About
Personal Statement
Tommy Ng, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medicine and an Assistant Attending Psychologist at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. Dr. Ng is a licensed clinical psychologist with extensive experience helping adults from diverse backgrounds overcome a wide range of difficulties, such as depression, anxiety, OCD, insomnia, addiction, trauma, acculturation, minority stress, and LGBTQ issues. He specializes in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and mindfulness-based approaches. He is committed to building a trusting therapeutic relationship with the individuals he works with and providing a nonjudgmental and supportive environment that allows them to express themselves freely and feel heard fully.
Specialties and Expertise
Specialties
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Expertise
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy
- Mindful Acceptance
- Behavior Therapy
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Insomnia
- OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder)
- Addiction
- Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) Sexual Orientation
- LGBT Issues
- Race or Ethnicity
- Self-Esteem
- Stress Management
- Coping Skills
- Male Health
- Problems of Adjustment to Life-Cycle Transitions
Biography
Dr. Ng received his B.A. in Psychology from the University of California, Berkeley, his M.Phil. in Psychiatry from the University of Hong Kong, and his Ph.D. in Psychology and Neuroscience from Temple University. He completed his clinical psychology internship and postdoctoral fellowship at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital / Weill Cornell Medicine. Dr. Ng’s research focuses on improving our understanding and treatment of mood, anxiety, sleep, addictive, and obsessive-compulsive disorders. To this end, his work encompasses basic science research that utilizes functional magnetic resonance imaging techniques and applied clinical research that involves randomized controlled trials. This work is recognized through the receipt of grants and awards from the American Psychological Association, the American Psychological Foundation, the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, the Society for a Science of Clinical Psychology, the Society of Biological Psychiatry, the National Institute of Mental Health, the Croucher Foundation, and the Sir Edward Youde Memorial Fund.
Research
Honors and Awards
Honors and Awards
2020-2022 Croucher Fellowship for Postdoctoral Research - Croucher Foundation
2019-2020 Elizabeth Munsterberg Koppitz Child Psychology Graduate Fellowship - American Psychological Foundation
2020 Payne Whitney Faculty Council Award for Outstanding Research - Weill Cornell Medicine
2017-2019 Presidential Fellowship - Temple University
2019 Travel Fellowship Award - Society of Biological Psychiatry
2019 Outstanding Student Researcher Award - Society for a Science of Clinical Psychology
2019 Psychological Science Research Grant - American Psychological Association of Graduate Students
2018 President’s Award - Society for Research in Psychopathology
2018 Harry and Miriam Levinson Scholarship - American Psychological Foundation and Council of Graduate Departments of Psychology
2017 Johnson Youngstrom Prize for Outstanding Student Poster - Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies
2016 Early Graduate Student Researcher Award - American Psychological Association
2016-2018 Commendation for Excellence - Temple University
2014-2017 Sir Edward Youde Memorial Fellowship for Oversea Studies - Sir Edward Youde Memorial Fund
2012-2014 Postgraduate Scholarship - The University of Hong Kong
Credentials
Clinical and Academic Positions
- Assistant Attending Psychologist - NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
- Assistant Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry - Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University
Education and Training
- Ph.D., Temple University, 2020
- M.Phil., University of Hong Kong (China), 2014
- B.A., University of California, Berkeley, 2012
Insurance
Insurance Plans Accepted
The following represents most of the managed care plans accepted by this doctor. If your insurance carrier does not appear here please contact the doctor’s office as they may have individual contracts not included on this site.
* indicates this doctor is no longer accepting new patients with this insurance plan.
- Aetna Weill Cornell Employee Managed Care Plan
- Aetna Weill Cornell Employee PPO Plan
- Aetna-NYP - EPO/POS
- Rockefeller University - Trustmark
Locations and Appointments
External Relationships
External Relationships
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