Dr. Jane Song, Ph.D.

Dr. Jane Song, Ph.D.

Certified Counselor, Certified Art Therapist

This therapist has over 10 years of experience. 

Children, Adolescents, Adults
English, Korean, Bilingual

Dr. Jae Eun (Jane) Song, Ph.D. is a Certified Counselor and Art Therapist in Korea. Born in Korea, she has lived and worked in several multicultural cities including, Chicago, Auckland, and Melbourne. Her expertise lies in counseling children, adolescents, university students, parents, caregivers, and families.

Biography

Jae Eun (Jane) is a Certified Art Therapist and Supervisor in Korea with vast experience as a Certified Art Therapist in Australia. She completed her postgraduate Art Therapy and Counseling training at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and earned her Ph.D. degree from the University of Melbourne. In addition, she is currently working towards obtaining a Korean government counseling license.

With over a decade of experience, Jae Eun (Jane) specializes in offering psychosocial assessment, counseling, and facilitating art therapy with children. Her client population spans from a young age to adolescence and also includes parents and caregivers from diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds, whom she connected via community-based mental health and trauma care organizations. She is also experienced and passionate about working with young adults and university students.

Her doctoral research focused on promoting the well-being and mental health of young adults with diverse adverse life experiences by offering telehealth art therapy in tertiary education. Beyond her clinical work, Jae Eun (Jane) has provided consultations to schools, government services, and organizations. She has mentored emerging therapists through teaching in postgraduate creative arts therapy programs at the University of Melbourne and La Trobe University and provided supervision to intern counselors and art therapists.

Therapy Approach

My main approach to counseling and art therapy is rooted in prioritizing clients’ safety and self-agency and tailoring therapy to the unique interests, desires, and needs of each person. I encourage using creativity as a resource for facilitating personally meaningful changes. I integrate various therapeutic approaches, mainly drawing from a Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) approach, family therapy, and a Solution-Focused Therapy approach, all grounded in Client-Centered Therapy principles.

In collaboration with the client, I guide them through the counseling phases step-by-step. This journey encompasses ensuring safety and stability through information-sharing, skill-building, processing adverse life experiences and current challenges, and ultimately integrating acquired skills and insights into planning for a personally meaningful and satisfying life beyond therapy. Throughout this process, I value the client’s expertise on their lived experience equally as my expertise as a therapist, fostering a collaborative working relationship.

Furthermore, I encourage integrating creative arts with counseling to promote the client’s creative expression. I view creativity as an inherent resource in everyone, capable of uncovering noble solutions and enriching well-being and competence. Recognizing that words alone may be limited to expressing and communicating rich life experiences and complex emotions, I utilize art and music as valuable tools to guide clients in self-exploration, trauma processing, relaxation, and developing positive relationships with themselves and their loved ones.

Availability

Seoul
Pyeongtaek
Online

Speciality

  • Adjustment Stress
  • Anxiety / Panic Attacks
  • Career Counseling
  • Depression
  • Family Conflict
  • Grief
  • Parenting Stress
  • Self Esteem
  • Social Skills & Peer Relationships
  • Trauma / PTSD

Location

  • Seoul (Sinsa)
  • Online

Fun Facts

My hobbies include painting, mosaicking, reading books, and traveling. I also enjoy spending quality time with friends and family, swimming in the ocean, exploring different walking trails, and visiting new places for window shopping, coffee, and desserts. I love animals, especially dogs, and I hope to adopt a rescued dog one day.

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Education

  • Ph.D.: University of Melbourne (2023, Art Therapy)
  • M.A.: School of the Art Institute of Chicago (2010, Art Therapy & Counseling)
  • BFA: University of Auckland (2007, Fine Arts)

Certifications

  • Korean Certified Art Therapist and Supervisor (KATCI; #23-0002)

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