William Chan, Psychologist

William Chan

(He/Him/His)

Psychologist

Accepting clients
Updated 30+ days ago
3 years in practice

I am dedicated to providing culturally and linguistically competent, evidence-based mental health care.

Remote / In-person
Speaks English, Cantonese, Mandarin
Emergency number not available
Asian (East/Southeast)Cisgender ManGayLGBTQIA+ ally

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

  • Academic Concerns
  • Anger Issues
  • Anxiety
  • Burnout
  • Career
  • Depression
  • Gender Identity
  • Immigration/Acculturation
  • Insomnia
  • Life Transitions
  • Men's Issues
  • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Panic
  • Perfectionism
  • Performance Anxiety
  • Personal Growth
  • Phobia
  • Racial Identity
  • Racial/Cultural Oppression or Trauma
  • Relationship(s) with Friends/Roommates
  • Relationship(s) with Parents/Children/Family
  • Relationship(s) with Partner/Husband/Wife
  • School Concerns
  • Sexual Identity
  • Sleep Concerns
  • Social Anxiety
  • Work/Life Balance

Age groups

  • Young adults (18-30)
  • Adults (31-64)

Special groups

  • Immigrants
  • People of color
  • People seeking asylum
  • People who are bisexual
  • People who identify as gay
  • People who identify as lesbian
  • People who identify as queer
  • Professional Healthcare Providers
  • Transgender

Treatment specialties

Therapeutic modalities

  • Individual Therapy

Treatments

  • Culturally-Sensitive Therapy
  • Exposure Therapy
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy-Insomnia (CBT-I)
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP)

Location

  • Office Building

    100 South Ellsworth Avenuesuite 802San Mateo, CA 94401

    Open map

    Accommodations

    Entering the practice

    • Step-free entry
    • Flat path to the front door
    • Disabled parking spot (8ft / 2.4m)

    Getting around

    • Elevators

Remote options

  • Voice
  • Video

Payment options

$350 — $376per session

Insurance

In-network coverage provided for the following insurance companies

  • Blue Cross Blue Shield – California
  • Blue Shield of California – California
  • Out-of-pocket
  • Documentation provided for patient filling
  • In-network insurance
  • I offer a free consultation

Payment methods

  • Credit Card
  • Debit Card
  • Flexible Spending Account
  • Health Savings Account
  • Online

Credentials

Licenses

  • Psychologist

    California Board of Psychology

    33550, California

Education

  • PGSP-Stanford Psy.D. Consortium

    PsyD (Doctor of Psychology), 2021

Publications

  • Pilot randomized trial of self-guided virtual reality exposure therapy for social anxiety disorder

    2021, Behaviour Research and Therapy, 10.1016/j.brat.2021.103984

    Self-guided virtual reality exposure therapy (VRE) efficaciously reduced social anxiety and job interview anxiety in SAD.

    See publication
  • Effectiveness of a chatbot for eating disorders prevention: A randomized clinical trial

    2021, International Journal of Eating Disorders, 10.1002/eat.23662

    See publication
  • The challenges in designing a prevention chatbot for eating disorders: observational study

    2022, JMIR Formative Research, 10.2196/28003

    See publication

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