Family Healing & Intergenerational Impact in Singapore
Break the cycle. Restore trust. Reclaim your family story.
From Family Pain to Futures of Purpose and Connection
Addiction’s Legacy Travels Across Generations
Addiction’s impact extends far beyond one individual—its emotional reverberations often echo through families, reshaping neural wiring, attachment patterns, and relational dynamics across generations. Children growing up in homes where addiction, chaos, or neglect was present often carry unprocessed trauma into adulthood, impacting their sense of identity, self-worth, and ability to form healthy relationships.
At Listening Ear Counselling & Consultancy Pte. Ltd., we offer a trauma-informed, systemic approach designed to:
Heal adult children of addicts (ACOA) from early attachment wounds
Support families dealing with emotional turmoil experienced by children
Navigate the delicate balance between safety and care in environments where abuse and addiction intersect
How Addiction Shapes Children and Familial Patterns
Emotional Turmoil in Childhood
Children living with addiction often experience shame, fear, confusion, and emotional instability. The unpredictable environment affects their developing brains and attachment systems, leading to symptoms like anxiety, anger, or emotional shutdowns in adolescence and adulthood.
Attachment Disruption and ACOA Patterns
Adult Children of Addicts often develop maladaptive patterns such as:
Hypervigilance or emotional numbness
Difficulty trusting others or setting boundaries
Strong fear of abandonment or perfectionism driven by low self-worth.
Without intervention, these relational wounds can become unconscious behaviours that perpetuate trauma across generations.
Intergenerational Transmission of Trauma
Trauma is passed not just through experience, but through relational patterns, emotional templates, and even epigenetic influences across generations. Addressing this family legacy requires intentional therapy and transformation, not passive hope.
Our Intergenerational Addiction & Trauma Counselling Services
Stopping Intergenerational Trauma: Healing Adult Children of Alcoholics
Explore and mitigate the impact of intergenerational trauma on adult children of alcoholics or addicts, addressing how our nervous system is shaped by home dynamics, how we unknowingly carry this baggage into future relationships, and what can be done to trauma-proof our children.
Emotional Turmoil ,Shame and Instability - From a Childs View
Explore and address the emotional turmoil, shame, and instability children face when a parent struggles with addiction, in a Safe, supportive and nurturing environment.
Burden of Care on Mental Health - Impact on Family Roles and Responsibilities
Understand and manage the shifting roles and responsibilities within a family affected by addiction, including parentification, role reversal, loss of childhood, and the impact of attachment wounds from unavailable parents, fostering stability and healthy dynamics.
Abuse, Addiction & the Safety Imperative
When addiction co-occurs with coercive or abusive dynamics, safety becomes the foundational issue.
Signs to take seriously include:
Physical aggression or emotional manipulation
Control over finances, isolation from support networks
Threats, intimidation, or emotional distancing
Families often struggle with shock, loyalty conflict, or fear—especially when addiction impairs empathy or self-control. Establishing boundaries and a robust safety plan is essential before meaningful healing can begin.
Our Counselling Fees in Singapore
| Session Type | Investment | Additional Charges | Cancellation Policy |
|---|---|---|---|
| In-Person Sessions | SGD 250 | – SGD 50 after-hours surcharge -Transportation fees for out-of-office sessions or different venues | Reschedule or cancel with 36+ hours’ notice. Late changes or no-shows incur full session investment. |
| Virtual Sessions (Zoom) | SGD 200 (PayNow) SGD 250 (Other Methods) | – SGD 50 after-hours surcharge | Same as above. |
What Clients say about our Counselling in Singapore
Professionally Trained, Trauma-Informed & Culturally Attuned
Evidence-Based & Grounded in Real Life
Culturally Sensitive & Globally Informed
Respectful of Complex, Delicate Issues
Neutral, Non-Judgemental & Confidential Space
Move from Trauma to Trust—Together
Addiction’s shadow does not have to define your family’s future. With intentional therapy, education, and mutual accountability, families can:
Break the cycle of emotional inheritance and inequality
Build relationships grounded in safety and mutual respect
Support adult children to step into identity free from past roles
Contact Listening Ear Counselling & Consultancy Pte. Ltd. today to learn how you can begin the journey toward healing—both individually and as a family.