Beyond the Couch Ep 13: Learning to Be Vulnerable as a Male Therapist with Yu-Kang Chen

This week, Christie chats with Yu-Kang Chen, PhD, about his experience being one of the few Asian male therapists from graduate school to his work now. They discuss gender imbalances in the field, emotional labor and vulnerability, and getting his parents’ support on choosing this career.

Yu-Kang Chen is a licensed psychologist with a private practice focusing on providing individual and couple therapy for Asians/Asian Americans in both English and Mandarin languages. He is also the Clinical Psychologist/Training Director at Hamilton Madison House.

• Connect with Yu-Kang on Psychology Today or via email at ykcphd@gmail.com
• APISA Spotlight: New York’s Asian American Federation (AAF)
  • AAF in partnership with the Center for Anti-Violence education is continuing to provide Free Empowerment Self Defense Workshops to all New York City residents

Listen to a sneak peek below, and find the full episodes on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts & more!