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Pearl Chen is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the State of New York. She is a passionate clinician that focuses on the unique individual needs of her clients. Pearl is experienced working with clients struggling with various mental health issues, including but not limited to, depression, anxiety, personality disorders, workplace/school stress, relationship problems, family stress, and multicultural issues. Pearl meets clients where they are and offers a firm but gentle approach. 

Pearl has a strong background working with diverse communities of color, with a primary focus in the Chinese community. Pearl is a 2nd generation Chinese American (colloquially known as an "ABC") born and raised in NYC, fluent in both English and Mandarin Chinese. Pearl is committed to working with diverse populations and marginalized communities.

In addition to being a psychotherapist, Pearl conducts interviews and performs immigration psychological evaluations. Immigration psychological evaluations are often needed in situation where people need to demonstrate extreme hardship in the event of adjustment of status, cancellation of removal, political asylum, etc. Pearl's skills in the diagnosis and treatment mental health issues combined with her background in social work makes her an ideal evaluator who is able to understand and capture the hardships of immigrants to support their cases. 

Pearl graduated from State University of New York at Buffalo with a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology. After pursuing a career in Human Resources and Professional Development in the private sector, Pearl decided to return to school to continue her education in order to help others. Pearl attended and graduated from Columbia University with a Master degree in Social Work. Pearl brings a wealth of lived, professional, and educational experience to her practice.