Selina Ding

Dr. Ding, from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, obtained her master's degree in educational psychology from the University of Malaya in 2000. Following graduation, she gained professional experience in two educational organizations overseeing international schools, private schools, and kindergartens.

Subsequently, she pursued her master's degree in clinical psychology at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia; completing it in 2007. She underwent her post-graduate training at Child Development Centre and Adult Psychiatry in UKM Medical Centre.

Dr. Ding is a registered clinical psychologist who worked at Hospital Kuala Lumpur for three years before establishing her private psychology and dyslexia centre, Ding Psychology Centre, where she has been providing services for the past 18 years. A pioneer in diagnosing and intervening with dyslexia, she developed the Ding Dyslexia Program.

Following that, Dr. Ding earned her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology in 2021 under the supervision of Professor Dr. Hjh. Firdaus Mukhtar, an internationally renowned professor in the field of cognitive behaviour therapy from Asia, as well as Professor Dato’ Lai Munn Sann, a distinctive, international researcher in the field of community health.

Dr. Ding also trained in multigenerational family and couple therapy, and is a family consultant of collaborative practice for separating couples and divorce. Her training in family therapy is under the guidance of three esteemed supervisors—Prof. Maurizio Andolfi, a renowned multigenerational family therapy expert from Italy; David Hong, a qualified systemic family therapy consultant from Australia; and Warren Tan, an experienced Satir systemic therapy consultant from Singapore. She also is attended a collaborative practice training under Marguerite Picard, Tricia Peters, and Dr. Tina Sinclair which was organised by Malaysian Collaborative Practice Group.

Dr. Ding is a trained practitioner in play therapy under Prof. Monika Jephcott and in neuro-dramatic play under Prof. Sue Jennings, both from the UK. Dr. Ding has also received training in Jungian-based sand therapy and expressive arts therapy from AP Dr. Diana-Lea Baranovich of PTI UK.