Faith, Fitrah and SSA

We are pleased to welcome counsellor Bryan Shen from Singapore, author of books The Un-affirmed Core (recognizing the hidden pain) and Re-affirming The Core (building bridges of care and protection) that work on compassionately exploring the psychological, social, and spiritual dimensions of non-heterosexuality, grounded in Shen’s work with individuals who are deeply hidden and afraid, offering rare insights not commonly found in mainstream media.

For this webinar, we tackle the questions:

• Why does God allow us to have feelings of Same-Sex Attractions we did not ask for? 
• Does having Same-Sex Attractions contain a call to Fitrah?”

Bryan Shen is a registered professional counsellor and a supervisor who conducts training and lectures to counsellors and professionals. He is sought after by many conservative-religious institutions in Asia to provide educational talks to remove misconceptions and prejudices.

Date: Saturday 20th September 2025

Time: 2pm (UK) , 9pm (Singapore)

Bryan Shen is a professional counsellor and supervisor registered with the SAC (Singapore Association for
Counselling). He is also an independant Lay Catholic missionary since 1997 who teaches and counsels
in English or Thai. He has done counselling work with seminarians and religious people in
Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, and the Philippines. He is also sought by professional
counsellors and various leaders of conservative-religious communities—Christians and Muslims—
to provide educational talks to remove misconceptions and prejudices, especially in matters
pertaining to non-heterosexuality. Bryan continues to update himself through the people who sought
his help, detailed case studies, and professional conferences with leading therapists and
professionals in the US, Asia and Europe. He is also a General Board Member of the IFTCC
(International Foundation for Therapeutic and Counselling Choice), Life member of the CCAT (Christian Counselling Association of Thailand), and of the ACCS (Association for Christian Counselling, Singapore).