Renee Chen
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, AMFT (she, her)
Verified by Psychology Today Verified by Psychology Today
1 Endorsed
3120 Telegraph Avenue, Suite 9C, Berkeley, CA 94705
Let's Connect (415) 236-5161
Something is calling, beckoning you to go on an adventure. You may feel resistant towards it, receptive, ambivalent, or stuck. You may feel all, some, or none of these things, but you feel pulled by the current of something greater—a longing, a curiosity perhaps, for something different, for wholeness, for a chance to know yourself. You can think of me as a companion accompanying you on your journey. I listen—concretely and symbolically—to stories told/untold, what's said/not said, what's felt/not felt, what's remembered/what's been forgotten. I use presence, honesty, and playfulness to both support and challenge you.
Together, we find ways to creatively and collaboratively birth and nurture an environment where you can bring in and express all parts of yourself. Growing up bi-culturally and living in divergent cultures developed within me a sensitivity towards and passion for working with those who feel themselves at the margins of society and/or in their own life.
I am trauma-informed & integrative in my approach, meaning I interweave Western psychological theory with Eastern practices, and incorporate research-based methods as needed. I believe symptoms (depression, anxiety, insomnia, etc.) are a normal response to abnormal circumstances, and that our wounds can lead us to greater wisdom and creativity.
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Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $180
- Couple Sessions $275
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Renee Chen
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, AMFT
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Prelicense by State of California / 134836 Supervised by Nadine Tang (California / LCSW6950) Renee Chen
- Certificate from Yoga to the People 200 RYT / 2019
- Degree/Diploma from University of California, Berkeley Media Studies / 2009
- Attended California Institute of Integral Studies, MA in Integral Counseling Psychology
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Anxiety
- Relationship Issues
- Trauma and PTSD
Expertise
- Bisexual
- Codependency
- Depression
- Divorce
- Domestic Abuse
- Grief
- Infidelity
- Lesbian
- LGBTQ+
- Life Transitions
- Marital and Premarital
- Mood Disorders
- Personality Disorders
- Psychosis
- Racial Identity
- Self Esteem
- Sleep or Insomnia
- Spirituality
- Stress
- Substance Use
- Suicidal Ideation
- Women's Issues
Endorsement
Client Focus
Age
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Group
Ethnicity
Asian ,
Other Racial or Ethnic Background
I also speak
Mandarin
Age
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Group
Ethnicity
Asian ,
Other Racial or Ethnic Background
I also speak
Mandarin
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Attachment-based
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Culturally Sensitive
- Emotionally Focused
- Existential
- Experiential Therapy
- Family Systems
- Feminist
- Gestalt
- Humanistic
- Integrative
- Jungian
- Person-Centered
- Psychoanalytic
- Psychodynamic
- Relational
- Somatic
- Transpersonal
- Trauma Focused
Location
Nearby Areas
Counties
Neighborhoods
Call for a free consultation now - (415) 236-5161
Renee Chen
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, AMFT