Dr. Julia Shiang

Biography

Julia Shiang is a Clinical Associate Professor with a joint position at New York University School of Medicine and Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development. She is a clinical psychologist who examines the interactions between psychotherapists and clients and how cultural influences affect the therapeutic setting. Her teaching emphasizes the brief psychodynamic theory and practice, supervision, cultural factors, and human development. Shiang has developed training programs through the Stanford-PGSP Consortium that focus on therapists' use of countertransference reactions to encourage emotional and behavioral change in clients. Her research on culture, bereavement, and psychotherapy has been published in journals such as Transcultural Psychiatry and the American Journal of Suicidology. She has received grants from organizations including the Pritzker Foundation and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Shiang obtained her doctorate in education from Harvard University and her PhD in clinical psychology from the Pacific Graduate School of Psychology, with a focus on counseling and mental health wellness.

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