She has over ten years of experience in hospital and private practice settings, and received her Ph.D. from St. John’s University. Prior to 2015, Dr. Chen worked in private practice in New York City, where she specialized in cognitive behavioral therapy for anxiety disorders and depression. She was also a senior psychologist at Elmhurst Hospital Center in Queens, NY, and a faculty member of the Ichan School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai, where she supervised and taught psychology interns and psychiatric residents.