Team Profiles
Tamil Mugil
Licensed Counsellor, MindNexis
Qualifications & Professional Background
Tamil Mugil Tamil Selvan is a Registered Clinical Psychologist with the Malaysian Allied Health Professions Council (MAHPC), registration number MAHPC(CP)00773. She holds a Master of Clinical Psychology from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) and a Bachelor of Psychology (Hons) from the University of Cyberjaya.
She has clinical experience across adult, adolescent, and child mental health settings, including psychiatry, community mental health, psychological assessment, and Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) services.
Mugil believes that therapy should be a safe, supportive, and non-judgmental space where individuals can better understand themselves, work through their difficulties, and develop practical strategies to cope with life’s challenges. She takes a collaborative and person-centred approach, adapting her interventions according to each individual’s needs, concerns, and goals.
Her clinical approach draws from evidence-based therapies including Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT), Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), Motivational Interviewing and mindfulness-based approaches.
Client Groups & Clinical Experience
Mugil works with adolescents and adults experiencing concerns such as anxiety, depression, neurodevelopmental conditions (Autism & ADHD), stress and burnout, workplace difficulties, grief and loss, sleep difficulties, anger and emotional regulation, interpersonal concerns, adjustment difficulties, and caregiver stress. She also has experience providing psychological support through EAP services and online sessions.
In addition to psychotherapy, she has experience in psychological and cognitive assessment, clinical interviewing, risk assessment, case formulation, psychoeducation, and multidisciplinary collaboration. Her clinical experience also includes working with children and families presenting with neurodevelopmental, behavioural, emotional, and learning difficulties.