Dr. Carolyn Ha

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Dr. Carolyn Ha is a licensed clinical psychologist who specializes in providing scientifically tested treatments for children and adolescents with a range of emotional and behavioral problems. She is a native Houstonian and lives in Sugar Land with her husband and two step-daughters. She has training and expertise in evidence-based treatments including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), behavioral therapy, and Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT). She is also an expert in working with children diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder, only delivering effective treatments which focus on social skills training, social thinking, applied behavioral analysis, functional behavior assessments, and discrete trial training. Dr. Ha has delivered treatments to children and adolescents across a wide range of settings including hospital, school, primary care, and community mental health settings. Dr. Ha also provides a variety of psychological evaluations for children and adolescents, and has experience consulting with school professionals for accommodations and services.

 

She obtained her Bachelor of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees from the University of Houston. She was a recipient of the National Research Service Award for her dissertation project which examined the effects of intranasal oxytocin on social cognition in adolescents. Dr. Ha completed her internship at Baylor College of Medicine with a rotation at DePelchin Children’s Center. Her fellowship training was at The University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Houston in the Department of Pediatrics, where she was responsible for the development and implementation of clinical programming and outcomes research for an intensive outpatient program specializing in integrated care for children and adolescents with chronic health conditions. Dr. Ha has published widely in prestigious scientific journals on various topics focused on child and adolescent psychopathology, presented her work at numerous professional conferences, and is an active member of local and national psychological associations.

 

Dr. Ha is passionate in delivering effective and high-quality treatments to children, adolescents, and their families.

Publications

  1.  Venta, A., Ha, C., Vanwoerden, S., Newlin, E., Strathearn, L., & Sharp, C. (in press). Paradoxical intranasal oxytocin effects on trust in inpatient and community adolescents. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology
  2. Dempsey, A., & Ha, C. (in press). Commentary on Zakreski, 2017: Treating Complicated Grief in a Teenager with Autism. Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology.
  3. Reddy, R., Ha, C., Newlin, E., & Sharp, C. (2017). Predictors of length of stay in a psychiatric adolescent treatment program. Journal of Psychiatric Practice.
  4. Ha, C., Madan, A., Ph.D., MPH, Long, T., & Sharp, C. (2016). An examination of incentive strategies to increase participation in outcomes research for an adolescent inpatient unit. Journal of Psychiatric Practice.
  5. Jacobsen, M.N., Ha, C., & Sharp, C. (2015). A mentalization-based treatment approach to caring for youth in foster care. Journal of Infant, Child, and Adolescent Psychotherapy.
  6. Sharp, C., Venta, A., Vanwoerden, S., Schramm, A., Ha, C., Newlin, E., Reddy, R., & Fonagy, P. (2015). First empirical evaluation of the link between attachment, social cognition and borderline features in adolescents. Comprehensive Psychiatry.
  7. Ha, C., Balderas, J., Zanarini, M., Oldham, J., & Sharp, C. (2014).  Psychiatric comorbidity in Hospitalized Adolescents with Borderline Personality Disorder. The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 75(5), e457-64.
  8. Ha, C., Sharp, C, Ensink, K., Fonagy, P., & Cirino, P. (2013).  The measurement of reflective function in adolescents with and without borderline traits.  Journal of Adolescence, 36, 1215-1223.
  9. Sharp, C., Ha, C., Carbone, C., Kim, S., Perry, K., Williams, L., & Fonagy, P. (2013).  Mentalizing in adolescent inpatients: Treatment effects and association with borderline traits.  Journal of Personality Disorders, 27 (1), 3-18.
  10. Sharp, C., Ha, C., Michonski, M., Venta, A., & Carbone, C. (2012).  The diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder in adolescents: Evidence in support of the CI-BPD in a sample of adolescent inpatient. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 53(6), 765-774.
  11. Chang, B., Sharp, C., & Ha, C. (2011).  The criterion validity of the borderline personality features scale for children in an adolescent inpatient setting.  Journal of Personality Disorders, 25(4), 492-503.
  12. Ha, C., Sharp, C., & Goodyer, I. (2011). The role of child and parent mentalizing for the development of conduct problems over time. European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 20, 291-300.
  13. Seals, R., Sharp, C., Michonski, J., & Ha, C. (2011). The relationship between the Youth Psychopathic traits Inventory and psychopathology in a US community sample of male youth. Journal of Personality Assessment, 94(3), 232-243.
  14. Sharp, C., Barr, G., Bhimani, R., Ha, C., Vuchinich, R., Ross, D. (2011). Social discounting and externalizing behavior problems in 8-18 year olds. Journal of Behavioral Decision Making.
  15. Sharp, C., Burton, P., & Ha, C. (2011). "Better the devil you know": A preliminary study of the differential modulating effects of reputation on reward processing for boys with and without externalizing behavior problems. European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 20, 581-592.
  16. Sharp, C., Ha, C., & Fonagy, P. (2011). Get them before they get you:  Trust, trustworthiness and social cognition in boys with and without externalizing behavior problems.  Development and Psychopathology, 23, 647-648.
  17. Sharp, C. Pane, H., Ha, C., Venta, A., Patel, B., Sturek, J., & Fonagy, P. (2011).  Theory of mind and emotion regulation difficulties in adolescents with borderline traits.  Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 50(6),563-573.
  18. Sharp, C., Mosko, O., Chang, B., & Ha, C. (2010). The cross-informant concordance and construct validity of the borderline personality features scale for children in a sample of male youth. Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 1-15.
  19. Sharp, C., Williams, L., Ha, C., Baumgardner, J., Michonski, J., Seals, R., et al. (2009).  The development of a mentalization-based outcomes and research protocol for an adolescent inpatient unit.  The Menninger Bulletin, 73(4), 311-338.
  20. Ha, C., Petersen, N. J. & Sharp, C. (2008). Narcissism, self-esteem, and conduct problems: Evidence from a British community sample of 7-11 year olds. European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 17, 406-413.

Book Chapter

  1. Ha, C. & Sharp, C. (2014). Assessing for Personality Disorders in the Asian Client. In L. Benuto & B. Leany (Eds.) Guide to Psychological Assessment with Asian Americans. New York, NY: Springer.