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Estelle Ng is a full-time Medical Music Therapist working in an acute hospital, with clinical specialties in palliative care, critical care, and neurologic rehabilitation. She holds a Master of Arts in Music Therapy from Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, and is a Board Certified Music Therapist (MT-BC) and certified Neurologic Music Therapist (NMT). Estelle currently serves as the President of the Music Therapy Alumni Club (MTAC) of Chulalongkorn University.

An active presenter at both local and international conferences, her research interests include interprofessional collaboration, intersectionality, the use of multi-modal arts form in therapy, and the relational dynamics between therapists and clients in music therapy.

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

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Qualifications & Certifications

​Professional Qualifications

  • Board-Certified Music Therapist (MT-BC), Certification Board for Music Therapy, USA.

  • Neurologic Music Therapist (NMT), The Academy of Neurologic Music Therapy.

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Academic Qualifications

  • 2023. Master of Arts, Music Therapy. Chulalongkorn University.

  • 2016. Bachelor of Social Science (Hons.), Sociology. National University of Singapore.

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Professional Membership

  • Professional Member, Association for Music Therapy (Singapore).

  • President, Music Therapy Alumni Club, Chulalongkorn University.

Presentations & Invited Talks

​Conference Presentations

  • 2025, November 24. Medical Music Therapy in Acute Care: Case Studies [Conference Presentation].  International Symposium in Music Therapy (Korea) 2025. Presenter.

  • 2025, November 1. Changing Needs, Constant Presence: A Case Study of Music Therapy across Continuum of Care [Symposium Presentation]. Creative Arts Therapies Symposium 2025. Co-Presenter.

  • 2025, August 15. Sounds of ICU Blues: Music Therapists Harmonising Care [Conference Session]. Asia Pacific Intensive Care Symposium (APICS) 2025. Co-Presenter.

  • 2025, March 22. Sing Strong After Stroke: A Pilot Group Music Therapy Programme for Post-Stroke Rehabilitation in Acute Care [Conference Presentation]. 2025 International Symposium in Music Therapy in Bangkok. Main Presenter.

  • 2024, October 30. Musical Firsts: An Expressive Journey With Self And Others [Conference Session]. Singapore Medical Humanities Conference 2024. Co-Speaker.

  • 2024, October 29. Bearing Witness To Grief In Illness And Death [Conference Session]. Singapore Medical Humanities Conference 2024. Co-Speaker.

  • 2024, October 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, April 13. Medical Music Therapy: Beyond Medicine in Acute Care [Symposium Presentation]. Music Therapy Symposium, Association for Music Therapy (Singapore). Co-Speaker.

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Invited Talks & Lectures

  • 2026, Feb 24. Music Therapy in ICUs [Lecture]. Chulalongkorn University MA Music Therapy students.

  • 2025, Oct 24. A Glimpse into Music Therapy for Communication, Movement and Emotional Well-being. In Beyond the Stroke: A Path to Renewal and Recovery. Organised by Patient Liaison Service. Co-Presenter.

  • 2025, Sept 10. Continuing Professional Development Lecture: Introduction to Medical Music Therapy. Postgraduate Allied Health Institute. Co-Lecturer.

  • 2025, May 23. Psychosocial Considerations in Heart Failure and Advanced Cardiac Disease. Lien Centre for Palliative Care [Lecture]. Co-speaker.

  • 2025, Apr 16. Journeying with LVAD, from living well to leaving well. Heart/Lung Transplant Journal Club [Presentation]. Co-Speaker.

  • 2024, Sept 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.

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Publications & Research

​Peer-Reviewed Publications

  • Ng, E. L. E., Ng, M. Y., Chua, H. Y., Natesan, N., Yeoh, L. S., & Neo, S. H. S. (2026). Collaborative care for relationship completion: Case reports from intensive care units. Proceedings of Singapore Healthcare, 35. https://doi.org/10.1177/20101058261438159

  • Ng, E. L. E., & Lee, J. H. (2025). Collaborative roles of music therapists and teachers for students on the autism spectrum: An integrative review. Nordic Journal of Music Therapy, 1-21. https://doi.org/10.1080/08098131.2025.2516466

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Conference Posters & Proceedings

  • Ng, E. L. E., & Lee, J. H. (2025). Collaborative roles of music therapists and teachers for students on the autism spectrum: An integrative review. In13th European Music Therapy Conference 2025: book of abstracts, 115. https://doi.org/10.4126/FRL01-006504981.

  • 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.​

Professional Contributions

Awards

  • 2025, Jul 25. Poster of the Day, at 13th European Music Therapy Conference 2025, in Hamburg, Germany.

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Grants & Funds Awarded

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​Editorial Work

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Moderating & Panel Experience

  • 2025. Singapore Medical Humanities Conference 2025. Co-organised by SingHealth Duke-NUS Medical Humanities Institute, SingHealth Duke-NUS Medicine ACP, Nanyang Technological University.

  • 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

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