IMC Children’s Clinic Singapore
Dedicated care for your children - from newborns to teenagers
IMC Children’s Clinic Singapore is located in the Camden Medical building on the 14th floor. The clinic has been purpose-built for children. Our Children’s Doctors have received specific in-depth training in Child & Adolescent Health and have a deeper knowledge base to care for children. One of the key differentiators in the IMC Children’s service compared to other providers is the quality of care. You can make a ‘same-day’ appointment or an advance one. Because of our years of experience, parents can trust us to give evidence-based medical advice.
IMC Children’s is a 5-minute walk from Tanglin Mall. The nearest MRT stop to Camden Medical is Orchard Boulevard on the Thomson East Coast line. Alternatively, a 15-minute walk from ION Orchard. There is parking onsite at Camden Medical Centre. There is also additional parking at Tanglin Mall and the Regent Hotel.
Tel: +65 6733 4440
We are dedicated to the care for your children – from newborns to teenagers.
Meet the Children’s Team
Kavitha Manokaran
Senior Clinical Psychologist (Child & Adolescent)
Kavitha is a registered Clinical Psychologist (Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology from National University of Singapore) and registered Counsellor (Graduate Diploma in Counselling Practice from Counselling and Care Centre), with over 15 years of experience in Child and Adolescent Mental Health.
Kavitha specializes in therapy/counselling and psychological assessments for children, adolescents, and their parents. She focuses on creating a safe and non-judgmental space for emotional well-being, and healing. Fostering trust and empathy, Kavitha engages with her young clients to identify and address their challenges, empowering them towards achieving their goals. This collaboration extends to parents and schools, to understand the child’s needs and develop effective strategies for support and communication.
Kavitha leverages on her extensive and diverse background, spanning community setting, special school, hospitals like KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital and Singapore General Hospital, private clinic work with expats and lecturing modules in schools, to provide exceptional care for her clients and their family. She draws on her expertise in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR) and the Signposts parenting program to guide her in therapy. Alongside this, she provides psychological and psychoeducational assessments for ADHD, Autism, Learning/Academic difficulties, School Readiness, Giftedness and any other emotional, cognitive, behavioural strengths and struggles.
Kavitha also offers psychological therapy for adults, incorporating concepts from Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) and Schema Therapy. Through a collaborative approach, she assists individuals in gaining a deeper self-awareness and feeling empowered to take control of their own well-being.
With her extensive experience and knowledge, Kavitha can understand the needs of the child and families from various angles, offering a more holistic comprehensive support. Kavitha customizes her psychological approach to address individual challenges, working in tandem with parents to enhance their child’s well-being and development.
Children & Adolescent Assessment and Therapy:
- Psychological and Psychoeducational Assessments: Giftedness, Cognitive abilities, ADHD, Autism, Learning/Academic Difficulties, School Readiness
- Emotional regulation struggles, behavioural difficulties, Adjustment difficulties
- Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
- Gender identity struggles, suicide, self-harm, psychosomatic concerns
- Issues with self esteem, self confidence, motivation, sense of identity, sleep difficulties, managing chronic illness
- Managing relationships such as friendship, bullying, sibling rivalry
- Parent coaching, Attachment Struggles
- Supporting social and communication difficulties
- Interventions for ADHD management in home and school settings
Adult Therapy:
- Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
- Difficulties with self esteem, self confidence, relationships
- Prenatal and Postnatal depression and anxiety
- Emotional regulation struggles
- MPsych (Clinical), Graduate Diploma in Counselling Practice
- Registered Psychologist with Singapore Register of Psychologists (SRP)
- Chocolate Enthusiast
- Baking
- Spending time with my dog
Meet the Children’s Psychology Team
Emmanuelle Mollet O’Grady
Principle Clinical Psychologist (Child & Adolescent)
Emmanuelle Mollet O’Grady is a fully qualified French-trained clinical Psychologist with 20 years of clinical experience and the benefit of helping many children and families throughout her career in the USA, France, Ireland and Singapore. She graduated from the University of Paris VIII, France, in 2003. Emmanuelle Mollet O’Grady’s started her career in a specialised clinic to help with Postpartum Baby-mother difficulties in France, then worked 7 years in an Irish Child and adolescent Mental Health clinic, followed by 4 years in KK Hospital for children in Singapore and 6 years in a private Psychology Clinic.
Emmanuelle is a specialised child and adolescent psychologist, who also works closely with their families and siblings, if the need arises. She is bilingual French-English and has experience working with many local schools or international schools of Singapore (French or English).
Emmanuelle has an expertise in helping Children and adolescent’s psychological difficulties in children and she believes that every child deserves a tailored psychological approach to help improve their difficulties. She offers individual therapy, parenting support and also psychometric assessments for cognitive abilities, ADHD, Autism, Learning and academic difficulties.
Emmanuelle follows International Guidelines and Ethics Regulation as well as Best Practice guidelines. She offers an empathetic person centered approach, using integrative approaches and psychotherapies. Continuing Professional Development is essential for her.
- Emotional and behavioural difficulties, depression, anxiety disorders, low self-esteem and mood difficulties.
- Impact of experienced bullying, teasing, friendships issues.
- Social and communication difficulties (Autism, Asperger Syndrome).
- Post traumatic Stress (narrative therapy, EMDR for children and teens)
- Psychosomatic difficulties (physical pain or illnesses in link with stress),
- Obsessive-compulsive disorder OCD, ADHD, Gender Identity disorder.
- Adolescence issues, Suicidal ideation, self-harm, emotional dysregulation.
- Impact of Long term illnesses: acceptance and coping with medical conditions (Crohn disease, Epilepsy, Diabetes, severe skin conditions, physical trauma etc)
- Eczema and skin disorders, atypical dermatitis (link illness/psychological well-being)
- MPsych (Clinical), Master (Family Therapy), BA (Hons) Psychology, MSPS, SRP
- Traveling all over the world and discovering new cultures
- Gardening
- Running
