Ron Yap
Therapist | Author | Mental Health Advocate
Hey! I’m Ron, a therapist, advocate and writer and I run @mentalhealthceo on Instagram. Here’s my story:
My mental health journey began a few years ago when I saw a post on Instagram describing the exact symptoms I was suffering as a result of my mental condition – that post was the turning point that made me realize that the condition I had been suffering with for close to 10 years had a name: OCD.
That post kickstarted my journey to getting a diagnosis, receiving therapy and finally becoming a mental health professional. Along the way, I started my page @mentalhealthceo, creating relatable and helpful mental health content that my younger self needed but did not receive that now has over 340,000 followers globally.
My self-discovery journey also led to the realization that apart from OCD, I was also plagued by the demons of loneliness, anxiety and passive suicidality. I used to turn away from them in shame, until I realized that they were all trying to tell me something, and the more I shunned them, the more they tried so desperately to get my attention. This is why, in my current practice, I use acceptance and commitment therapy to help clients accept the presence of emotional pain and understand the deeper messages that all their forms of pain are trying to tell them.
I believe that behind every presenting issue like anxiety, depression, loneliness and more – things we call the ‘pain of presence’ – lies the deeper signal about what we need more of in our life, and how our life needs to change. This is what we call the ‘pain of absence’. My objective is to help you decipher what these messages mean and to accelerate your transformation to being the person that you were always meant to be, pains and all.
I am also a practitioner of trauma-informed, parts-focused modalities like internal family systems and inner child healing to help you come to terms with all the rich and meaningful parts that you have as a person, modalities that have helped me personally as well.
At Untangled Minds, we are here to bring these crucial resources out of the therapy room and into your hands, at any time. Feel free to connect with us if you need our assistance for your event, organization or personal needs.
If you resonate with my story and would like additional guidance with navigating through a challenging life struggle, please feel free to book a call with me!
