Wen Chan

General Psychologist/EMDR Practitioner

With warmth, empathy and compassion, Wen utilises a culturally safe approach to facilitate a non-judgmental and emotionally safe space where individuals can be curious and explore their internal emotional world. Having lived experience as an immigrant, Wen holds an awareness of the complex familial and socio-cultural factors that shapes one’s identity and mental health. Such that, one may experience a displaced sense of identity when their true sense of self do not meet the expectations and values of the cultural context that they’re in. Her work supports clients in becoming more aware of, and understand, how parts of themselves interact within their internal system and how it interacts with the world.

Tailoring her approach to each individual’s needs, Wen draws on relational-based frameworks, including psychodynamic therapy, Internal Family Systems (IFS) and parts-work, and attachment-based approaches. Working relationally, Wen believes that a collaborative, trusting, and authentic therapeutic relationship between a client and clinician is an important element of therapy. She also incorporates other modalities such as EMDR, compassion-based approaches, and ways to tolerate distress. Grounded in a trauma-informed and relational framework, Wen engages in deep, insight-oriented work – an approach that often leads to longer-term therapeutic process.

Her special interests are in trauma, self-development and identity issues (including cultural identity), interpersonal conflict and relationship difficulties, and adjusting to significant life changes and transitions.

Wen speaks English (fluent) and Mandarin (conversationally).