Culturally Responsive Therapy and Asian Parenting Insights with Clinical Psychologist Chen Xu
Dec 03, 2025
In this special conversation, we sat down with Chen Xu, Director of Mind Body Heart Psychology and Practice Partner of the Asian Mental Health Practitioner List, to talk about how culture shapes the way we parent, communicate, and understand mental health.
Chen shares her personal and professional reflections on postnatal mental health, attachment, and the often complex family dynamics within Asian communities. She also discusses why the Western idea of “maturity” doesn’t always fit our cultural contexts and what it means to parent with honesty and self-awareness.
Whether you’re a practitioner, parent, or someone exploring your own cultural identity, this interview offers gentle but powerful insights into the nuances of culturally-responsive therapy and Asian family life.
š Watch the full video below or connect with Chen and her incredible, bilingual team over on the Asian Mental Health Practitioner List!
š”For community members:
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š¤For mental health service providers:
Shapes and Sounds supports mental health organisations and teams to feel confident and resourced in providing culturally-responsive care to the Asian community in Australia.
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