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William Kao

Licensed Professional Counselor
Texas

Accepts

Aetna, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Carelon Behavioral Health, Cigna, Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Jersey, Oscar (Optum), Oxford (Optum), Quest Behavioral Health, and United Healthcare (Optum)

Specializes in

Anger Management, Anxiety, Depression, and Stress
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Great to meet you!

Mr. Kao completed a Master of Arts in Counseling from Houston Baptist University in 2018. Mr. Kao is an Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing(EMDR) trained therapist through the EMDR International Association. Mr. Kao is also a Gottman Method Level 2 certified therapist in couples counseling. In addition, Mr. Kao is a Level 2 certified teacher trainer in the Resilient Minds On The Front Lines mental health curriculum.

A bit about my approach to therapy

Mr. Kao hopes to help clients navigate the challenges of life in a fulfilling and meaningful way. Mr. Kao works with clients on mindfulness, emotional regulation, relaxation techniques, as well as developing communication and coping skills for healthier relationships. Mr. Kao also utilizes techniques from EMDR to help clients heal from trauma and experience new insights that help the client move forward safely.

What you can expect from our first session

Mr Kao’s goals as a therapist are to help clients live a fulfilling and meaningful life. Mr. Kao focuses on the client’s strengths and helps guide them towards things they can do in the present and in the future. Mr. Kao’s therapeutic approaches include Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, EMDR, Gestalt Therapy, and The Gottman Method.

William's style is

Warm
Empowering
Affirming

Insurance carriers William accepts

Aetna
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
Carelon Behavioral Health
Cigna
Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Jersey
Oscar
Oxford
Quest Behavioral Health
United Healthcare

More about William

MC (Masters in Counseling) at Houston Baptist University
License type: LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) (Texas)
Gender: Male
Ethnicity: Asian
Languages: English
Works with: Seniors
More specialties: OCD, Men's Issues, Relationship Issues, and Trauma
Modalities: Gottman Method / Gottman Couples, Experiential, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Motivational Interviewing, Positive Psychology, Strength-Based, Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), Gestalt, Cognitive Behavioral (CBT), Exposure Response Prevention, and Behavior Modification