Estelle is a Singapore-based Board-Certified Music Therapist (MT-BC) working in an acute hospital. Informed by her background in Sociology and experience in social service, she adopts a humanistic approach to clinical work, situating self-actualisation within sociological imagination. She is also a Neurologic Music Therapist (NMT), utilising neuroscience-informed music-based interventions to facilitate rehabilitation.

Her interests include multi-disciplinary collaboration, intersectionality and the use of multi-modal arts form in therapy.

Estelle is a former arts manager with track record in conceptualising, budgeting, securing grant, managing and promoting arts and cultural programmes.

Qualifications

2023. Master of Arts, Music Therapy. Chulalongkorn University.
2016. Bachelor of Social Science (Hons.), Sociology. National University of Singapore.

Professional Development

Board-Certified Music Therapist (MT-BC), Certification Board for Music Therapy, USA.
Neurologic Music Therapist (NMT), The Academy of Neurologic Music Therapy.
Professional Member, Association for Music Therapy (Singapore).
President, Music Therapy Alumni Club, Chulalongkorn University.

Presentations

2025, Mar 22. Sing Strong After Stroke: A Pilot Group Music Therapy Programme for Post- Stroke Rehabilitation in Acute Care [Conference Session]. 2025 International Symposium in Music Therapy in Bangkok. Main Presenter.
2024, Oct 30. Musical Firsts: An Expressive Journey With Self And Others [Conference Session]. Singapore Medical Humanities Conference 2024. Co-Speaker.
2024, Oct 29. Bearing Witness To Grief In Illness And Death [Conference Session]. Singapore Medical Humanities Conference 2024. Co-Speaker.
2024, Oct 26. The Sound of Empowerment: Integrating Music Therapy into Behavioural Health Care [Conference Session]. Annual Scientific Meeting 2024, Society of Behavioural Health Singapore. Speaker.
2024, Apr 13. Medical Music Therapy: Beyond Medicine in Acute Care [Symposium Presentation]. Music Therapy Symposium, Association for Music Therapy (Singapore). Co-Speaker.

2024, Sep 26. ICU Longstayer Rounds. SingHealth Duke-NUS Supportive and Palliative Care Centre (SDSPCC) Inter-Professional Forum [Presentation]. Co-Speaker.
2024, Jul 24. Continuing Professional Development Lecture: An Introduction to Music Therapy in Palliative Care [Lecture]. Postgraduate Allied Health Institute. Lecturer.
2024, Mar 22. Interprofessional Collaboration in Intensive Care Unit [Lecture]. What you need to know as a House Officer, Duke-NUS, Singapore. Co-Speaker.

Ng, E. L. E., & Ng, M.Y. (2025). Where Music meets Words in ICU: a Single- Session Collaborative Case Study. In 2025 International Symposium in Music Therapy in Bangkok.
Chan, S. J. J., Ng, E. L. E., Cheng, D. Z., Zulfikle, N., & Zhou, J. X. (2024). Heartbeat as Legacy in Music Therapy: The Use of Cardiopulmonary Recordings in Acute Care. In Grief and Bereavement Conference 2024.
Ng, E. L. E., Ng, M.Y. & Neela, N. (2024). Where Words Meet Music: a Single-Session Case Study of Collaboration between Multidisciplinary Team supporting Patient and Family in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). In Asia Pacific Intensive Care Symposium (APICS) 2024, and Social Work Practice Research Seminar 2025.
Ng, E. (2023). The Collaborative Roles of Music Therapists and Teachers in Working with Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder: An Integrative Review of the Literature. [Unpublished thesis]. Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD). 8116. https://digital.car.chula.ac.th/chulaetd/8116
Ng, E. (2016). The Construction of Metrosexual Masculinity in Singapore. [Unpublished thesis]. National University of Singapore.

Music Therapy Times Issue 18. (2024, Sept). Co-edited by Estelle Ng and Lynn Koh. Published by Association for Music Therapy (Singapore). Retrieved from http://bit.ly/AMTS18
Music Therapy Times Issue 17. (2023, Sept). Co-edited by Estelle Ng and Gwen Neo. Published by Association for Music Therapy (Singapore). Retrieved from https://musictherapy.org.sg/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/AMTS-Newsletter-2023.pdf
Music Therapy Times Issue 16. (2022, Sept). Edited by Estelle Ng. Published by Association for Music Therapy (Singapore). Retrieved from https://musictherapy.org.sg/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Music-Therapy-Times-2022.pdf

2020. Sofina Covid Solidarity Fund. Awarded to The Red Pencil for art therapy programmes in Singapore. https://www.sofinagroup.com/about-sofina/sofina-covid-solidarity-fund/
2019. Arts Fund, National Arts Council. Awarded to Global Cultural Alliance for "Between the Pieces: an exhibition on untold stories of depression in Singapore and Kuching", Exhibition. https://www.globalculturalalliance.sg/programmes/programmes-at-hillside/between-the-pieces-an-exhibition-of-depression-in-singapore-and-kuching/
2018. Arts Fund, National Arts Council. Awarded to Global Cultural Alliance for "imagin.Asia 2018: Artists Uncovered", Concert. https://www.globalculturalalliance.sg/programmes/bridging-borders/imaginasia-2018/
2018. Our Singapore Fund, Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth. Awarded to Global Cultural Alliance for "Culture Plus: A Message from Outside", Project. https://www.sg/oursingaporefund/project-showcase/culture-plus

2022. The Sounds of Sacred Music, Lecture Recital. In “Sojourners: Sacred Heritage in Singapore from the Mediterranean to the Bay of Bengal”, organised by Centre for Interfaith Understanding (Singapore) and Vox Camerata. Retrieved from https://www.voxcamerata.com/lecture-recital-the-sound-of-sacred-music/
2019. Understanding the Stigma of Depression in Singapore & Malaysia, Panel Discussion. In "Between The Pieces: an exhibition on untold stories of depression in Singapore and Kuching", organised by Global Cultural Alliance. Retrieved from https://www.facebook.com/events/517402309010482/517402329010480