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Johnson Ma, PhD
Offers
In-person and virtual appointments
- Psychologist
- Man
- $195 - $230 per visit
Accepting new patients
Provider's hours
Sunday
Closed
Monday
Closed
Tuesday
By appointment only
Wednesday
Closed
Thursday
By appointment only
Friday
By appointment only
Saturday
By appointment only
Description
Dr. Ma is a trilingual clinical psychologist with experiences in providing community-based psychological services in English, Mandarin, and Cantonese to culturally diverse populations with serious mental illness and complex trauma. Dr. Ma’s current focus of clinical work is providing diagnostic assessment, psychoeducational assessment, and psychotherapy to individuals/immigrants undergoing rehabilitation from physical injuries and traumatic events. Treatment areas include depression, anxiety, posttraumatic stress, chronic pain, and adjustment to neurological injuries (e.g. brain injury).
Conditions
- Addiction
- Chronic Pain or Illness
- Depression
- Grief, loss, bereavement
- Mood disorders
- Post-traumatic stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Quiet Borderline Personality Disorder
- Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
Services
- Cognitive behavioral therapy
- Dialectical behavior therapy
- Psychodynamic therapy
- Solution-focused brief therapy
- Strength-based therapy
- Trauma-focused cognitive behavior therapy
Clientele
- Adults (18+)
- Couples
- Seniors (65+)
- Teens (13-17)
Languages spoken
- Cantonese
- English
- Mandarin
Professional designations
- Doctorate in Psychology (PhD)
Education
- Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology - Palo Alto University
- M.A. in Organizational/Industrial Psychology - Teacher’s College, Columbia University
- B.A. in Psychology, Simon Fraser University
Professional associations
- College of Psychologists of British Columbia
- British Columbia Psychological Association
- Canadian Psychological Association
- Canadian Register of Health Service Psychologists (CRHSP)
Facility Information
Johnson Ma, Ph.D., R.Psych.
Summary
I'm a trilingual psychologist with experiences in providing community-based psychological services in English, Mandarin, and Cantonese to culturally diverse populations with serious mental illness and complex trauma. I use psychodynamic and CBT/DBT interventions in my treatment. I also provide psychodiagnostic and psychoeducational assessment. My current area of treatment focus include but not limited to clinical depression, anxiety, posttraumatic stress, grief and loss, chronic pain, and adjustment to neurological injuries (e.g. brain injury).
Business hours
Sunday
Closed
Monday
Closed
Tuesday
By appointment only
Wednesday
Closed
Thursday
By appointment only
Friday
By appointment only
Saturday
By appointment only
Services & supplies
- Cognitive behavioral therapy
- Dialectical behavior therapy
- Psychodynamic therapy
- Solution-focused brief therapy
- Strength-based therapy
- Trauma-focused cognitive behavior therapy
Amenities
- Free parking