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Eva Chen, M.Ed., LAC

Meet Eva
echen@therapycenterofphila.org

Eva (she/her) is a Chinese woman who identifies as cisgender and heterosexual. As an expatriate who deeply values diversity, multiculturalism, and being an ally to the LGBTQIA+ community, she is committed to incorporating cultural humility and awareness into the therapeutic space. She offers therapy in both English and Mandarin Chinese.

Eva earned her Master’s degree in Counseling and currently works as a pre-licensed clinician under supervision. She has supported clients navigating challenges such as anxiety, depression, life transitions, relationship challenges, grief, childhood trauma, and intersectional identity issues related to race, gender, and sexuality. Eva’s primary therapeutic approach is Relational-Cultural Therapy (RCT), rooted in feminist principles, into which she incorporates evidence-based techniques from psychodynamic therapy, CBT, DBT, and mindfulness.

Eva is dedicated to building a safe and nurturing space where clients feel comfortable expressing their authentic, creative, and vulnerable selves. She aims to facilitate a collaborative partnership with self-exploration, healing, and personal growth through the power of connection and mutuality.

“Love on the left, compassion on the right, walking on both sides of life, sowing seeds at any time, blooming at any time, decorating this long journey with flowers, so that pedestrians treading through thorns do not feel pain, tears may fall, but it is not sorrowful.” – Bing Xin

Eva她是一位顺性别和异性恋的华人女性。作为不同文化的包容者,她深知文化多元性,以及对LGBTQIA+性少数群体的支持的重要性,因此她致力于在咨询空间中融入尊重文化、保持谦卑的意识。Eva能够提供英语和普通话两种语言的心理咨询服务。

拥有心理咨询硕士学位的她,目前是一名在督导下工作的准执照临床心理咨询师。她曾协助来访者应对焦虑、抑郁、生活转变、人际关系挑战、丧亲之痛、童年创伤,以及种族、性别、性取向相关的交叉身份认同问题等挑战。Eva主要采用关系文化疗法(RCT),该疗法根植于女性主义原则,她还结合了来自心理动力学疗法、认知行为疗法、辩证行为疗法和正念的基于科学实证的技术。

Eva致力于打造一个安全而有温度的空间,让来访者感到自在,可以表达他们真实、富有创造力和脆弱的自我。她旨在用人与人相互连接的力量,与来访者形成一种协作关系,帮助来访者实现自我探索、疗愈和成长。

爱在左,同情在右,走在生命的两旁,随时撒种,随时开花,将这一径长途,点缀得鲜花弥漫,使穿枝拂叶的行人踏着荆棘,不觉得痛苦,有泪可落,却不是悲凉。” —— 冰心