Plenary Session
Founding President, Asian Christian Counselors Association
Founder, Safe Space Community for Asians
Dr. Edmund Ng Heng Cheong is a Malaysian licensed psychotherapist, author, and trainer who leads transformational ministry in the mental-health space. He serves as Founding President of the Asian Christian Counselors Association and founded Safe Space Community for Asians, and also hosts the MHCE Collaborative Global Network (Mental Health and Counseling Evangelism). Drawing on his professional counselling experience and Christian faith, Dr. Ng brings an integrated approach to pastoral care and inner-healing among Asian church communities (such as his grief-ministry work in Kuala Lumpur).
Academic Background
- Doctor of Ministry (D.Min), University of Wales
- Master’s in Psychology, Australia
- Fellow, American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress (ADEC), USA
Selected Publications / Research Works
- Shame-Informed Counseling and Psychotherapy: Eastern and Western Perspectives. New York: Routledge, 2021.
- “Jesus Also Died for Our Corrupted Shame.” Journal of Spiritual Formation and Soul Care, August 2022.
- “What is Sustainable: Mental Health.” State of the Great Commission Report, Lausanne Movement, 2024.