Angela Kang
She/Her/Hers
Psychologist, PhDShe/Her/Hers
Psychologist, PhDDr. Kang is a licensed clinical psychologist in New York and New Jersey, who provides individual psychotherapy, couples therapy, and family therapy to children, adolescents, and adults in NYC and Westchester. She earned her bachelor's degree in psychology at Georgetown University and her doctorate at Fordham University. She completed her pre-doctoral internship at Mt. Sinai/Elmhurst Hospital and her post-doctoral fellowship at Pace College Counseling Center. She has been practicing for over 12 years and has extensive experience working in college counseling, school, outpatient, day treatment, inpatient, and forensic settings in the NYC area and collaborating with culturally diverse children, adolescents, adults, families, and parents. Dr. Kang has a special interest working with Asian American clients and other minority groups struggling with acculturation.
Dr. Kang's therapeutic approach is holistic and incorporates various factors that impact an individual's sense of self. She is integrative in her use of techniques, offering concrete tools for dealing with life's challenges as well as helping clients gain insight. She draws from psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral, family systems, and emotion-focused frameworks, but overall values the therapeutic relationship, characterized by non-judgment and genuineness, as a source of healing.
Anxiety - Coping with excessive worry, nervousness, or stress; intense discomfort in social settings (social anxiety); sudden and intense feelings of panic (panic disorder)
Depression - Providing support and promoting healing of hopelessness, low motivation and energy, sadness, irritability, sleep disturbance, and loss of interest and pleasure in life
Relationships - Understanding one’s wants and needs in relationships; exploring patterns of interaction, addressing concerns, and strengthening satisfaction in relationships and dating
Couples counseling - Addressing relationship challenges and life transitions; strengthening communication and feelings of security, desire, connection, and love
Child mental health - Specialized strategies for common childhood disorders including attention issues, attachment problems, behavioral disorders, learning disorders, autism spectrum diagnoses, and feeding or elimination issues
Adolescent mental health - Working with adolescents, teenagers, and parents on social, academic, and/or emotional challenges throughout teenage years; addressing anxiety, family conflicts, peer relationships, school stress, transition to college, social media pressures, self-esteem, hopelessness about the future, emotional dysregulation
Cultural adjustment - Acclimating to a new environment; managing stress and coping with feelings of loss and separation from familiar people and places
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Years of Experience: 14 years
Angela Kang, PhD, Private Practice, Licensed Psychologist, 2010 - Present
Fordham University Graduate School of Education, Adjunct Faculty Instructor, 2010 - Present
Montefiore Medical Center, Program Director / Psychologist, 2010 - 2020
Pace University College Counseling Center, Post-doctoral Fellow, 2009 - 2010
Mt. Sinai / Elmhurst Hospital, Pre-doctoral Intern, 2008 - 2009
Fordham University, PhD, 2009
Fordham University, M.S. Ed., 2006
Georgetown University, BA, 2003
New York: 018782
New Jersey: 35SI00593300
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