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.
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.
