experience

Ling is a Lecturer in Management at Stanford Graduate School of Business and a Lecturer in Counseling Psychology at Santa Clara University. He has provided onsite counseling at Google since 2011.

university faculty

At Stanford Graduate School of Business, he teaches one section of the world-renowned Interpersonal Dynamics (affectionately known as “Touchy-Feely”) to MBA students and is a faculty member for the Interpersonal Dynamics for High Performing Executives program. Previously, he was an Advanced Facilitator and Executive Coach at GSB since 2007.

At Santa Clara University, he teaches graduate level classes on relationship counseling, complex PTSD, systems thinking and crisis management. A select set of professional trainings Ling has completed include:

Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), TEAM-CBT, Internal Family Systems (IFS), Somatic Experiencing, EMDR, Brainspotting, Hakomi Mindfulness Somatic Psychotherapy, Emotionally-focused Couple Therapy (EFT), Gottman Couple Therapy, Psychobiological Approach to Couple Therapy (PACT), Relational Life Therapy (RLT).

silicon valley engineer

Before he changed his career, Ling had worked in a variety of engineering roles at venture-backed startups and well-known technology companies, and was part of the original engineering team that invented the world’s first HDMI chip. He enjoys integrating engineering thinking with psychological insights when he provides coaching and psychotherapy.

non-profit clinical director

Ling was the founding Clinical Director of the San Jose Chapter of A Home Within, the largest national non-profit organization focused on serving the emotional needs of foster children. He continues to provide pro-bono therapy through A Home Within as well as Give An Hour Foundation, a non-profit serving the mental health needs of military veterans and their families.