​Welcome!

I am Jean Chen, a Registered Social Worker. I have over 20 years clinical experience in working with adults, children and youth. I am passionate about working with individuals and families to find hope and meaning in telling your authentic story, finding meaning in your experiences and strengthening your sense of self through a compassionate and supportive lens.

I am deeply rooted in an evidence based research and systems model practice. My practice includes a blended model of therapeutic modalities to best meet your needs, focusing on a trauma-informed systems approach as well as Cognitive Behavioural therapy (CBT), and Dialectical Behaviour therapy (DBT).
Working in the field of social services and education has given me the opportunity to work with clients in the area of consulting and clinical support to adolescents and families, crisis and threat assessments as well as case management. My goal in working with individuals and families is to create a safe and non-judgemental setting. Accessing counseling can feel overwhelming but I am here to meet you at whatever stage you are at in your journey.
"What you think, you become. What you feel, you attract. What you imagine, you create." 

- Buddha

Top Specialties

​Anxiety
Depression
Personal Growth & Self Care​​​​​

Works With

Adults
Youth
Couples
​Families

Availability

​Evenings
​Weekends​​​​​

Learn more about Jean:

Additional areas of Expertise
  • Anxiety Disorders
    • Separation Anxiety
    • Phobias
    • Social Anxiety
    • Panic
    • Agoraphobia
    • Generalized Anxiety
    • Selective Mutism
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
  • Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID)
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Blending Families
  • Brief Psychotic Disorder
  • Boundaries
  • Bullying, Cyberbullying
  • Burn Out, Compassion Fatigue
  • Co-dependency
  • Co-parenting
  • Communication Disorders
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Depressive Disorders
    • Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder
    • Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)
    • Persistent Depressive Disorder (Dysthymia)
    • Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD)
  • Disruptive, Impulse Control & Conduct Disorders
    • Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)
    • Intermittent Explosive Disorder
    • Conduct Disorder
    • Pyromania
    • Kleptomania
    • Antisocial Personality
  • Divorce, Separation
  • Family Dynamic Issues
  • Identity, Sense of Self
  • Insomnia
  • Legal System Issues
  • Life Transitions
  • Neurocognitive Disorders
    • Alzheimer's, Frontotemporal, Lewy Bodies, Vascular
  • Occupational Issues
  • Personality Disorders
    • Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)
    • Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD)
    • Dependent Personality Disorder
  • Post Partum/Peri-Partum
  • Relationship Issues
  • Self Compassion
  • Self Esteem, Self Worth
  • Self Harm
  • Somatic Symptom & Related Disorders
    • Illness Anxiety
    • Functional Neurological Symptom Disorder (FND)
    • Factitious Disorder
  • Specific Learning Disorders
  • Substance Related & Addictive Disorders
    • Alcohol, caffeine, cannabis, hallucinogen, inhalant, opioid, sedative, hypnotic, anxiolytic, stimulant, tobacco, gambling
  • Suicidality
  • Trauma
    • Acute Stress Disorder
    • Adjustment Disorder
    • Childhood physical abuse, neglect
    • ​Disinhibited Social Engagement Disorder
    • ​​Intergenerational Trauma
    • Intimate Partner Violence (physical, sexual, psychological abuse, neglect)
    • Occupational Trauma
    • ​Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
    • Prolonged Grief​
    • Racial Trauma, Systemic Racism
    • Reactive Attachment Disorder
    • Relational Trauma (e.g. narcissistic abuse)
    • Traumatic Brain Injury​
  • ​Women's Mental Health
Therapy Approaches
  • Anti-Oppressive 
  • Attachment Based
  • Coaching
  • Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
    • Trauma Informed CBT
  • Culturally Sensitive
  • Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
  • Mindfulness Based Approaches
  • Narrative Therapy
  • Strength Based Approach
  • Systems 
Communities
Languages
  • English
  • Chinese, Hakka dialect
Rates
  • $150 per 50 minute hour
  • Sliding-scale (reduced) rates are available on a case by case basis. Schedule a consultation for more information.
  • Rates may vary depending on fee schedules set by third-party direct-billing agencies (e.g. NIHB)
Direct-Billing
  • All participating insurance companies with Telus Health eClaims (e.g. Canada Life, Equitable Life, Manulife etc.)
  • Indigenous Services Canada (e.g. FNHA, NIHB)
  • Medavie Blue Cross (e.g. VAC, RCMP, CAF)
  • Pacific Blue Cross
  • Crime Victim Assistance Program (CVAP)
  • ICBC
  • WSIB Ontario
Education
  • Master of Social Work (MSW), Wilfred Laurier University (2005)
  • Honours Bachelors Degree, Sociology, Psychology, and Women's Studies, Wilfred Laurier University (2003)

Jean offers Direct-Billing to most major insurance companies including:

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"There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you"
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- Maya Angelou

A little about me.


​My family is from India, and I am Chinese descent. My personal hobbies and interests include travel, health, and fitness, and I am passionate about food and cooking! 

I have been in clinical practice since 2005, and the therapeutic approaches that most inform my practice are DBT, narrative therapy, and systems theory.