API Care and Counselling is happy to organise this workshop for participants to appreciate grief and clinical depression through psychological and Christian lenses.
Grief and depression are common human experiences, yet many Christians struggle to understand them without guilt or confusion. This public workshop offers an integrative Christian perspective that brings together psychological insight, theological wisdom, and pastoral sensitivity.
Participants will learn to appreciate grief and clinical depression through both psychological and Christian lenses, normalising grief and lament as alternative responses to loss. The workshop will help attendees discern when grief remains a healthy process and when it may develop into clinical depression, requiring additional care. It will also introduce Christian spiritual resources for recovery that support believers who are suffering, as well as practical steps for assessing and managing suicide risk systematically and responsibly.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Appreciate grief and clinical depression using both psychological and theological lensesNormalise grief and lament within the Christian faith
- Discern when grief becomes depression
- Integrate practical Christian spiritual resources for recovery
- Understand suicide risk and establish a framework for assessing and managing risk
- Engage in participative learning through case studies
Who Should Attend
- Christians interested in understanding and improving their own mental healthChristian leaders who want to learn how to respond thoughtfully to those in their care
- Family members and friends supporting someone who is grieving or depressed
- Professionals in caring roles who support Christian clients
About the Speakers
Dr Matthew Lim
DClinPsy (Clinical Psychology), DPhil, MA in Pastoral Studies (studies)
Matthew has worked in inpatient and outpatient public mental health services and has supported adolescents and adults with severe emotional difficulties and histories of childhood adversity. He is a registered practitioner psychologist and clinical supervisor with the Singapore Psychological Society, and he actively serves in the counselling ministry of his local church.
Cheng Yong is currently a clinical psychologist at a public hospital, working with a range of patients from youth to the elderly. Prior to this, he served as an educator in the local education system for 30 years. In his work as an educator, Cheng Yong received the Caring Teachers Award; as a healthcare professional, he received the Best Newcomer Award. His late-career switch was driven by a call to mend broken lives in mental health.
Registration
Please register using this FORM.
CLOSING DATE FOR REGISTRATION: 25 Mar 2026
NOTE:
- Your place in the workshop will only be secured when payment is received.
- Payment needs to be received at least 2 working days before the workshop.
- Please note that there will be no refunds should you be unable to attend the workshop. However, your place on the workshop can be replaced by another person in such circumstances.
- Please contact the organiser for more enquiries.