About Jocelyn Liao
Senior Clinical Psychologist
MPsych. (Clinical Psychology), BSc. (1st Hons) in Psychology
Registered Clinical Psychologist (SRP)
Registered Psychologist (AHPRA)
Certified Clinical Trauma Specialist - Individual (Trauma Institute International)
Jocelyn graduated from the Clinical Psychology training programme at the University of Melbourne and is registered with the Singapore Register of Psychologists (SRP) as well as the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA). She has experience working in public and psychiatric hospitals in Singapore and Australia, providing therapy for child and adolescent, and adult populations.
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Outside of therapy, Jocelyn is a hiker wannabe and a (very) occasional artist. A mother to an adorable 5-year-old, she enjoys seeing attachment theories come alive as she fumbles along her parenting journey.
Therapeutic Orientation
Jocelyn believes that change and growth are co-created by the client and therapist in collaboration, with safety and authenticity as the cornerstones. She draws mainly from psychodynamic and relational therapeutic modalities and incorporates them flexibly with other evidence-based approaches such as cognitive behaviour therapy. She is also pursuing further training in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR).
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Psychodynamic Therapy
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Relational Psychoanalysis
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Attachment
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Mentalization
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Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy
Expertise and Specialisations
Diagnoses
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Mood Disorders
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Anxiety Disorders
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PTSD
Special Interest
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Complex Trauma
Issues
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Low Self-Worth
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Emotional Dysregulation
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Relational Issues
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Perfectionism
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Self-Discovery
Experience
Having immersed herself in trauma research during her academic years, Jocelyn has a special interest in working with individuals who have experienced trauma and anchors her practice in recovery-oriented principles. She believes that beyond symptom reduction, it is the process of empowering survivors to (re)gain autonomy and hope, develop self-compassion, and eventually make meaning out of pain that captures the heart of recovery.
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Her work in the public setting also included caring for the mental health needs of patients with complex health conditions and promoting staff wellness. She has also delivered mental health talks to primary care clinicians and community partners.
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Prior to her career in psychology, Jocelyn was a secondary school teacher for a number of years. Having counseled her students over the years, she came to recognize the primary importance of emotional wellbeing and arrived at a deeper appreciation of the systemic factors that influence a child’s psychology. These experiences eventually motivated her to pursue further training in clinical psychology.
"Seed curiosity and honesty in dark and difficult spaces, nurture compassion and intuition to take root - then watch yourself come into full bloom on wounded places."