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Chien Liu, Ph.D.
Education California Institute of Integral Studies, East and West Psychology, Ph.D. California Institute of Integral Studies, Integral Counseling Psychology, M.A. University of Utah, Psychology B.A., Linguistics B.S. License & Certificate Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (for trauma healing) National Guild of Hypnosis (NGH) Certified Hypnotherapist Taiwan Counseling Psychologist Certificate Integrative Medicine Education Certificate - Specialization in Guided Imagery and Expressive Arts Therapy from CPMC San Francisco National Association of Holistic Aromatherapist Certified Aromatherapist Level I & II (NAHA) Body Awake Yoga Teacher Certificate TESOL Certificate : Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages Areas of work Anxiety / Panic Attack / Trauma & PTSD / Depression / Emotional issues Relationship issues / Family issues / Adjustment issues / Low self-esteem Obsessive & compulsive patterns / Self-exploration / Stress management Grief Counseling / Crisis Intervention / Clinical Hypnotherapy / Expressive Arts Therapy Therapist Bio Chien is a bilingual counseling psychologist registered in Taiwan, offers counseling and psychotherapy in English and Mandarin. She is originally from Taiwan, then studied and practiced psychotherapy in the U.S. for more than 15 years — this has given her a unique way of working; integrating both Eastern and Western philosophies of healing into her practice. She is globally minded, respects each individual’s cultural outlook and upbringing. She understands the challenges of cultural adjustment, language barriers, social isolation, stress, anxiety and disorientation that many expats experience. Chien has practiced extensively with various psychotherapeutic and body-mind healing methods, such as Somatic Experiencing (SE), Gestalt therapy, Jungian psychotherapy, psychodynamics, attachment theory, psychodrama, person-centered psychotherapy, mindfulness based stress reduction (MBSR), Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), clinical hypnotherapy, yoga psychology, expressive arts therapy, dance movements therapy and more. She specializes in Somatic Experiencing utilizing hypnotherapeutic skills to access and relieves traumatic memories stuck in the nervous system. It’s effective for stress, anxiety, bipolar disorder, PTSD, and physical symptoms associated with psychological states. Her therapeutic style is gentle yet precise, unconditional acceptance with attentive listening and understanding. She believes that the process of therapy is to assist clients to access their innate capacity of healing within their bodies and to help the psyche to return to its balanced state through trauma healing and psyche transformation. This is done by exploring various aspects of the psyche hidden in the unconscious to discover and heal any unresolved issues, which could in turn facilitate a return to the authentic self within where one feels most like oneself — coming back home to the core of our beings. Chien offers psychotherapy, Somatic Experiencing sessions (trauma healing work), hypnotherapy, as well as expressive arts and body movement workshops. Online sessions are also available globally. Clinical Experiences Founder of SOMArt FLOW base in Taipei, Taiwan California Pacific Medical Centre, San Francisco Liberation Institute - Psychotherapy Centre, San Francisco Draw Bridge Art Counseling Centre, San Francisco Inspiration Hospice, Utah ReAnkos Center, Taiwan Tamkang University, Taiwan Taiwan fund for Children and Families, Taiwan Child Welfare League Foundation, Taiwan Keelung City Student Guidance and Counseling Center, Taiwan Clinical Trainings Somatic Experiencing beginning, intermediate and advanced training Psychodrama Training, from National Taipei University Education, Taiwan Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Training (MBSR), from Stress Reduction at Work Center, San Francisco Drama Therapy Training, from Living Arts Counseling Center, San Francisco Gestalt Therapy Training, from Church Street Counseling Center, San Francisco Collaborative Couple Therapy Intensive, from Daniel B. Wile, Ph.D., founder of Collaborative Couple Therapy, Oakland Group Psychotherapy Core Course, from Northern California Group Psychotherapy Association, San Francisco Advanced Hypnosis Training, from Stephen G. Gilligan, San Marcos Neuro–Linguistic Programming Practitioner Training (NLP), from Quantum NLP, Utah |
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