Szu-Yu Chen, PhD

Dr. Szu-Yu "Darlene" Chen (she/her) is an associate professor of the Counseling Department at Palo Alto University. As a bilingual (English/Mandarin) licensed clinical mental health counselor and registered play therapist, she has over 10 years of clinical experience working with children and families in various settings, including schools, community agencies, private practice, and inpatient and outpatient programs. In addition to clinical experience, her scholarly work and teaching interests centered on play therapy, play-based teacher/parent intervention, diversity and social justice in counseling and supervision, and immigrants’ mental health issues.