Dr. Jocelyn Sze is a licensed psychologist who provides psychotherapy for adult individuals and couples at her practice in San Francisco using primarily a cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) approach, with several areas of specialization. In addition to her private practice, Dr. Sze is a consultant for Silicon Valley companies bridging technology and psychology. Her primary research interests include technology-assisted therapy, emotion and empathy, women’s health issues, and Asian-American psychology, and Dr. Sze has published in leading scientific journals in such areas. She also recently served as a reviewer for the journal Emotion.
For a sample of Jocelyn Sze’s research, you can click on the links below:
Meditation and emotional coherence.pdf (published in Emotion)
Empathy, prosocial emotion, and aging.pdf (published in Emotion)
Education
Training
Areas of Expertise
Specialty Areas
- Couples and family therapy (e.g., communication, lifestyle differences, transitions to parenting and other life changes)
- Anxiety (e.g., panic, generalized anxiety, social anxiety, procrastination and worry, OCD, phobias, post-traumatic stress disorder)
- Mood (e.g., depression and bipolar disorder)
- Relational issues (e.g., loss, breakups, loneliness, role transitions, relational conflict/dissatisfaction)
- Trauma
- Sleep (insomnia and nightmares)
- Stress, anger, and emotion regulation
Special Populations
- Women’s health (related to pregnancy, postpartum, transition to motherhood, caregiver stress)
- Asian American psychology (e.g., intergenerational/cutural conflict, cultural differences in emotional expression, identity development)
- Professionals in tech/startup world
Additional Background in:
- Technology-assisted interventions (e.g., telemental health, data tracking/visualization)
- Research publications on mindfulness, emotion, empathy, and aging