About Dr. Lorraine Wong, ABPP

My Mission

I am a board certified licensed clinical psychologist, boarded through the American Board of Clinical Psychology (ABPP). I am one of a small group of specialists in the US to have earned this credential.

Prior to starting my own practice, I was the Clinical Director at the Feeling Good Institute. Although I loved my role, clinical work is where my heart is and I wanted to devote my attention to my clients needs.

Some describe my services as “boutique” since I attempt to be available for you more than your ’50 minute’ weekly session if needed.

My values include:

To be 100% authentic and honest
To provide the highest level of care and respect you deserve
To elicit ongoing feedback from you so I know what you like and don't like
To collaborate with you
To use evidence based treatments supported by research
To use outcome measures to track your progress
To respect your individual and cultural identity and incorporate your intersectionality into treatment

I am a Level Five Certified TEAM-CBT therapist and trainer, which means I have the highest level of training in a specialized CBT treatment approach developed by David Burns, MD at Stanford University. You can listen to me on Dr. David Burn’s podcast to learn more about my style.

I participate in weekly and monthly consultation for Acceptance and Commitment Therapy as well as eating disorder treatment. This is so I never get "stale," and receive feedback and other perspectives from top professionals in my field.

Professional Organizations

American Psychological Association
American Board of Professional Psychology
International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals
Society of Clinical Psychology, Division 12 - APA
Association for Contextual Behavioral Science
International OCD Foundation

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My Philosophy

Treatment depends on what’s troubling you and what you respond best to. My approach will be evidence based and depend on various factors including what you want from treatment. I enjoy working with ethnically and culturally diverse backgrounds and will always make it a point to understand how you identity as a person (culturally, sexually, racially, physically, etc), in other words, we’ll incorporate your cultural intersectionality.

Models of therapy that I draw from:

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
TEAM psychotherapy – a CBT based treatment approach developed by David Burns, MD at Stanford University
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)
Cognitive Processing Therapy (CBT)
Mindfulness
Family Based Therapy (FBT)

Education & Training

I completed my Masters and Doctorate in Clinical Psychology at Palo Alto University, an APA accredited University. I continued my training by becoming Board Certified in Clinical Psychology, an additional endeavor achieved by approximately 4% of psychologists. The focus is to provide the highest level of care both clinically and ethically.

My training and experience span across a wide range of clinical settings including the Palo Alto Veterans Administration, Kaiser Permanente Department of Adult Psychiatry and Chemical Dependency Recovery Program, the Early Intervention Trauma Clinic, The Healthy Teen Project and outpatient mental health clinics.

My research includes early intervention in trauma survivors, guilt-related cognitions and evidence-based treatments for trauma. I have assisted in clinical research for several projects looking at social constraints, social support and PTSD, prolonged exposure and PTSD recovery, as well as spiritually and recovery from substance abuse.