Meet Morty - An Interview with Shapes and Sounds

Shapes and Sounds is a social enterprise that destigmatises mental health for Asian communities.

Below is an interview with Morty from Shapes and Sounds. We hope it can help you gain a bit more insight into deciding whether Morty might be a good fit for you or someone that you know. Enjoy connecting with Morty below!

1. What led you to choosing mental health as a career?

I stepped into the field of psychology and mental health opportunistically, yet I was caught up in the fascination of exploring humans' inner worlds. The privilege of being able to support and mentally travel with people kept motivating me on this path, and time after time, it validated my belief that this was the right path for me.

2. What is your unique cultural heritage?

Chinese

3. What are your areas of specialty and what kind of frameworks do you work from?

As part of my specialty as a counsellor, I mainly support teenagers who experienced trauma and are influenced by symptoms of multiple mental health diagnoses. Also, I support adults with workplace stress and relationship issues. On the other hand, I specifically work with adults who have drug and alcohol dependency and significant trauma experience. I support them through psychoeducation and collectively helping them minimize the harm drugs and alcohol do and facilitate them toward the goals they want to achieve.

I'm facing quite a different people in my professional journey and I understand the significance of being adaptable and flexible in using different evidence-based therapeutic approaches and frameworks, including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Motivational Interviewing (MI) and Gottman Method Couple Therapy.

4. What kind of clients are you best able to support?

Adults. teenagers, international students, clients with trauma or relationship concerns.

5. If you could be your own therapist right now, what do you think you would say to yourself?

Have a look at what you have accomplished so far and the effort you've already made. You are worthy to be listened to and treated with compassion.