Eehwa Ung, Ph.D.
I am a San Francisco Bay Area-based licensed clinical psychologist with years of experience in the mental health field. I have extensive experience, received advanced training, and knowledge in the evidence-based treatment of Schizophrenia-Spectrum Disorders and psychosis. My experiences at university medical centers and schools, hospitals, and community mental health clinics in the states of California, New York, and Pennsylvania allowed me the opportunity to provide recovery-oriented, trauma-informed, strength-based treatment for people struggling with Schizophrenia-Spectrum Disorders and psychosis. Because of my specialized training and experience, I integrate evidence-based treatments and a holistic perspective of the human experience into my practice to help you pivot your life towards your values.
As a Chinese-American female psychologist, I am also passionate about addressing the mental health struggles of BIPOC and other underrepresented and disenfranchised communities. I have dedicated training, knowledge, and experience adapting and individualizing evidence-based treatments for these communities so that they can have similar opportunities to access and participate in the journey of healing.
In addition to my private practice, I am employed as a Clinical Psychologist at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). My role is to support the early psychosis mental health services research groups that involves a variety of studies, training contracts, and research grants related to the early detection, identification, assessment, and treatment of psychosis. The institution that employs me are not responsible, do not provide funds, have no access, and do not dictate my private practice. If you have any questions about how my position at UCSF may or may not affect my ability to provide you with evidence-based care, please contact me.
Previously, I worked as a clinical psychologist at the inpatient psychiatric units at Stanford Health Care and an Assistant Clinical Professor (Affiliated) at Stanford University School of Medicine where I provided individual and group psychotherapy for people struggling with mood problems and psychosis as well as trained the next generation of healthcare providers. I also worked as an assistant professor at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine where I taught courses and seminars related to the treatment of severe mental illness and diversity to doctoral level psychology students and medical students, supervised predoctoral psychology interns at an APA-accredited program, and developed an interprofessional education (IPE) program between medical and doctoral psychology students to provide preventative care for women residing at a homeless shelter in Northern Philadelphia.
I was also previously employed as a scientific manager for the schizophrenia projects at Click Therapeutics, Inc., a biotech company that develops and commercializes software as a prescription medical treatment for people with unmet medical and psychological needs. My role was to assist in the development and research of digital therapeutics for Schizophrenia and other severe mental illness projects.
EDUCATION
Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Palo Alto University, 2017
B.A. in Psychology from University of California, Santa Cruz
LICENSURE
California: PSY31355
New York: 023344
Pennsylvania: PS018714
CREDENTIALS
National Register of Health Service Psychologists: 56479
Lucky (幸運)
She is a Jindo rescued from the dog meat trade in South Korea. Because of her traumatic experiences, Lucky often gets scared or anxious easily. However, with repeated, compassionate exposure to new situations (and treats!), she is slowly opening up to these new experiences. Her favorite past times include her daily squirrel/gopher/bird/lizard/fly/coyote patrol, naps in the sun, and chasing toy birds. Her favorite treat are steamed buns, or mantou (饅頭).
