Irene (Shen-Yun) Chou

I'm a psychotherapist and art therapist at Transcendent Self Therapy, offering therapy for adults and couples. I see clients in person in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, and virtually across New York. I believe the creative process can hold what words sometimes can't, and I show up to provide the holding environment.

Before therapy, I spent years in architecture, designing spaces that quietly shape how people move, feel, and belong. Architecture taught me about process, about patience, about finding meaning in every layer.

I'm bilingual in English and Mandarin, and I bring that cross-cultural attunement into the work I do. To me, creativity isn't a talent, it's a way of being present.