Alex Wang PhD

Specialties

Individual therapy for adults:

Anxiety/​Panic Disorder

Bipolar Disorder

Career Transitions especially for people with science/​high tech backgrounds

Chronic Pain and other chronic physical illnesses

Coaching for parents with teen and adult children with mental disorders

Couple’s conflicts

Depression

Grief and Loss

Life transitions

PTSD

Spiritual issues

Supervision/​therapy to meet requirements for trainees

Substance Use/​12 Steps

Work Stress

Groups for adults:

Anger Management Group

Anxiety/​Panic Disorder Group

Dual Diagnosis Group

Forgiveness Group

MacFarlane MultiFamily Group: for families with someone who has schizophrenia

Positive Alternatives: motivations to change addictions

History

Established in 2015.

I started in private practice after working for Kaiser Permanente for almost 9 years. I am affiliated with the San Francisco Christian Psychotherapy Services.

Meet the Business Owner

Alex W.

Business Owner

Kaiser Permanente, Department of Psychiatry, Fremont, Psychologist, 9÷07−4÷15

Kaiser Permanente, Department of Psychiatry, Vallejo, Post-​Doctoral Resident, 8÷6−9÷07

San Francisco General Hospital, Psychosocial Medicine Clinic, Intern, 7÷05−6÷06

Trained/​worked at: Asian Community Mental Health Services, UC Davis Counseling Center, Walden House Substance Abuse Treatment Center, Alta Bates Hospital Adolescent Psychiatry Unit

Education:

UC Berkeley, Biochemistry, BA 1989

Alliant University/​California School of Professional Psychology, Clinical Psychology Ph.D., 2006

Ministry Experience:

Campus Evangelistic Fellowship, Advisor to college students, 1÷96−8÷00

Other Experience:

Before becoming a clinical psychologist I have had work experiences in other fields including drug discovery research in several biotech firms and a US government lab, programming customized Microsoft Access databases at a consulting start up, and teaching high school science.