Chun Tao PhD, LP

Dr. Chun Tao is a bilingual clinical health psychologist specializing in psychosocial oncology, disorders of gut-brain interaction, and pain psychology.

Originally from China, Dr. Tao received a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from Fudan University, Shanghai, China, and a Doctor of Philosophy degree (Ph.D.) in Counseling Psychology from Arizona State University. She completed her predoctoral psychology internship at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, and her fellowship at the Stanford University School of Medicine.

Dr. Tao takes a compassion-based and culturally sensitive approach to understanding individuals' unique challenges when living with acute and chronic health concerns and is passionate about supporting and empowering individuals and their caregivers to improve their quality of life. She frequently adopts empirically supported therapeutic interventions from cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), mindfulness, meaning-centered psychotherapy, and dignity therapy frameworks.