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Dr. Edmund Ng's CV

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Dr. Edmund Ng is qualified in theology from Wales, in psychology from Australia and in thanatology from the USA. He is one of only 3 Asians who are accredited as a Fellow of the Association of Death Education and Counseling.

 

Formerly a business CEO and pastor, Edmund is presently in full-time community service as a psychotherapist and researcher in Malaysia. He specializes in personality disorders, grief therapy, and issues of sins and shame.

Both Edmund and his present wife Pauline have experienced first-hand the deep pain and loneliness of suddenly losing their respective spouses. Edmund’s first wife, Jessie, died unexpectedly of intra-cerebral hemorrhage at the age of 49. Pauline’s first husband, Su, was killed instantly in a car accident, and she was widowed for 15 years.

As a couple, Edmund and Pauline have since 2007 counseled and journeyed alongside hundreds of bereaved persons, both on a one-on-one basis and collectively in Grief Support Groups. They have also trained up a volunteer core team of caregivers who have themselves journeyed through their own losses.

Based on his professional practice and research, Edmund has written an academic book entitled Shame-informed Counseling and Psychotherapy: Eastern and Western Perspectives (Routledge, 2021). Routledge is one of the world’s top publishers and his book is published as a hard-cover monograph in recognition of its value, quality and originality. It is carried in the libraries of many established universities such as the universities of Harvard, Yale, Oxford and Hong Kong to name a few.

 

He has also written several Christian books and journal papers. His latest book is Set Free from your Corrupted Shame: Be empowered to overcome bondages and sins.

 

Edmund also served as the Founding Presidents of the National Association of Christian Counselors Malaysia (2011-2017) and the Asia Christian Counseling Association (2017-2021). Both organizations seek to shape and promote Christian counseling for ministry and missions at the national and regional levels respectively.

Sample Speaking Engagements

Christian Association for Psychological Studies (CAPS) Conference 2022 (USA)

18-19 Mar 2022

Spoke on “Surfacing Hidden Shame”. Received award for highly attended session.

Regional Forum on Mental Health Care 

27 Nov 2021

Panel Speaker at Lausanne Forum on 27 Nov 2021. Spoke on “Christian Counseling and its Relevance to Churches”.

Integrating Asian Christian Counselling in Missions

09-11 Sept 2021

Opening Address of the Regional Conference of the Asian Christian Counselors Association (ACCA) held on 9-11 Sep 2021. The theme is on Integrating Christian Counseling in Missions.

Seminar on Responding to Loved Ones of Patients

29 Nov 2020

Guest Speaker of the Malaysia Medical Association Community Lecture at Manipal Medical College, Melaka, 29 Nov 2020.

Integrating Spirituality in Christian Counseling (Indonesia)

17-19 Oct 2019

Keynote Speaker at the 3rd Asian Christian Counselors Association regional conference held in Bali Indonesia.

Journeying with a Griever (Singapore)

25 Feb 2017

Guest Speaker of a Counseling Seminar organized by St Andrew’s Church of Singapore on 25 Feb 2017.

Beyond Grief: A Guide for Recovering the Loss of a Loved One

08 Aug 2016

Guest Speaker of Community Talk organized by the national newspapers Star

Anglican Diocese Annual Retreat

22-24 May 2015

Guest Speaker at the Anglican Diocese Annual Retreat for their priests held in Kuala Terengganu.

Lordship of Jesus Christ in the 21st Century (South Korea)

11-14 Aug 2014

Plenary Speaker at the Theological Consultation of the Asia Theological Association held in Seoul, South Korea for heads of seminaries in Asia

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