Denise Chen LICSW

Specialty: Depression, Trauma, Grief, and Life changes.

Denise Chen is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker with a PhD in Psychology and a master’s degree in social work. A former faculty member at Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine, she offers therapy in English and Mandarin in Cambridge, Waltham, and Boston.

Denise draws on CBT, DBT, ACT, and EMDR to help clients navigate anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, and life changes. She also works with people who are quietly worn out from being the one everyone counts on, want more meaning in their lives, or hope to reconnect with their child.

Denise works at each client’s pace, starting with whatever feels most pressing. She helps clients explore how where they come from has shaped them, what they want to carry forward, and what they’re ready to set down. For anyone who’s unsure how to begin or grew up in a place where talking about feelings didn’t come naturally, she makes room to start wherever they are.