About Wendy

My name is Wendy, a registered clinical counsellor and a professional art therapist. I work with children aged 5 years old and above, with or without special needs, and adults to heal from traumatic experiences, learn emotional regulation, and use creative ways to experience therapeutic processes.

I’m also an approved therapist for ICBC claims, CVAP (crime victim assistance program), and accepting most extended health insurance benefits. I work in Port Coquitlam, mainly serving clients in Tri-Cities (Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody), but I also offer online sessions to meet clients’ needs.

I’m a Taiwanese Canadian immigrant who speaks fluent Mandarin and English. I’m a professional member of the Canadian Art Therapy Association, BC Art Therapy Association, International Association for Creative Arts in Education and Therapy, and Taiwan Art Therapy Association.

I like to use puzzles as an analogy or a metaphor to describe our lived experiences. Sometimes it isn’t easy to put a puzzle by yourself because there are things you are worried about, fearful to think of, or something you have not discovered yet. I am here to help you put the pieces together to understand yourself better. Although it may take some time or it may not be perfect, you are not alone.

For the past over fifteen years, I have been serving a wide range of direct or indirect contacts for people who needed government assistance, including people in hospitals, corrections, care centers, and health facilities. My work experiences in the government public service as an intake worker have helped me understand to put clients first, always pay empathic listening and respect everyone’s life stories.

I was once a breast cancer patient and experienced art therapy and counselling. It was a life transition for me to explore and experience the power of art therapy. I am now a mother of two children. I want to introduce this healing method to those who are in need of this therapeutic process.

In my services, I prioritize your needs and integrate personcentered and psychodynamic approaches in art therapy. I also use narrative therapy, Adlerian, Jungian, Satir’s theories in our psychotherapeutic sessions. You are the one who controls your own puzzles, but I assist you in finding some pieces you have not explored yet. I also offer talk therapies if clients prefer a traditional way to explore their inner world.

I obtained my bachelor’s degree at Simon Fraser University in 2007. In 2021, I completed an internship in direct and indirect counseling cases and group therapy at the counseling center Moving Forward Family Services and the Vancouver Art Therapy Institute. In 2022, I obtained a master’s degree in counseling (MC) from Athabasca University and a Diploma in Advanced Art Therapy (DVATI) from the Vancouver School of the Arts.

I hope to get to know you through art therapy, help you find a way to repair the trauma, reconnect your body, mind and soul through consultation channels, let art therapy reopen your creativity, and explore your subconscious together.