2W5A4839

Grace Chen, LCSW, LICSW, LCSW-C

Age Group Served
adults
Therapy Format
individuals
Treatment Focus
adhd, bipolar-disorder, borderline-personality, domestic-abuse, emotion-regulation, family-conflict, grief, lgbtq-related-issues, personal-growth, racial-identity, self-harming, sexual-abuse, stress, suicidal-ideation, womens-issues, anxiety, depression, trauma-and-ptsd, relationship-issues, self-esteem, life-transitions
Types of Therapy
Attachment-based/Relational Therapy
Compassion Focused
Family Systems
Motivational Interviewing
Psychodynamic
Trauma Informed Care
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Narrative Therapy
Insurance Accepted
Out of Network, Private Pay, Aetna, Anthem, Blue Cross Blue Shield, BCBS - Anthem, Kaiser, Optum, Oscar, Oxford, UMR, United Health
Can Prescribe Medication: No
Offers Sliding Scale: No
Accepting New Therapy Fund Clients: No
Last modified: May 1, 2026

Grace Chen, LCSW, LICSW, LCSW-C

In-Person / Virtual: tele
License Number(s): VA 0904014353, DC LC20000264, MD 30547
States / Provinces Served: VA, DC, MD
Racial Identity / Culture: asian-american
Languages Spoken: English
Sex/Gender: Female, Cisgender

Are you feeling overwhelmed, sad, worried, stressed out, or stuck? Are you struggling with life’s challenges or your relationships? I believe that therapy in a safe, accepting, and compassionate space allows for the self-understanding necessary for growth and healing. I work with adults and young adults (18+) to explore feelings and gain a better self-understanding, specializing in anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship issues, race and multicultural issues, and life transitions.

 

I believe that therapy is most helpful in a nonjudgmental and empathic setting where you can feel comfortable as you explore your thoughts and feelings. I employ psychodynamic principles that are insight oriented to better understand how your past experiences shape how you experience the present. Together, we can identify unhelpful patterns impacting your relationships with others and yourself. I also utilize a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) perspective so together we can examine the link between your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors to solve current problems and modify unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns.

 

My advanced training includes the fellowship program at the Institute of Contemporary Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis in Washington, DC and psychodynamic clinical training at the Washington School of Psychiatry.