A/Prof Jessica Leong possesses both clinical and organisational experience and has served as a counsellor and psychotherapist in various organisations, including in an Institute of Higher Learning for over 25 years.
Jessica was awarded a scholarship to pursue a Masters degree in counselling at Keele University, UK, and was accorded the Gold Award in the “Excellence in Teaching” Convention.
She achieved the distinction of becoming the first certified Transactional Analyst in Singapore and was the President of the Transactional Analysis Association in Singapore for more than 20 years. Jessica is the only certified Clinical Teaching and Supervising Transactional Analyst in Singapore.
In February 1993, Jessica became the first Asian Transactional Analyst to be awarded the Goulding Award for Excellence in Transactional Analysis Theory and Practice. In the same year, she was also endorsed to teach and supervise Transactional Analysis trainees by the Training Certifying Council in 1993 (Minneapolis).
Jessica has been a visiting lecturer at Keele University in the UK, and she has taught Transactional Analysis at the Gerard Egan Annual Counselling Summer School at the College of Ripon & York St. John. She was also invited by The University of Hong Kong, Master of Social Sciences (Counselling), to teach Transactional Analysis in Psychotherapy.
Jessica has been a visiting lecturer at Keele University in the UK, and she has taught Transactional Analysis at the Gerard Egan Annual Counselling Summer School at the College of Ripon & York St. John. She was also invited by The University of Hong Kong, Master of Social Sciences (Counselling), to teach Transactional Analysis in Psychotherapy.
She is the co-author of three TA books and has written several TA articles. Jessica has presented papers on Transactional Analysis at international conferences, and has also been an International Examiner for candidates seeking certification in Transactional Analysis. Jessica is also the editor for the International Transactional Analysis Associations Journal.
Jessica has taught and shared in many prestigious multi-national corporations, financial and educational institutions, private companies, hospitals and helping agencies, as well as statutory and government bodies.
She is the training and counselling consultant and director of JC Integra (TA) Pte. Ltd., and the Clinical Director of the Executive Counselling & Training Academy Pte. Ltd.