Charity Wilkinson Truong, Psy.D.
Director of Training and Continuing Education#
NJ Licensed Psychologist 5329#
TX Licensed Psychologist 37881#PA Licensed Psychologist PS019522#Authority to Practice Interjurisdictional Telepsychology (APIT) 6410, granted by the PSYPACT Commission 2/8/2021
Availability:
Through PsyPact Dr. Truong is able to provide Telehealth to clients in 39 states including:
Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
Education:
B.F.A., Creative Writing, Emerson College
M.F.A., Creative Writing, University of Memphis
M.S., Clinical Psychology, Georgia Southern University
M.Ed., School Psychology, Georgia State University
Psy.D., Clinical Psychology, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Experience:
Adjunct Faculty: University of Texas Health Science Center
Former Lead Psychologist Rutgers University Counseling Center
About Dr. Truong’s Work:
Dr. Truong became a licensed psychologist in 2009. Since that time, she has specialized in helping child and adult clients who struggle with Anxiety Disorders, OCD, PTSD, and body-focused repetitive behaviors. Over the years, Dr. Truong has worked with many high school and college students and has assisted students and their families as they go through the stressful process of applying to college or graduate school.
Dr. Truong is a cognitive behavioral psychologist. In addition to exposure and response ERP for OCD, she uses acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT). She also uses Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Prolonged. Exposure Therapy (PE), and Written Exposure Therapy (WET) for PTSD. Dr. Truong is CPT trainer and consultant.
Specialized Training:
Behavior Therapy Training Institute (BTTI), International OCD Foundation
Professional Training Institute, TLC Foundation for Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors
Prolonged Exposure (PE) for PTSD, Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety
Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) for PTSD; CPT Provider Status, and CPT Trainer and Consultant
Telebehavioral Health Institute (TBHI) Certified
Written Exposure Therapy (WET)
Publications:
Wilkinson-Truong, C., Wacha-Montes, A., & von Linden, M. (2019). Implementing cognitive
processing therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder in a university counseling center. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/pro0000259
Wilkinson, C., Von Linden, M., Wacha-Montes, A., Bryan, C. O’Leary, K. (2017). Cognitive
Processing Therapy for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in a University Counseling Center: An Outcome Study. Cognitive Behaviour Therapist.
Wilkinson, C. B., Infantolino, Z. P., & Wacha-Montes, A. (2017). Evidence-Based practice as
a potential solution to burnout in university counseling center clinicians. Psychological Services. 14, 543–548.
Wilkinson, C. (2017). Mental health symptoms related to medical conditions. The SAGE Encyclopedia
of Abnormal and Clinical Psychology, Sage
Wilkinson, C., & Richards, J. (2017). University counseling centers. The SAGE Encyclopedia of
Abnormal and Clinical Psychology, Sage
Wachen J.S., Dondanville K.A., Pruiksma, K. E., Molino, A. E., Carson, C., Blankenship, A. E.,
From Dr. Wilkinson Truong:
“I have had the great honor to work with survivors of trauma and people who suffer from OCD and anxiety disorders for over a decade. What I’ve learned from my work is that facing our fears is the hardest and best thing that any of us can do to live the kind of lives that we want to live. I’m a cognitive behavioral therapist and use treatments that are supported by research. It is my great joy to work with children, adolescents and adults who see so much improvement from using these treatments.”
*Information about PSYPACT:
PSYPACT is an interstate compact which offers a voluntary expedited pathway for practice to qualified psychologists who wish to practice in multiple states. PSYPACT is designed to facilitate the practice of telepsychology and the temporary in-person, face-to-face practice of psychology across state boundaries. In order to practice telepsychology in PSYPACT states, psychologists licensed in PSYPACT states only, can apply to the PSYPACT Commission for an Authority to Practice Interjurisdictional Telepsychology (APIT). The PSYPACT Commission is the governing body of PSYPACT and is comprised of one representative from each PSYPACT state. More information regarding PSYPACT and its requirements can be found at www.psypact.org.