Natalie Kang
Founder - Senior Psychotherapist
DCounsPsych (UK; Candidate)
MA Art Therapy (Distinction)
BA (Hons) Psychology
Dip (Merit) Child Psychology and Early Edu.
Natalie is a registered art psychotherapist and play practitioner with extensive experience working with special needs individuals, children, youths, and families across diverse settings. She believes that therapy is a space for self-discovery and healing, where creativity becomes a language for exploring emotions, building resilience, and nurturing growth.
Her approach is relational and collaborative, meeting clients where they are and supporting them in becoming more aware of their experiences, strengths, and inner resources. Integrating a wide range of creative modalities, including art, sand, LEGO, and play, Natalie works within a trauma-informed and developmentally sensitive framework to create meaningful therapeutic change.
As the founder of Art Play Psychotherapy, Natalie also designs and facilitates workshops and trainings for seniors, professionals, educators, and organisations. In addition to her clinical work, she lectures in the field of art therapy and education, sharing her expertise with emerging practitioners. Her teaching and facilitation focus on the use of the arts in mental wellness, creative pedagogy, and holistic care, encouraging others to discover the transformative potential of creativity in practice.
Currently pursuing her Doctorate in Counselling Psychology, Natalie continues to deepen her understanding of the human person and the integration of psychological principles in healing work. She is also completing a Graduate Diploma in Arts-Based Supervision with the British Association of Art Therapists (BAAT).
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Certifications​
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Gestalt Play Therapy with Children and Adolescents
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Using LEGO in Gestalt Play Therapy
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Using Sand in Gestalt Play Therapy
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Healing Trauma through Guided Drawing
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Sensory-Informed, Trauma-Based Approach
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Dialectic Behavioural Therapy (DBT) with Youths
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Registered Trainer with the Ministry of Education (MOE), Singapore
Boo Xuning
Senior Art Psychotherapist
MA Art Therapy
BA (Hons) Psychology
Xu Ning is a registered art therapist with the Australian, New Zealand and Asian Creative Arts Therapies Association (ANZACATA). She has a background in psychology and a deep commitment to helping adults and older adults reconnect with themselves through creativity and compassion. She believes that therapy is a space to rediscover one’s capacity for resilience, peace, and joy, even amid seasons of change and loss.
Her early work as a research assistant and special needs educator laid the foundation for her strengths-based, person-centered approach. During her art therapy training, she completed clinical placements at a child protection agency and a halfway house for adults recovering from substance use, shaping her trauma-informed and relational practice.
Currently, Xu Ning divides her time between private practice and a community hospital, where she supports patients in rehabilitation and palliative care. Her work focuses on helping adults and older adults process emotional pain, rebuild meaning, and strengthen their sense of safety in both body and mind. She integrates somatic and attachment-based principles, using artmaking as a way to foster regulation, self-compassion, and connection.
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Known for her gentle and grounded presence, Xu Ning creates a calm and attuned space for clients to reflect, express, and heal at their own pace. Her approach honours each person’s story and the quiet strength that can emerge through creative and mindful engagement.​
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Certifications​
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Somatic Attachment Healing
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How to Work with Dreams in Clinical Practice by Leslie Ellis
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Basics of Group Psychotherapy: Theory and Experiential Learning by SGH Postgraduate Allied Health Group
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The Wisdom of Trauma and Special Talks on Trauma Series by Maurizio and Zaya, feat. Dr. Gabor Mate
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Treating Trauma Master Series by National Institute for the Clinical Application of Behavioral Medicine (USA)
Val Wai
Art Psychotherapist (Trainee)
MA Art Therapy (Ongoing)
BA (Hons) Communication Design (First-Class Honours)
Val is currently art therapy practitioner and final-year Master’s candidate at LASALLE College of the Arts, University of the Arts Singapore (UAS). Her clinical experience includes working with children and adolescents with developmental needs and chronic illnesses across hospital, residential, and educational settings.
Val views art therapy as an in-between space for play and development, where creative processes become a gentle pathway for children and youths to explore emotions and experiences that may be difficult to express in words. She supports clients in developing emotional regulation, strengthening a sense of safety, and connecting more deeply with their inner worlds through embodied art-making and creative play.
Her early experiences volunteering as a teacher with children with special needs shaped her strengths-based and person-centred approach, grounded in respect for each individual’s unique way of experiencing and making sense of the world. Alongside her clinical practice in private and community settings, Val facilitates art therapy-informed workshops and continues to develop her artistic practice. Through her creative work, she hopes to cultivate greater awareness and understanding of art therapy among young people and the wider community.
Val practises under professional clinical supervision in line with her training requirements and is committed to reflective practice and ongoing learning.
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Courses​
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Trauma-informed Practices
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S-BRATA framework
Fred Chin
Counselling Psychologist Associate
Doctorate in Counselling Psychology (Candidate)
MSc Psychological Science
BA Psychology
Dip TESOL (Level 7)​
Fred works with adults experiencing emotional distress, anxiety, stress and burnout, relationship challenges, trauma-related concerns, and difficulties related to identity and life transitions. He has supported individuals across diverse contexts, including corporate settings, community populations, and those navigating complex personal and professional pressures.
Fred views therapy as a collaborative and supportive space where clients can explore their experiences with safety and curiosity, and gradually move towards greater clarity, emotional regulation, and personal resilience.
His approach is relational, client-centred, and trauma-informed, with a primary grounding in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). He works alongside clients to understand patterns that contribute to distress, deepen emotional awareness, and develop practical strategies that support meaningful and sustainable change. Fred also brings experience working with children and adolescents with special needs, individuals with neurodevelopmental differences, and adults experiencing high levels of psychological distress. His background in crisis support and psychological risk assessment informs a calm, reflective, and ethically grounded therapeutic presence.
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Fred is currently completing his Doctorate in Counselling Psychology at York St John University (UK) and practises under professional clinical supervision. He is committed to ongoing learning, reflective practice, and providing thoughtful, compassionate care.
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Certifications​
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​Psychological First Aid