Holan Liang

Agent: Laetitia Rutherford

Holan Liang studied Medicine and Experimental Psychology at Cambridge University and trained as a Child Psychiatrist at the famous Maudsley and Bethlem Hospitals. Holan has been a Clinical Lecturer and Research Fellow at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience at King’s College London. She has conducted research with world leaders in child psychiatry and behavioural genetics in areas ranging from depression, bullying and ADHD.  Holan has also authored a chapter in 2 Child Development text books and has 10 publications in peer-reviewed child psychiatry journals.

Mother of two Holan has recieved research prizes in the field of Child Psychiatry and is currently a consultant at The South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust and Great Ormond Street Hospital.

Holan’s blog: www.shrinkgrowskids.com, documents her views and experiences as a child psychiatrist and mother. Offering both a scientific and humorous perspective on everyday parenthood, Holan’s blog has attracted over 19,000 hits and is widely read in not only the UK but the US and Australia.