Kenny Chen

He received advanced training (specialization) in Family Therapy from Swinburne University of Technology (Australia). He employs concepts from different counselling modality in his counselling arena and uses therapeutic techniques from Family Therapy, Gottman Couples Therapy, Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Person-Centered Therapy, Discernment Counselling, Gestalt Therapy, Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, Narrative Therapy and Reality Therapy to his client’s needs.

A caring counsellor, he believes in creating a comfortable, non-judgmental environment for his clients in an empathetic and non-directive way. He sees relationships as an important factor in psychological health by seeking to address issues not only as individuals, but also as person in relationships. Kenny believes that every individual is unique, and each writes his/her own unique story. He believes that clients can make choices to empower themselves, increase their self-awareness and utilize their inner strengths and resourcefulness that translate into healing, growth and change.

Kenny also specializes in guiding and journeying with married couples in recovering from the emotional trauma of extra marital affairs. With his vast experience and expertise, and a strong
advocate of marriage, he believes that there is hope in recovering from it. Kenny has a long-standing belief that a time of crisis, although challenging, couples are presented with an opportunity for living their marriage in a new way, creating a new chapter in their life together.

His life motto – Pain is part of Growth. I am not what happened to me. I am what I choose to become.