Profile

Dr Khong is a practising psychologist, Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) and a Fellow of the College of Counselling Psychologists of the Australian Psychological Society (APS). She is widely recognised as one of the leading psychologists on the integration of Western and Eastern approaches to psychology and psychotherapy. She counsels individuals and families on a range of mental health issues including depression, anxiety, relationships, communication skills, coping with change, work-life balance, stress management and mindful parenting. Dr Khong provides professional supervision for psychologists.

Dr Khong also lectures at the Department of Psychology, Macquarie University on various courses including personality, adult development, Eastern psychology, mindfulness, and spirituality. She developed and run postgraduate courses on qualitative research and supervises postgraduate students. Dr Khong conducts training workshops on qualitative research methodologies. She served as an Adjunct Fellow at Macquarie University (2016-2021).

Dr Khong gives public talks and run training workshop on mindfulness and stress management for organisations and professionals in Australia and overseas. She completed an intensive professional training program on Mindfulness-Based Stress reduction (MBSR) at the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society, University of Massachusetts Medical Center, USA; and a 7-day professional training program under the directions of Dr Jon Kabat-Zinn and Dr Saki Santorelli.

She authored books, book chapters, numerous journal publications and guest-edited several special issues for APA journals.

Dr Khong began her career as a lawyer and was the senior partner of the law firm she founded in Singapore. She also lectured law at the Department of Estates & Building Management, National University of Singapore.

In 1989, she moved into psychology when she returned to Australia. Dr Khong obtained her BA (Hons) and PhD in psychology from Macquarie University, Sydney. She received the Australian Postgraduate Award Scholarship for her PhD research. Her PhD dissertation — A Comparative Analysis of the Concept of Responsibility in Daseinsanalysis and Buddhist Psychology received a number of major awards — Macquarie University Dean's Commendation and the Sidney M. Jourard Memorial Student Award (Division 32, APA) for outstanding postgraduate student research.

Her current interests include researching comparative psychology, and integrating the Buddha’s teachings, and mindfulness in the field of psychotherapy, personal growth, and spirituality. Her hobbies include writing, meditation, painting, gardening, flower arranging, and community work.

The orchid photos displayed on the website are of the orchids grown in her garden.

Academic qualifications

• LLB (Hons) National University of Singapore, Singapore

• BA (Hons)(Psychology) Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia

• PhD, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia

Professional qualifications

• Registered Psychologist, Australia

• Advocate & Solicitor of the High Court of Malaysia

• Advocate & Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore

Membership and Offices

• Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

• Member of the Australian Psychological Society, Australia

• Fellow of the College of Counselling Psychologists, Australian Psychological Society, Australia

• Adjunct fellow, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia (2016-2021)

• Member of the Australian Expert Group of the Global Mindfulness Initiative

• Member of editorial board, The Humanistic Psychologist

  • Guest Editor: The Humanistic Psychologist (APA) (2021): Special Double Issue: Revisiting and Re-Envisioning Mindfulness: Buddhist and Contemporary Perspectives

  • Guest Editor: The Humanistic Psychologist (2009) Special Issue on Mindfulness in Psychology

  • Co-Editor: The Humanistic Psychologist (2013) Special section on bringing Heidegger Home: A journey through the lived worlds of psychologists & philosophers

• Member of editorial board, Mindfulness (retired)

• Member of advisory board, Constructivism in the Human Sciences

• Founding member and past President, National University of Singapore Alumni Association (Australia)

• Member of Golden Key Honours Society