I get it … I’ve been there.
Time-limited, evidence-based therapy for professionals
Liang Liao, Ph.D., MBA, M.S.
Licensed psychologist
Are you feeling stressed and anxious?
Work
You are conscientious, smart, and considerate, yet you feel stressed and anxious because of high demand or new changes. You want to learn specific skills on how to feel more confident and increase your performance.
Personal
You are struggling in one or more close relationships, and don’t know how to argue less and feel closer. You want to learn how to better regulate your emotions and communicate your needs.
Trauma
You suspect your emotional difficulties are related to past trauma, which can be one life-changing event or a series of small events, such as constant criticism by parents in childhood. You want to heal and change how you respond to triggers.
I specialize in helping professionals in tech.
High performers are often their own worst critic. As someone who has studied and worked in highly competitive environments, I have likely been in your shoes. I work especially well with professionals because I was an engineer (UCLA, M.S.; UC Berkeley, B.S.) for six years and a management consultant (Dartmouth, MBA) for three years. I also served as a psychologist at Facebook’s onsite Wellness Center, providing individual and couples counseling to its employees.
I have helped many individuals who were seeking counseling for the first time. They understood the value of personal growth and professional help. I create a warm and non-judgmental space so you can be your authentic self.
Evidence-based Therapy
Individual therapy
My primary practice is cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), which is one of the most effective therapy modalities, as evidenced by decades of research. CBT is collaborative and skills-based, and I will track our progress through brief questionnaires completed at the beginning and end of each therapy session. My goal is to help you become your own therapist by learning and practicing a set of skills. Most clients will feel significantly better after 8 to 15 sessions.
Over a decade of experience
Free Guides
Check out these step-by-step guides that can help you reduce anxiety, improve mood, and increase confidence.
keep Calm
- Stimulate the body’s relaxation response.
- An overview of the biological mechanisms of anxiety and panic.
- A list of common anxiety triggers.
- Instructions to track thoughts that cause anxiety.
- A guide to training your mind to be flexible.
- Tips to motivate yourself to exercise. Yes, I know, it’s hard!
- Techniques to experience a state of deep relaxation.
- An introduction to radical acceptance. Not a mind trick.
- An counter-intuitive approach to dealing with overwhelming anxiety.
- Strategies to overcome avoidance.
stay Strong
- Self-compassion: Be kind to yourself.
- Instructions to identify and describe precisely how you feel.
- An overview of what affects difficult emotions.
- Tips to improve your sleep.
- Understanding the inner workings of self-criticism.
- A list of common triggers that affect your mood.
- An introduction to mindfulness – a special kind of awareness.
- Common types of cognitive distortions.
- A guide to training your mind to be flexible.
- Behavioral strategies for getting unstuck from depressed moods.
Selected Blog Entries
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