Hi everybody! Welcome back to The Morning Stretch!

On today's episode, we are incredibly excited to speak to Dr. Joel Low, Clinical Psychologist and Director of The Mind Psychological Services. We'll be deep-diving into the topic of Therapy: what is therapy actually about? What happens in the therapy room? What are some common myths and misconceptions?

With the rise of mental health difficulties amongst children and adults in Malaysia, awareness and openness to Psychotherapy is so essential in helping us cope with life stressors and various other difficulties. However, there is still a lot of stigma surrounding help-seeking. We hope that this episode can address some of your apprehensions, equip you with information to encourage help-seeking in friends and family, and give you the opportunity to learn skills to show up better in your life and for your loved ones!

Our interviewee Dr Joel Low is not just a Clinical Psychologist and the Director of the The Mind Psychological Services and Training in Jaya One. More recently, he has also been appointed as the Vice President of the Malaysian Society of Clinical Psychologist. Find out more about Joel and his team at www.themind.com.my,

If you'd like to find out more about therapy services within Malaysia, here are some of the websites providing relevant information:

• The Mind Psychological Services and Training
• Malaysia Society of Clinical Psychology (MSCP)
• Counselling Board of Malaysia
• Malaysian Mental Health Association
• MyPsychology Services Directory