Lawrence Chen
(He/Him/His)
Psychologist
I collaborate to help you with academic and sports pressures, cultural issues, grief and loss, parenting, relationships, spirituality, and trauma.
I help with adjustment concerns, academic and sports pressures, cultural issues, grief and loss, parenting, social relationships, sleep, spirituality, and trauma. My attachment-focused, trauma-informed approach to therapy helps build safety and trust. We will collaborate to find external resources and internal strengths. I integrate mindfulness, cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavioral therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, somatic experiencing, and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing. My favorite activities are hiking in nature, reading, watching movies, listening to and making music, swimming, biking, and horseback riding. You can also find me spending quality time with my family and friends, having desserts around town. I also love playing with our two twin cats at home. I am also fluent in Putonghua, Mandarin, and Cantonese.
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
- Grief and Loss
- Insomnia
- Life Transitions
- Parenting Concerns
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Sleep Concerns
- Trauma
Age groups
- Young adults (18-30)
- Adults (31-64)
- Seniors (65 or older)
Treatment specialties
Treatments
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Training
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Somatic Psychotherapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Location
Remote options
- Video
Payment options
Insurance
In-network coverage provided for the following insurance companies
- Aetna – California
- Anthem – California
- Blue Shield of California – California
- Cigna – California
- Health Net – California
- HMC Healthworks – California
- Humana – California
- Magellan – California
- Optum – California
- UCSC Student Insurance – California
- In-network insurance
Credentials
Licenses
PhD
18649, California