Stress & Burnout Management

Psychiatrist-led assessment and treatment of chronic stress, occupational burnout, and adjustment disorders, with pharmacological support and coordinated referral for CBT and stress management therapy.

PsyWellness Clinic provides specialist assessment and management of stress-related disorders, including chronic work stress, occupational burnout, adjustment disorder, and generalised stress presentations. Dr Lim Boon Leng — a former director of MOH's GP Partnership Programme for Mental Health and co-author of the Singapore Handbook of Common Mental Illnesses — takes a clinically structured approach to stress, distinguishing between subclinical distress and diagnosable stress-spectrum conditions that warrant treatment. The initial consultation maps the biopsychosocial contributors to the patient's stress, assessing sleep quality, mood, cognitive function, physical health markers, and workplace or life circumstances. Where pharmacological support is appropriate — such as short-term anxiolytics, sleep aids, or antidepressants for stress-driven depressive features — Dr Lim prescribes and monitors these within the practice. The clinic also coordinates referrals to partner psychologists for evidence-based psychological interventions including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) for stress, mindfulness-based stress reduction techniques, and relaxation training. Occupational assessments for fitness-to-work decisions arising from stress-related illness can be provided. The practice treats both acute stress responses (e.g., following a traumatic event or significant life change) and chronic presentations in professionals and executives experiencing sustained burnout. Men's mental health and resilience — an area Dr Lim specifically highlights — is a focus area, recognising that men are statistically less likely to seek help for stress-related illness. The clinic is conveniently located near Orchard Road with good MRT and taxi access.