Hello, my name is Rachel. I am a Registered Social Worker (#17803), and a Therapeutic Arts Practitioner. I am currently completing my Master of Social Work at the University of Northern British Columbia, and undergoing a supervised practicum as a Counsellor Intern at Heartspace Counselling and Art Therapy.

My previous experience includes 8 years in crisis intervention and suicide prevention, where I had the privilege of offering peer support to community members who trusted me with their stories. I especially enjoyed providing mental health education to children and youth through workshops on emotional regulation and suicide prevention. This work shaped me as a listener and deeply influenced my approach to counselling.

I integrate art and play therapy to support children, youth, and young adults experiencing struggles such as anxiety and depression, emotional regulation, self-esteem, interpersonal relationships, and life transitions. While I welcome a wide range of experiences, I am particularly passionate about supporting those navigating loss and grief. I understand loss as a self-defined experience- anything that disrupts connection, identity, or a sense of normalcy, whether it involves a person, pet, relationship, place, dream, career, home, or health. I believe expressive therapies offer a creative and imaginative way to release emotions that may be difficult to put into words.

I align with a client-led, emotion-focused, and strength-based approach. I aim to meet each person where they are, support emotional expression, build coping strategies, empower unique strengths, and co-create a safe and trusting therapeutic relationship.

As a Master’s Level student, I view counselling as a mutual process of learning and growing, and I encourage open dialogue about your hopes and needs so we can shape and adapt the work together.

In my personal life, I value nature as a grounding tool and connection to self-care. Growing up in Northern BC, I feel most at peace when hiking, camping, or touching trees, flowers, or water. When indoors, I express my own creativity through art, writing, music, and experimenting with baking or cooking.

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Hello, it’s great to meet you! My name is Miranda, and I’m a Counselling and Art Therapy Intern at Heartspace Counselling and Art Therapy. I am currently in my second year of the Master of Clinical Counselling: Art Therapy program at Adler University.

I bring warmth, empathy, and a nonjudgmental presence into my work, and I practice from a person-centered and relational approach. This means that you set the direction of our sessions, and I’m here to walk alongside you with compassionate understanding that is attuned to your needs.

I often integrate talk therapy, mindfulness, and art therapy—since words alone can sometimes feel limiting, art can offer a powerful way to express and process what we carry.

My therapeutic lens is grounded in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). I’ve also completed introductory training in Gestalt therapy and Trauma-Informed Practice (TIPI Level 1: Trauma and the Body), and may integrate somatic techniques to support deeper awareness and regulation.

I feel especially drawn to supporting those navigating emotional regulation, perfectionism, anxiety, boundary setting, and relationship challenges.

Growing up highly sensitive myself, I know how overwhelming these experiences can feel, and I’ve witnessed the power of counselling and art therapy in building insight, ease, and self-compassion.

Outside of the therapy room, I love yoga, snowboarding, bike rides, dancing, and winding down with a good book, music, drawing—or cuddles with my cats!

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Stephanie Ng (she/her) is a culturally sensitive Registered Clinical Counsellor, Registered Art Therapist, and Certified Play Therapist. She is second-generation Canadian-Chinese (Hong Kong) and speaks English, Cantonese and Mandarin.

Stephanie specializes in working with anxiety, stress/burnout, trauma, self-esteem, perfectionism, imposter syndrome, creative blocks, family concerns, interpersonal issues and relationship challenges.

Stephanie is neurodiversity affirming, and has experience working with children (3+), youths, and adults individually and in group therapy sessions.

Besides counselling, Stephanie (RCAT, CPT-S-in-training) also offers Art and Play Therapy supervision to Professional Art Therapists and Play Therapy Practitioners seeking supervised clinical hours towards registration and certification with CATA, BCATA, BCAPT, CAPT.

Stephanie Ng (she/her) is a culturally sensitive Registered Clinical Counsellor, Registered Art T... Read More