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Meet the Team
Shi Han Chan
Founder
Dance Movement Psychotherapist
After graduating with a Masters in Psychology and spending a few years in the counselling profession, Shi Han realised there was more to learn about being mentally healthy and happy. She felt that more could be done beyond counselling to help people adjust to a world steeped in stimuli that could at times be overwhelming on the mind and body.
Shi Han discovered answers in the form of one of her earliest passions – dance. In simply moving her body, she found a way to traverse different emotional spaces and reclaim a sense of centredness in life. Thus began her journey with Dance Movement Psychotherapy which led to a Masters qualification in the UK.
Movemental was founded as a map of that journey. It holds everything Shi Han has collected over years of personal study, training and clinical experience. It is her hope that the knowledge and skills she shares become valuable additions to people’s emotional toolkits.
Shi Han is employed and has worked with different departments at the Institute of Mental Health to provide clinical Dance Movement Therapy. She also teaches part-time at the Singapore University of Social Sciences on the Expressive Arts Therapy programme. She continues to provide counselling to individuals, except that now she enjoys integrating her work with her specialisation in the body and movement.
Cerise Tean
Education & Development Lead
Dance Movement Psychotherapist
Cerise is a Dance Movement Therapist registered with the Association of Dance Movement Psychotherapy UK. Her exposure to and training in Contemporary Dance inspired her to reach out to the community. She has worked with people living with Parkinson's Disease, Dementia and Stroke, as well as children, youths and young adults with special needs. Cerise continues to work with the young and elderly - enabling them to encounter and navigate various movement techniques that not only enhance body-mind connection, but also celebrate their bodies at whatever stage of life they go through.
Cerise holds a Master of Arts in Dance Movement Psychotherapy from University of Derby, UK, and attained a Dance for Parkinson’s Disease introductory training certification with Mark Morris Dance Group and Inspirees Institute. Together with Shi Han, she played a key role in founding Movemental in 2021.
Skylar Ong Si Qi
Dance Movement Therapist
Skylar/Si Qi is a Dance Movement Therapist, partner yoga instructor and dance instructor. She has a degree in Psychology and is an ex-child protection officer.
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Skylar has been a firm believer in the therapeutic use of movement to integrate the gifts and wisdom of the body. She joined Movement in 2021 to deliver DMT programmes and therapeutic dance to multiple populations including groups with mental disorders in step-down care, senior activity centres and teenagers with mental health histories in schools and drop-in centres.
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Skylar practises trauma-informed means of interacting wtih clients and actively creates a safe, non-judgmental space to support inclusive healing and wellness.
Tammie Tan
Dance Movement Therapist
Tammie is a Dance Movement Therapist, practising social worker, trauma-informed movement facilitator and yoga teacher.
Growing up, Tammie struggled with darkness and loneliness in her life. As she moved her body, she learnt to trust the messages from her body which supported her in reclaiming a sense of wholeness in her being.
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Tammie believes everyone has an innate desire to celebrate their lives. It is her hope to hold space for people to begin an exploration of personal healing through movement and body-based practices. She has worked with people from different walks of life - children, seniors including those with dementia, pregnant mothers, people with trauma and caregivers.
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Tammie holds a graduate diploma in social work, as well as a diploma in Dance Movement Therapy with Dance & Arts Therapy New Zealand.
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