Vicki Chiang, Psy.D., Licensed Psychologist (PSY 21136)
Clinical Director – Child and Adolescent Specialty Practice
Clinical Supervisor for Postdoctoral Fellows
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
I am passionate about helping my clients develop the skills they need to manage life’s many transitions and stressors by providing a safe and judgment free space to process and learn. At the Institute, I specialize in working with parents, girls and women. I love empowering parents to find solutions that work in their homes and supporting them to better manage the many challenges modern-day parenting can bring. I also enjoy working with women who need additional support balancing self-care with the many other roles they may carry (as partners, mothers, and members of the workforce).
I also have a deep passion for helping girls and women navigate cultural expectations and building their self-confidence to withstand those messages. I use a relational and skills-based approach mixed with a dash of humor to help my clients take steps towards their goals. It is a privilege to have the opportunity to sit side-by-side with clients on their journeys.
Specialties:
I provide support for growth in the following areas:
- Parent coaching / consultation – Building practical skills and tools for each unique family. Specialty areas include but are not limited to:
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- Mindful parenting
- Emotion dysregulation / behavior management
- Learning differences
- Parent stress / burnout
- Parent-child communication
- Attachment / bonding
- Routines and schedules
- Improving parent / child relationship
- Coping skills – Tools to withstand life’s challenges particularly with anxiety and depression
- Self-confidence and empowerment – Strength-based approach to tackling difficulties
- Cultural diversity expertise – Skills for living in a bicultural environment and helping immigrant families deal with acculturation issues, bicultural identities and cross-generation communication
- Executive functioning skills – Building skills to better manage ADHD, learning disabilities, and academic stress
- Social skills – Developing healthy relationships and effective communication skills.
Education:
- Doctoral and Master’s degrees in Clinical Psychology, California School of Professional Psychology — Alliant International University
- Bachelor’s degree, Loyola Marymount University (Major: Psychology; Minor: Asian Pacific American Studies)
Presentation and Workshop Experience:
- Inside Out – Fostering Emotional IQ in your Child
- Inside Out – Fostering Emotion Regulation Skills in your Preschooler
- Get Social Media Savvy
- Mindful Parenting Workshop Series – Parenting with the Heart in Mind, ABC’s of Big Feelings, Tools for Tantrums
- Mind, Body, Spirit, Friendship Summer Workshop
- Princesses vs. Superheroes – Navigating Gender Expectations in Early Childhood
- Stand Up! Speak Out!™ Professional Training
- Stand Up! Speak Out!™ Workshop
Other Experience:
- Contributing writer on parenting issues for Macaroni Kid, Pasadena
- Chapter Coordinator, San Gabriel Valley, The Motherhood Consortium
- The Help Group — Coldwater Canyon Prep, School Based Therapist and Clinical Supervisor
- Predoctoral Internship, Child & Adolescent Services, San Francisco General Hospital – UCSF
- Practicum Training, Berkeley Mental Health
- Practicum Training, Chinatown Child Development Center, San Francisco
Articles:
- On Race: Using Stories in the Discussion of Race
- On Parenting, Drugs & Alcohol: What Every Parent Needs to Know About Drugs & Alcohol
Email: VChiang@IFGD.care
Phone: 626.585.8075 ext. 114
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