Dr. Angela Horng
Licensed Psychologist, PhD
Second-generation Taiwanese American; anxiety, trauma, and identity.
Telehealth across California & New York
Book with Dr. Angela Horng (opens Jane scheduling in a new tab) Asian American therapy
Therapy with clinicians who understand the Asian American experience.
Asian American therapy here means telehealth with clinicians who already know the cultural context: Dr. Angela Horng is a second-generation Taiwanese American licensed in California (#33025) and New York (#026727); Christian Homniyom is a second-generation Lao American LMSW (NY #125305) and the child of refugees from Laos. In 2024, 12.5% of Asian American adults received mental health treatment, versus 22.9% of U.S. adults overall (HHS Office of Minority Health, from SAMHSA’s 2024 NSDUH).
Clinically reviewed September 16, 2026 · Untangled Threads Psychology
Key takeaways
- Asian American adults received mental health treatment at 12.5% in 2024, versus 22.9% of U.S. adults overall (HHS OMH / SAMHSA NSDUH).
- That gap is 45% lower treatment use, not 45% less need. Reporting of illness is also lower, which often reflects stigma and underdiagnosis.
- Clinicians here include a Taiwanese American psychologist (CA #33025, NY #026727) and a Lao American LMSW (NY #125305).
- Sessions are telehealth for clients physically located in California or New York.
Asian American therapy
Therapy that treats Asian American family systems, racialization, language, and immigration history as clinical material, not as background. It is not a single modality. At this practice it is culturally responsive, trauma-informed psychotherapy delivered by clinicians with Taiwanese American and Lao American lived experience.
Sound familiar?
You might be in the right place if…
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You want a therapist who does not need the cultural context explained.
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Family duty and your own life keep colliding, and both matter to you.
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Feelings were not something your family discussed, and starting now is hard.
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You are navigating identity questions that most people around you do not see.
Your clinicians
Who you would work with
Christian Homniyom
Therapist, LMSW
Second-generation Lao American; identity, belonging, and community for teens and young adults.
Telehealth across New York
Book with Christian Homniyom (opens Jane scheduling in a new tab)Not sure who fits? Leave the choice to us: send us a message and we will match you.
How we can help
What this work looks like here
Dr. Angela Horng is a second-generation Taiwanese American who draws on her own nuanced cultural heritage in her clinical work. She is a licensed psychologist in California (#33025) and New York (#026727), with a Ph.D. from Palo Alto University (Diversity and Community Mental Health) and a B.S. from UCLA. Christian Homniyom is a second-generation Lao American therapist and the child of refugees, an LMSW in New York (#125305). Their lived experience is matched with training in trauma-informed, culturally humble care.
Common threads in this work include anxiety and perfectionism, intergenerational trauma, acculturation gaps with parents, identity, and learning to want things on your own terms.
Culturally adapted treatments are not a slogan. A meta-analysis of 65 experimental and quasi-experimental studies (8,620 participants) found that treatments adapted for clients of color were moderately more effective than traditional treatments (d = 0.46). Treatments aimed at a specific cultural group were several times more effective than those written for mixed groups (Smith, Rodríguez, and Bernal, 2011).
Curious about the methods? See our glossary of specialties and approaches.
Evidence
What the published data actually say
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In 2024, 12.5% of Asian American adults received mental health treatment in the past year, compared with 22.9% of U.S. adults overall (ratio 0.55). Asian American adults were 45% less likely to have received treatment.
HHS Office of Minority Health, from SAMHSA 2024 NSDUH Table 6.21B (reviewed Aug. 2026)
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Among adults with any mental illness in 2023, 34.7% of Asian adults received mental health treatment, compared with 58.7% of White adults.
SAMHSA, 2023 NSDUH annual national report, Figure 60 / Table B.28B
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In 2023, 7.1% of Asian American male high school students reported a suicide attempt in the past year, versus 6.4% of U.S. male students overall (YRBS).
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Across 65 studies and 8,620 participants, culturally adapted treatments for clients of color showed a medium effect (d = 0.46, 95% CI 0.36–0.56) over traditional treatments.
Smith, Rodríguez & Bernal, Journal of Clinical Psychology (2011)
In their words
“In a lot of Asian cultures, there’s less of a divide between the individual and the family.”
Questions
Before you book
- Are the therapists Asian American?
- Dr. Angela Horng is a second-generation Taiwanese American psychologist. Christian Homniyom is a second-generation Lao American LMSW and the child of refugees. Both work by telehealth with clients in California and New York (Christian in New York).
- Do you only work with East Asian clients?
- No. The practice sees East, Southeast, and South Asian clients, as well as mixed-heritage and interracial families. Lao American and Taiwanese American experience is named because that is the clinicians’ own history, not a limit on who can book.
- Do you take insurance?
- Fees and payment options are reviewed on the free consultation so you have a clear picture before deciding to begin. We do not list rates here because they vary by clinician and session type.
Start with a free consultation
A free, no-obligation consultation call is the easiest way to find out whether we are the right fit. Telehealth across California & New York, with in-person sessions available in Rochester, NY.