Michelle Ayn Tessensohn
Practitioner and Mentor
I offer online therapy
Sessions available at Essence Rooms (Central Singapore).
Qualifications
Certified Life Coach, Martha Beck International, 2011
Certified Master Coach, Martha Beck International, 2014
Certified NARM therapist, NARM international, 2024
Professional Memberships
Ancestral Medicine 2021
Modalities
Attachment-Based Therapy
Developmental Psychology
Interpersonal Therapy (IPT)
Relational Therapy
Areas of Work
Life Purpose and Meaning
Life Transitions (Including Mid-Life Crisis)
Self-Esteem and Personal Growth
Spirituality and Existential Issues
Stress (incl. PTSD)
Clients Population
Adults (26-64 years)
LGBTQ+ Individuals
Minority and Multicultural Communities
Neurodivergent
People Experiencing Grief and Loss
People with Anxiety Disorders
People with Mood Disorders
People with Relationship Issues
Trauma Survivors
Session Format
Group Session
Individual Session
Workshops / Seminars
About Me
Michelle Ayn Tessensohn is a therapist, mentor, and contributing author to Ancestral Wisdom: Sacred Stories of Contact, Healing, and Care, supporting personal and cultural healing internationally.
Her practice draws on over two decades of formal training: beginning with Zen Shiatsu certification (2002), which she practised and taught for ten years, before training as a counsellor and coach. During this period she began guiding meditation circles, later completing the Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification through UC Berkeley's Greater Good Science Center (2021).
A deep commitment to generational and trauma healing led her to Family Constellations training (2018), certification as an Ancestral Lineage Healing practitioner (2021), and certification in the NeuroAffective Relational Model — NARM (2024).
Michelle weaves together indigenous wisdom and Eastern philosophy with Western psychology and somatic approaches to create a practice that is trauma-sensitive, inclusive, and culturally attuned. She works with clients navigating inherited trauma, identity, and the stories carried across generations.
She brings clarity, warmth, and a quiet steadiness to her work.
Practising at Essence Rooms, Singapore’s original self-service therapy room provider (est. 2017).
