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About Dr Tony Wong                     

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Dr Wong is a Registered Clinical Psychologist of the Division of Clinical Psychology, Hong Kong Psychological Society. Having served as a clinical psychologist in the Hospital Authority Hong Kong for more than 25 years, Dr Wong has in-depth experiences in clinical psychological diagnoses, assessment and treatment for adolescents, adults and the elderlies. He is currently helping patients in private practice. Dr Wong is fluent in Cantonese, Mandarin & English. 

Dr Wong graduated from the Chinese University of Hong Kong with a master's degree in clinical psychology in 1995 and has since qualified as a clinical psychologist. In 2009, he was awarded a doctor of philosophy degree in clinical psychology by the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He initially worked as a clinical psychologist in the Correctional Services Department and was later employed by the Hospital Authority. Over the last 25 years, he has served in hospital departments including Shatin Hospital Psychiatry and Adult Medical departments, Department of Psychiatry of Prince of Wales Hospital, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital, Department of Rehabilitation, Cheshire Home Shatin, United Christian Hospital Department of Psychiatry, United Christian Hospital Medical departments (including Surgery, Internal Medicine, Orthopaedics, Paediatrics, Pain Medicine, Neurology, Diabetes Clinic, Oncology, ENT and Family Medicine), Tseung Kwan O Hospital Psychiatry, Tseung Kwan O Hospital Adult Medicine, and Haven of Hope Hospital Internal Medicine, Palliative Care services. Dr Wong also has rich experience in furnishing intellectual assessment reports, court reports and psychological reports for patients who sustained work-related injuries or trauma.

 

Dr Wong advocates evidence-based practice in providing psychological treatments. He has applied cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) to various mental and medical disorders, including cases with depression, dysthymia, bipolar disorder, mixed anxiety and depressive disorder, panic disorder, specific phobias, generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders, body dysmorphic disorder, somatic symptom disorder, illness anxiety disorder, schizophrenia, delusional disorder, anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, kleptomania, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, neurocognitive disorders, Adjustment Disorder, Personality Disorder, persistent complex bereavement, parenting stress, caregiver stress, stress related to marital problems, divorce, work, emigration, and more.  He also assists with the psychological assessment, adjustment and rehabilitation of patients suffering from a variety of medical problems, including stroke, work-related injuries, trauma after traffic accident, post-concussion syndrome, chronic pain, migraine, rheumatoid arthritis, immune system disorders, diabetes, irritable bowel syndrome, bariatric surgery, atypical chest pain, tinnitus, cancer, and more.

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In addition to traditional cognitive behavioral therapy, Dr Wong has always been keenly interested in the “third-wave” cognitive behavioral therapies. He had received training from acceptance and commitment therapy masters Dr Steven Hayes and Dr Robyn Walser, and applied acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) to various mental and emotional problems as well as psychological adjustment caused by medical problems, with good efficacy.  He was also trained in mindfulness-based therapy by Dr Jon Kabat-Zinn, the first Western scholar in the study and application of mindfulness to psychological problems.

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Dr Wong was the Vice-Chairman of the Division of Clinical Psychology of the Hong Kong Psychological Society (2009-2012). He is committed to promoting mental health education and evidence-based psychotherapy; he has been an honorary clinical supervisor of the Departments of Psychology of the University of Hong Kong and the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and an honorary psychotherapy supervisor for the Department of Psychiatry of United Christian Hospital. 

 

Dr Wong has published researched articles in international psychological and medical journals, and co-authored books in Chinese.  Over the years, he has provided training for various universities, educational institutions, non-government organizations and professional groups. He hosted lectures and workshops on mental health, stress management and emotion management.  

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Educational and Professional Qualifications

• PhD in Clinical Psychology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (2009)

• MPhil in Clinical Psychology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (1995)

• BSSc (Honors) in Psychology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (1990)

• Vice-Chairman, Division of Clinical Psychology of the Hong Kong Psychological Society (2009-2012)

• Registered Clinical Psychologist, Hong Kong Psychological Society

• Member of Hong Kong Clinical Psychologists Association

• Executive committee member of the Hong Kong Chapter, Association for Contextual Behavioral Science

• Member of International Psychogeriatric Association and Hong Kong Psychogeriatric Association

• Life member of Hong Kong Pain Society

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Experienced in managing different psychological disorders

• 抑鬱症 (Depression)

• 持續性抑鬱症 (Persistent Depressive Disorder)

• 躁鬱症 (Bipolar Disorder)

• 混合焦慮抑鬱症 (Mixed Anxiety & Depressive Disorder)

• 驚恐症 (Panic Attack)

• 廣泛性焦慮症 (Generalized Anxiety Disorder)

• 社交焦慮症 (Social Anxiety Disorder)

• 創傷後壓力症 (Post-traumatic Stress Disorder)

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• 強迫症 (Obsessive-compulsive Disorder)

• 強迫症譜系障礙 (Obsessive-compulsive Spectrum Disorder)

• 身體畸形恐懼症 (Body Dysmorphic Disorder)

• 身心症 (Psychosomatic Disorder)

• 精神分裂症 (Schizophrenia)

• 妄想症 (Delusional Disorder)

• 厭食症 (Anorexia Nervosa)

• 暴食症 (Bulimia Nervosa) 

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• 盜竊癖 (Kleptomania)​

• 亞氏保加症 (Asperger Syndrome)

• 自閉症譜系障礙 (ASD)

• 過度活躍症 (ADHD)

• 認知障礙 (Cognitive Disorder)

• 適應性障礙 (Adjustment Disorder)

• 性格障礙 (Personality Disorder)

• 長期哀傷 (Pathological Grief)

• 親職壓力 (Parental Stress)

• 照顧者壓力 (Caregiver Stress) ​

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