Janie Hong, Ph.D. (PSY22758) specializes in cognitive behavioral treatments for adults with anxiety disorders, mood disorders, and social skills deficits and has expertise in the culturally-based concerns of Asian and Asian-American individuals.

Dr. Hong is a licensed psychologist and partner at the San Francisco Bay Area Center for Cognitive Therapy. She provides cognitive-behavior therapy (CBT) for adults and specializes in the treatment of social anxiety and other anxiety-related problems (e.g., panic attacks, obsessions and compulsions, chronic worry, procrastination, perfectionism), social skills deficits, depression, and eating disorders (e.g., binge eating, purging). She also offers culturally-sensitive CBT for Asian and Asian-American individuals.

Dr. Hong is committed to maximizing the benefits of CBT by addressing the specific and often unique needs of her patients. She provides a thorough assessment of the issues facing each of her patients and carefully structures treatment based on the problems identified. She follows-up the initial treatment plan with close monitoring of treatment progress using a range of questionnaires and clinical tools.

Dr. Hong has worked in multiple CBT clinics, trained psychiatry residents and other clinicians in CBT, and developed community and hospital-based CBT programs. She has carried out research on CBT, anxiety and the assessment of cultural concerns, and has presented and published her research findings, provided community and professional lectures, and developed outreach programs for Asian-American parents. Dr. Hong’s work has been recognized with numerous awards and competitive national fellowships.

Dr. Hong completed her doctorate in clinical psychology at the University of British Columbia and spent two years as a lecturer and research fellow in the Department of Psychology at Stanford University.

510.652.4455 ext. 17

Click to download the obq44 scoring program.

This is a scoring program developed by Dr. Hong, please contact Dr. Hong for more details about the measure and use of the program.

Reference for OBQ-44 measure: Obsessive Compulsive Cognitions Working Group (2005). Behaviour Research and Therapy, 43, 1527-1542.