Dr. Chuck Liu began his journey more than a decade ago as a senior field instructor at well known wilderness therapy program. After experiencing and participating in the transformation of countless students through wilderness therapy, he went on to obtain his Ph.D. in clinical psychology at the University of Massachusetts Boston. He’s a licensed clinical psychologist in the state of Hawai’i, and has worked in a variety of medical and community settings as an in-home family therapist and behavioral health specialist in a family medicine practice. He is also trained in providing psychological evaluations, and has taught at the University of Hawai’i at Manoa.

As Co-Founder of Mana Toa, he is involved in program development and creation and working with the team to make meaningful connections between the activities we participate in and inherent lessons within them. Dr. Liu integrates a deep knowledge of local agricultural practice into his work, drawing upon the relationship between holistic wellness and health with our connection to the ‘Aina (land) that sustains us.