECT https://www.aasect.org/
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- National Board for Certified Counsellors https://www.nbcc.org/
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Sex Therapist
Ms. Fontana is a sex therapist in Singapore who completed her Sex Therapy certification through The Advanced Mental Health Training Institute (AMHTI) an approved provider for the Florida Board of Psychology (exp. 3-15), (USA) Florida Board of Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, and Mental Health Counseling (exp. 5-14). Provider #50-11996. The title of “Sex Therapist” is a protected title in the State of Florida. FS 491, FAC 64B4-7.004 states the following:
This certification ensures that mental health counselors who hold themselves out to the public as sex therapists have completed a minimum level of training in the specific area of sex therapy and the general provision of clinical, counseling, and psychotherapy services.
Training includes a minimum of 120 hours of approved education which meets the continuing education requirements of Rule Chapter 64B4-6, F.A.C., from twelve (12) of the following areas with a minimum of 10 hours in each area taken:
1. Sexual and Reproductive Anatomy and Physiology
2. Developmental Sexuality
3. Gender-Identity Issues
4. Socio-cultural factors in sexual values and behavior
5. Medical Factors Related to Sexuality and Sexual Functioning
6. Interaction between sexuality and dynamics of interpersonal and family relationships
7. Sexual Offender Treatment
8. Diagnosis of Sexual Dysfunctions, Disorders, and Deviancy
9. Treatment of Sexual Dysfunctions, Disorders, and Deviancy
10. Legal, Ethical, and Forensic Issues in Sex Therapy
11. Sexually Transmitted Infections
12. Risk Assessment with Sex Offenders
13. Psychopharmacological Therapy with Dysfunctions, Disorders and Deviancy
14. Research on Sexual Dysfunctions, Disorders and Deviancy
15. Sexual Abuse Treatment
16. Victimology/Victim Therapy
17. Group therapy in the treatment of sexual dysfunctions, disorders, and deviancy
Family Counselling
Tammy Fontana has extensive clinical training in constellation and family therapies. She specializes in intergenerational trauma and relational trauma that is connected to many generations back. Her extensive understanding of seeing patterns from how families deal with attachment to the roles and rules of families is critical in healing family issues.
Family Therapy is often helpful to heal and correct patterns that affect communication, conflict, and the family’s ability to be dynamic and flexible in the face of change.
Ms. Fontana helps parents to heal the trauma and issues they faced in their childhood to stop the perpetuation of dysfunctional patterns of thoughts and behaviors. She helps heal individuals and families so that they can be resilient, healthy, and happy.
Continuing Education & Training
As a truly professional individual and marriage counsellor, Ms. Fontana has continued to pursue her training to ensure she gives the best and latest individual and marriage counselling services to her clients. Ms. Fontana is always seeking to enhance her counselling skills and knowledge through continuing education and clinical supervision to ensure her clients the highest level of care.
Ms. Fontana continues to enhance her training in systematic relationship and sex therapy. She completed high-level individual training with the esteemed Dr. Marty Klein, LMFT & Sex Therapist in August 2017 in Croatia. Her intensive clinical training continues to advance her skills and knowledge to help her clients with relationship issues and specifically sexual issues. It is a rare honor and privilege to be able to private individually with Dr. Klein.
Ms. Fontana, in August 2016, completed 18 hours of training with Dr. Marty Klein, LMFT & Sex Therapist from the United States. Dr. Klein is one of the leading Sex Therapists and Relationship therapists in the world. He has spoken twice before the United States Congress on Sex Education. Dr. Klein is an international speaker and published author of 6 books on Sex and Relationships. He also maintains a private practice in Palo Alto California.
Ms. Fontana has completed her certification as a sex therapist by the professional and clinical guidelines of the American Association of Sexuality Educators Counselors and Therapists (AASECT). AASECT has ethical, educational, and clinical guidelines for the ethical and clinical treatment of relational sex and intimacy problems. To date, Ms. Fontana has completed over 250 clinical hours in sex therapy training above and beyond her Master’s Degree level training.
Ms. Fontana has completed Level 1 and Level 2 Training in Gottman Method Couples Counselling with the founders Drs. Gottman in Australia. The Gottman Institute highly regulates languages and wording around titles that therapists may use about their training.
Ms. Fontana has completed specialized training for children in Play Therapy with renowned Gestalt Play Therapist Felicia Carrol. Her training with Ms. Carrol covered basic and intermediate Gestalt theory and the integration of sand trays, puppets, and clay for issues related to children and adults. Ms. Fontana’s Experiential Play Therapy for Children with Trauma was with Dr. Byron Norton, licensed US Psychologist of Family Psychologist Services, USA. She has also completed person-centered play therapy training along with Filial Therapy Training.
Because of her work with trauma and attachment issues with adults as well as children, Ms. Fontana has done several hundred hours of training in Trauma Therapy and Attachment-based Therapy. Her training has been through Attach.org as well as Marriage & Family Counselling, LLP in the United States.
Ms. Fontana has taken specialized training on infertility and relationships, including pre-marriage counselling. Ms. Fontana has done several hundred hours of training on divorce and the family to provide a grounded and evidence-based approach to how divorce impacts individuals as well as children. Ms. Fontana has done extensive research and training in how infidelity and cheating in the marriage impact the relationship and the individuals.
Verification of Credentials
- You can verify her standing here, just type in her last name of Fontana
- For Insurance, you can submit your bill to the insurance company with this letter of explanation of NCC document insurance.
Availability
Ms. Fontana provides therapy 7 days a week. She works with clients at all times. Please contact us for an appointment at +6590307239 or email tammy@allinthefamilycounselling.com
Professional Speaking Engagements for expertise in Sex and Sexuality, Relationships and Mental Health:
- Sex Expert at Product Launch for SmileMaker with Olgvy Marketing, April 2015
- Multiple Speaking Engagements on 938LIVE with Angela in November and December 2015
- Sleep Expert at Product Launch for Philips Lights for Children
- Relationship Expert on Radio Program HOT 91.3 October 2012
Please contact us to learn how we may help your organization conduct customized training for relationships or mental health and wellbeing.
Testimonials
I came to Tammy for individual therapy when my husband decided to end our marriage after having an affair. I was shattered and didn’t have a good relationship with my family, nor was I really prepared to live on my own. Through the therapy, I learned a lot about myself and how I needed to develop my thinking and learn better ways to deal with my feelings. I came in with a lot of shame and poor boundaries. My work with Tammy was never easy, but it was always done with a lot of compassion. The kind of work I needed to do to grow and develop required a lot of deep internal work. Through this hard work, I now no longer suffer from anxiety or panic attacks. I have been able to heal and develop boundaries and good relationships with other people. Because I’m calm, I have made progress in my career, and I’m now buying my first house ever. This process took me 5 years of therapy, and it was worth it. I am very grateful to Ms. Fontana for helping me.
– Chinese Singaporean, 30 years old
I started working with Tammy 7 years ago after I was caught by my wife 15 years having engaging with multiple sex workers. I was so filled with shame and humiliation. Therapy was a very difficult process for me as I had so much shame, and I needed to learn to accept myself and my imperfections. The work I did with Ms. Fontana helped me to gain a better understanding of myself and how compartmentalized my feelings and thoughts are. How I built false versions of myself to cope with my overwhelming feelings. It was a lot of pain and shame to work through, and it was not easy, but the version of myself now, a healthy, integrated father, was worth it. I have a relationship with my children that I never had with my father. The work I did helped me to develop and grow to be a mature, healthy thinker with good boundaries. I was able to repair my relationship with my wife and become a better father. I had a childhood trauma I needed to heal, and Tammy Fontana helped me with that.
– Expat national, 41 years old
We sought out sex therapy with Tammy Fontana. We started with a 10-minute call to learn about her style. We thought that we had sex problems. The therapy with her was revealing and surprising. What we thought was a simple sex problem turned out to be much more complex. Each of us carries a lot of shame related to our difficult childhoods and has difficulties with boundaries. We realized that we struggled with intimacy and communicating our needs and wants sexually and in other areas of our relationship. At the beginning of therapy, we were frustrated because we thought sex therapy would be much more about, well, sex. But we trusted her, and we learned how our own resentment towards each other for not being able to resolve conflicts in other areas of our lives was affecting our sex life. It was a process, and we worked hard and are now finally feeling much closer to each other, but also now have an easier relationship, sex, and are more intimate.
– Married Expat Couple in their mid-30s
I started to meet with Tammy to help me work through the ending of my marriage and divorce. The work with her helped me to learn about unhelpful thinking and thus actions in my marriage. The therapy helped me to have an amicable ending to my marriage. My ex-wife and I are friends now. I continued to work with Tammy after my divorce to continue to develop myself and address the unhealthy beliefs and thinking that affect my ability to have a good relationship. Since working with her, my business skills and relationships have improved, and I’m doing better at my sales job. I am also in a new relationship that is going well.
– Chinese Singaporean, 37 years male
Presentation by Ms. Fontana
- Conscious Communication for Couples, 2013 and 2015
- Multiple How to Sleep Train Your Child
- Parenting Skills Development Workshop July 2011, 2012
- Introduction to Child-Centered Play, October 2011
- Life Planning Workshop, Singapore March 2011
- Chronic Developmental Trauma and the Impact on Attachment, Marshfield WI, 2010
- Developmental Trauma and the Impact on the Developing Child’s Brain, Marshfield WI, 2010
- Understanding Sleep Patterns and How to Develop Healthy Sleep Habits, Singapore May 209
- Healthy Sleep Habits and Your Child, The Oddessy Creative Learning Centre, Singapore, May 2009
- Healthy Sleep Habits for Better Sleep, Birth and Beyond, 2007-2009
- 1882 Question and Answer talk about sex and intimacy, February 2024