Aleck Man-kit Kwong

Mr Aleck Kwong is a Registered Expressive Arts Therapist (REAT) and an Austin Vocal Psychotherapist (AVPT). He graduated with distinction from the Master of Expressive Arts Therapy program at the University of Hong Kong and was awarded the Madam Lo Ng Kiu Ying Anita Memorial Prize.

Aleck mainly works with students with special educational needs, people with emotional distress, ethnic minorities, the developmentally delayed, LGB individuals, and people living with HIV. Building on his former work experience in an investment bank and other financial institutions, he also conducts stress management and team building programs for corporations. He has been constantly invited to be guest speaker at various universities and is currently an adjunct instructor at the Sofia University. He also actively publishes academic journal articles and presents in international conferences. He is a current board member and a Rising Star awardee of the International Expressive Arts Therapy Association (IEATA).

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Ava Ka-man Lam

Ms Ava Lam has had extensive experience in consultation, psychotherapy, crisis intervention, group intervention, and developing and delivering a range of clinical trainings to corporate groups.She has specialized in the areas of planning for retirement life, resilience at work, elderly caregiving, stress management, mental health, work-life balance, bereavement and grief, trauma, mental health, parenting and family therapy.

Ava believes in the Person-centred Approach and incorporates expressive arts in her clinical work to tailor client’s need. Throughout her career in the public sector and in the private sector, Ava has managed clients with a variety of complex psychiatric issues as well as corporate clients who are experiencing a range of stress disorders in her experience as an Employment Assistance Program clinician and in her role as an in-house wellness consultant for an MNC.

She holds a master degree of social work, and a bachelor degree double majoring in Psychology, and American Studies from the University of Hong Kong. She has also received intensive trainings in Expressive Arts Therapy as well as trauma-informed Somatic Experiencing Therapy. She loves travelling and water sports, in summer it’s easy to see her at the beach with her two young daughters. She is a very curious individual and passionate in learning, currently she’s learning to play drum.

Maria Gonzalez-Blue

Maria Gonzalez-Blue is in private practice as a registered expressive arts therapist and registered expressive arts consultant/educator.  She is a founding member of the International Expressive Arts Therapy Association where she currently serves on the board of directors. Maria authored the first qualifying standards for registration of expressive arts consultant/educators and currently sits on the review committee for expressive arts consultant/educator applicants.

Maria was a core faculty member of the Person-Centered Expressive Therapy Institute for 15 years where she worked closely with its founder, Natalie Rogers. She sees the Person-Centered approach as a formula for compassion and long-term healing. She is an international facilitator and has taught in Hong Kong, Guatemala and Argentina. Since the start of Covid, she has offered Zoom programs focused on resilience for Beijing-China, Japan and Hong Kong. A 35-year relationship with indigenous shamans from Mexico has influenced Maria’s personal commitment to the arts as a spiritual pathway and has inspired her to bridge theoretical approaches with spiritual concepts. She currently teaches Mixed Media Intuitive Arts at a community college and enjoys mentoring individuals seeking to define a personally meaningful direction in the field of expressive arts.

Antonio N. Wong

Mr Antonio Wong currently works as a part-time lecturer at the Chinese University of Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Arts School. Besides, he is also a freelance counselor/ expressive arts therapist at the United Centre of Emotional Health & Positive Living.
 
As a registered art therapist and counselor, Antonio works with a diverse range of clients including adolescents and adults with mood disorders, SEN students, disabled, LGBT group and sex workers, etc.  
 
As an artist, Antonio participated in a number of local and overseas exhibitions, including "Be Natural" Ceramic Art Exhibition by Artists from Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau, "20 Years of the Artist in Residence" exhibition in Shigaraki of Japan, Tea Ware by Hong Kong Potters and Colour & Clay in Singapore. He also attended as a resident artist at the Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park in Japan.

Chan Wing-yan Vanice

Ms Vanice Chan completed the three-year training program in expressive arts therapy, the person-centered approach at the University of Hong Kong. She is currently the regional coordinator of IEATA and executive committee member of the Expressive Arts Therapy Association of Hong Kong. She is a registered social worker, certified senior addiction counsellor and registered expressive arts therapist. She is currently working as the Service Coordinator of the Life Enrichment Centre (LEC) of the St John’s Cathedral Church. Before, she had worked with multiple addiction families, schools, abused families, outreach youth and parents, mentally ill, etc.

Fiona Chang

Dr Fiona Chang is practicing person-centered expressive arts in a diverse setting for 30 years. She is the Vice-chairperson of “Art in Hospital”, the Founding President of the Expressive Arts Therapy Association of Hong Kong, a part-time lecturer at the social work departments of HKU and CUHK, an advisor of the "Art Therapy Without Borders" and the South Western College in Santa Fe. She was the former Executive Co-chair of IEATA.

Fiona received the HK International Cancer Congress Young Investigators’ Award, Outstanding Staff Award of Hospital Authority, Distinguished Social Work Alumni of HKU and the Shining Star Award of IEATA.

Fung Wing-yan Winnie

Ms Winnie Fung is a Registered Expressive Arts Therapist with the International Expressive Arts Therapy Association and a Registered Social Worker. Winnie completed the three-year training program in Expressive Arts Therapy, the person-centered approach at The University of Hong Kong. She is now a freelance expressive arts therapist, mainly working with LGBTQs, ex-drug addicts, young mothers, adults with emotional disturbance, and youth at the margin, mental illness patients, cancer patients etc. She studied trauma related approaches like Somatic Experience, and provide training and service about Trauma and Expressive Arts Therapy in the recent years. 

Leung Ching-yee Jerica

Ms Jerica Leung is a Registered Social Worker, Registered Expressive Arts Therapist and Somatic Experiencing Practitioner. She completed the three-year Person-centered Expressive Arts Therapy training. Having the strong passion in music and dance, she also received trainings in Music Therapy and Dance/Movement Therapy. 

Jerica has been working with children, adolescents and families for more than 15 years.  During the past few years, she launched various expressive arts projects for adolescent emotional wellness in schools and community.  She also collaborated with different scholars to carry out researches to study the effectiveness of using arts intervention for emotional well-being.

Moo Chi Wai

Mr Moo is a registered expressive art therapist and a social worker. Over the past few years, he spent a lot of time in deepening and strengthening his practices in expressive arts with numerous individuals and in group settings.  He has a holistic perspective to human needs and serves clients ranging from children with SEN to adults with traumatic experiences, grief, and elders.  He is also providing various training programs in Hong Kong and mainland China.

Ng Pui-wah Meko

Ms Meko Ng completed the three-year training program in expressive arts therapy, the person-centered approach at The University of Hong Kong. She is a registered social worker, and a registered expressive arts therapist (IEATA). She is the assistant supervisor of a crisis intervention centre for survivors of sexual violence, domestic violence and elder abuse. Meko is also a teaching assistant at the Department of Social Work of the Chinese University of Hong Kong. She has been working with people with trauma and mental health challenge for over 12 years. She was the former co-chair of the Expressive Arts Therapy Association of Hong Kong and the former IEATA Regional Coordinator. She conducts professional trainings for both local and overseas organizations.