Research Interests

Cultural identity development, formation and cultivation; sense of belonging; immigration and acculturation; inter- and transgenerational, familial, and cultural roots of trauma and growth; contemporary relational psychodynamic theory; social justice and DEIB (diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging); liberation psychology; culturally-responsive practice and treatment; psychopathology; training and supervision and psychedelic assisted psychotherapy.

Biography

Dr. Stephanie Chen is a 1.5 generation Chinese American, immigrant and cisgender-female licensed clinical psychologist and associate professor who practices, teaches, presents, and writes from a depth-oriented, multicultural, and liberatory lens. Stephanie has many years of clinical experience in providing direct clinical services to children, youth, adults and families in community mental health, hospital, school-based and private practice settings. In addition, she has provided individual and group supervision to trainees and staff from different stages of their professional development. Stephanie has particular passion and interest in exploring cultural identity development and formation, sense of belonging, immigration and acculturation, and issues related to inter- and transgenerational, familial, and cultural roots of trauma, healing, and growth. Lastly, she completed a certification in psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy with CIIS which she applies to her teaching, research and clinical endeavors.

Education

2001: BA in Psychology and Asian American Studies, Wellesley College, MA

2005: MA in Clinical Psychology, California School of Professional Psychology, San Francisco Bay campus

2008: PhD in Clinical Psychology with a Community emphasis from the California School of Professional Psychology, San Francisco Bay campus

Awards & Distinctions

Spring 2023: The Kathy Littles Core Faculty Writing Retreat Award. Inaugural Recipient. CIIS.

2022-2023: Teachers’ Academy Fellow. American Psychoanalytic Association.

Courses

PSY 6732 02: Professional Seminar 1a

PSY 6733 02: Professional Seminar 1b

PSY 6925 01: Advanced Depth Seminar II – The Therapeutic Relationship

Publications

Chen, S. Z. (2022). Decentering Whiteness in teaching psychopathology: Challenges and opportunities [chapter]. In Johnson, K., Sparkman-Key, N., McCoy, S., & Meca, A. (Eds.), Developing antiracist practices in the helping professions: Inclusive theory, pedagogy, and application [pp. 151-171]. Palgrave MacMillan.