Who is Aizhan Li and what is the Ladder method?
Aizhan Li from Almaty is the author of the Ladder method and an expert in psychosomatics, in practice since 2017. Since 2019 the Ladder method has shown on one map what holds a person back on the way to a goal: past events, other people’s words, obstacles and fears. It is registered in Kazakhstan’s state copyright register (Kazpatent certificate No. 48532, 2024) and described in the book “The Ladder” (Almaty, 2021).
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Who Aizhan Li is
Aizhan Li completed professional retraining in clinical psychology at the Moscow Psychological and Social University (2018), has been in practice since 2017 and has conducted 3,000 consultations.
“Psychologist of the Year” award, People Awards Kazakhstan 2021. She has trained 15 groups of psychologists and given over 50 talks in Kazakhstan, Russia, Spain, the USA and South Korea.
How the Ladder method works
It is one map that shows your goal and everything that stands between you and it:
- At the top is a goal you can check by a number or a date.
- You stand on your own step: this shows where you are now.
- Below is the past: events that pull you back.
- Between you and the goal are obstacles: people and their words that sound in your head before a step.
- Above the goal are fears of what will happen once you get there.
What it is for and where it is used
The method was created in 2019 for requests like “I want it, but I am stuck”. It helps you not to sort out your whole life at once, but to look only at what gets in the way of one goal.
The book “The Ladder” is recommended to universities and training centres. Aizhan uses the method to train practising psychologists.
How to try it
The free Ladder diagnostic builds your ladder in 10 minutes from your phone, without signing up, in Russian, Kazakh or English. 108psy.com also has 83 articles on psychosomatics in women: each starts with the medical side, and the psychological part is written without blame.
Frequently asked questions
Does the Ladder method replace treatment?
No. If your goal is about health, for example pregnancy, the method goes alongside treatment, not instead of it. Diagnosis is made by a doctor.
Where can I check the facts about the author?
The “About the author” page lists the documents: the Kazpatent certificate number, the book’s ISBN, the award certificate and the retraining diploma.
What goals does the method work with?
Any goal you can check: income, relationships, your own business, moving, health alongside treatment. What matters is that there is one goal and it is yours.
See what is holding you back.
In 10 minutes, the Ladder shows past events, other people’s words and your fears on one map.
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