Feifei Chen

Feifei Chen is a licensed clinical social worker practicing in Illinois. She holds LCSW and LICSW credentials and brings three years of clinical experience to her practice. She speaks both English and Mandarin and focuses on making the first step toward help feel manageable. Feifei helps people facing stress and anxiety. She also supports those dealing with family problems, career difficulties, depression, and grief. She creates a calm, nonjudgmental space where clients can talk through what feels hard right now. Her approach centers on listening and responding to each person's needs. Feifei uses client-centered methods to keep sessions focused on the person's goals. She also draws on mindfulness practices to help with emotional regulation and staying present. People often come to her with life transitions, parenting strain, relationship concerns, or feelings of emptiness and isolation. She pays attention to communication patterns and caregiver stress as part of everyday challenges. Sessions aim to surface practical steps that fit into daily life. Feifei encourages small, steady changes rather than quick fixes. She works collaboratively to set goals and check progress. If language matters, sessions can be offered in Mandarin or English depending on the client's preference.

Client-Centered and Mindfulness-Based Online Support

Feifei uses client-centered therapy to focus sessions on each person's priorities and lived experience. This approach means the therapist listens closely and follows what matters most to the client, helping them set goals and try practical steps between visits.

She also uses mindfulness therapy to teach simple ways of noticing thoughts and bodily sensations. Mindfulness tools can help with anxiety, stress, rumination, and feelings of emptiness by training attention and reducing reactivity.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Feifei will collaborate with clients to identify which methods fit their needs and goals, adjusting the plan as progress is made. This is a joint process where feedback guides what happens in sessions.

Confirm the session formats available before booking, as specific online options are not listed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, shorten travel time, and allow check-ins from different locations. It also supports steady practice of skills like mindfulness between appointments, helping clients apply what they learn to everyday situations.