Meet Dr. Kao

Dr. Cindy Kao (she/her) is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and Life Coach who has a doctorate in Clinical Psychology from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology. She is licensed to provide telehealth services in  Oklahoma, New Jersey, and Florida. 

Over the last 14 years, Dr. Kao has provided services to a wide range of populations including community mental health, at-risk youth, substance abuse, perpetrators and survivors of domestic violence, geriatric populations, and military families. She has also worked as a professor of Psychology at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. 

In her current practice, she uses her passion for facilitating every client’s journey through life, and emphasizing the need for an authentic connection between the therapist and the client. 
As a professor, mentor, coach, and clinician, she is keen to look at a person’s unique lived experience and how it intersects with the systematic nature of culture, systems, and historical factors. 

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Dr. Kao has presented at conferences, conducted professional training events and community workshops, and has been interviewed for radio programs, podcasts, and publications.