Biography
Chei Liang holds a Master of Counselling (Advanced) awarded by Swinburne University of Technology (Australia), with a major in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy. She has also received advanced training in Schema Therapy and Transactional Analysis.
Prior to her being qualified as a counsellor, she was a lawyer in private practice. Her corporate background coupled with her rich life experiences put her in a good stead in understanding and appreciating the stressors faced by clients at their different phases in life. Her own journey of navigating through the myriads of challenges in both personal and professional lives, places her in a unique and congruous position to provide counseling to the working professionals. She embraces cultural diversity and has worked with both local and foreign communities.
While being rooted in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Schema Therapy, Chei Liang adopts an integrative approach in her counselling, and incorporates other modalities as appropriate, such as Transactional Analysis, Acceptance & Commitment Therapy, Choice Theory/ Reality Therapy and Solution-Focused Brief Therapy. With her training in Schema Therapy and Transformational Chairwork Psychotherapy, she often adopts experiential therapeutic approaches to help clients in their healing journeys and work through their grief and loss, past traumas or any repressed emotions.
Chei Liang, originally from Malaysia, has been living in Singapore over 30 years. She is married with two sons who have just entered their young adulthood. She had been a Partner at both Singapore and International law firms, and her last appointment was as a Partner with one of the largest global law firms. She speaks English, Mandarin and Cantonese.
Testimonials
“I have worked with Chei Liang for over a year now. Through schema therapy, she was able to identify my problem areas from the outset, and work with me to build awareness, coping strategies, understanding and peace with deeply-set issues. Through working with Chei Liang, I have been better able to comprehend and improve on areas such as self-esteem, perfectionism and lack of confidence. I am glad to have found a therapist who’s helped me understand the root issues on a much deeper level, and by working from there - help me to improve on these areas in a much more fundamental and permanent manner." Chei Liang is a caring, nurturing, gentle and knowledgeable therapist. She has been very supportive and flexible in her work with me. I find the Limited Reparenting work particularly helpful, and she has also equipped me progressively with a range of other tools, such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, mindfulness, journaling, etc. Through ups and downs, she has ensured to support me in whatever areas I most need at the juncture, and at the same time pace my journey holistically. Thank you, Chei Liang!” -
an
entrepreneur
“I approached Chei Liang to seek help for depression and anxiety issues, especially when I found difficulty coping with the stress of working while having a newborn child. Chei Liang's empathetic and gentle approach helped me to understand my condition and muster up the confidence to tackle them in a systematic and practical manner. She employs various techniques (such as cognitive behavioural therapy and schema therapy), which I found very effective and insightful in my battle towards recovery. Chei Liang's past experience in private practice with the legal industry also lended a lot of credibility to the advice that she shared, which included practical perspectives on how to deal with very real problems faced by lawyers on a daily basis.” -
a lawyer
“Chei Liang, I want to say a huge THANK YOU for everything over the past year – I genuinely cannot imagine manoeuvring this life transition without you. You have been such a steady pillar of support to me, and have changed my life – the way I think, the way I process my emotions and the way I live.” – a lawyer
“Thank you Chei Liang for guiding me through one of the toughest decisions I have ever had to make, and for all the emotional support. I feel like I have grown a lot in the past year in gaining more clarity and understanding of myself with your help.” –
a former lawyer
“Chei Liang, thank you for being the wonderful, caring and empathic person that you are. I just want to share how grateful I am to you, for helping me to “see and face” the core issue which stemmed from my childhood, and not to evade or defer it. You guided me to work towards what I’ve been yearning for, and I now manage to taste/savour the freedom of making choices of my own, with your help. It means so much to me.” -
a former educator
“Thank you Chei Liang for walking the journey with me the past year, in my quest for answers in my life and career. Not sure how I could have managed without your counsel and guidance.” -
a professional
“ I am so glad and grateful to have met you, Chei Liang. Through-out the past 1.5 years, you had helped me through my darkest period while I was going through my marital separation. Thank you so much for all your kindness and emotional support!” -
a senior executive
