About Dr. Pascual Chen | Clear to Thrive Coaching
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Licensed clinical psychologist. Christian therapist. A man who has walked the road from shame and struggle to freedom — and has spent over a decade helping others do the same.

Clinical Psychologist 10+ Years Private Practice School Psychology Christian Therapy Addiction Recovery CBT Specialist
Dr. Pascual Chen
His Story The Calling Was Forged Through the Struggle

Dr. Chen’s journey didn’t begin in a classroom. It began in the middle of pain. Growing up, he wrestled with deep insecurity, the quiet belief that something was wrong with him, and a persistent feeling of not being worthy of love. His father was physically present but emotionally distant, leaving a relational gap that shaped much of his early identity.

As one of the few Chinese students at a predominantly white school, he faced bullying, racist taunts, and social isolation that made him feel like he didn’t belong anywhere. In middle school, he turned to marijuana and dissociation — escaping into daydreams to survive. But everything began to shift in 7th grade when a spiritual mentor named Sister Joan of Arc handed him a copy of The Road Less Traveled by Scott Peck. That book cracked something open. For the first time, he encountered the idea that he had value — and that loving others required first learning to love himself.

“That book helped me think about life differently, make better choices, and introduced the revolutionary idea that I had value and was worthy of love. It gave me a vision of who I could become.”

In 9th grade, Dr. Chen visited a Vineyard Church and encountered the Holy Spirit for the first time. He saw people praising God with genuine joy — a sharp contrast to the rote recitation of his earlier faith experience. That night, he became born again. And his calling crystallized: to become a psychologist who could discern whether someone’s struggle was mental, spiritual, or both — and help them find freedom either way.

His Path From That Vision to Private Practice
The Turning Point A spiritual mentor, a transformative book, and a vision for becoming a psychologist who integrates faith with clinical science — all before high school.
Born Again Encountered the Holy Spirit at a Vineyard Church in 9th grade. His calling solidified: help people break free from bondage through Christian therapy and evidence-based treatment.
School Psychology Before private practice, Dr. Chen worked as a school psychologist, providing therapy and psychological evaluations for children and teenagers — building deep expertise in developmental trauma and behavioral patterns.
10+ Years Private Practice Specializing in depression, anxiety, trauma, OCD, relationship challenges, substance abuse, and pornography addiction. He provides Christian therapy that integrates faith with evidence-based psychological treatments.
Transformed by Truth Dr. Chen distills over a decade of private practice — the same frameworks, tools, and interventions he uses with clients — into a structured course designed to create lasting freedom.
Clinical Background The Training Behind the Course
📚 Licensed Clinical Psychologist Doctoral-level training in psychological assessment, diagnosis, and evidence-based treatment. Dr. Chen brings the full weight of clinical expertise to every module.
🧠 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) One of the most rigorously researched treatment modalities for addiction recovery. CBT forms the clinical backbone of this course, applied through a biblical lens.
10+ Years Private Practice Depression, anxiety, trauma, OCD, relationship challenges, substance abuse, and pornography addiction — Dr. Chen has walked alongside hundreds of individuals navigating these exact struggles.
✏️ School Psychology Early career work providing therapy and evaluations for children and teenagers — building a deep foundation in developmental psychology and early trauma patterns.
✠️ Christian Therapy Specialist Dr. Chen integrates biblical truth with evidence-based psychological interventions — not as a compromise, but as a complete and coherent system for transformation.
📷 Pornography Addiction Recovery Specific, focused expertise in helping men break free from pornography addiction — combining neuroscience, psychology, spiritual authority, and community accountability.
What Sets This Apart This Isn’t Another Program. It’s a Complete System.

Most courses give you one piece of the puzzle. Willpower strategies. Scripture memorization. Accountability partners. Each has value — but none addresses the complete picture. Transformed by Truth was built differently.

01 Neurological + Psychological + Spiritual Pornography addiction operates on all three levels simultaneously. This course addresses all three — the brain science of dopamine and neural pathways, the psychological roots of shame and coping, and the spiritual authority available through Christ.
02 Clinically Proven, Not Just Inspirational The tools in this course are the same interventions Dr. Chen uses with private clients — evidence-based strategies drawn from CBT, ACT, and trauma-informed approaches, grounded in biblical truth. Not motivational language. Clinical methodology.
03 Built by Someone Who Has Lived It Dr. Chen’s credibility isn’t only academic. His personal journey through shame, insecurity, isolation, and struggle is the foundation of everything in this course. He teaches what he has lived, not just what he has studied.
04 The What, How, and Why Framework Most programs tell you what to do. Some show you how. Almost none explain why at a deep enough level to sustain motivation when it gets hard. This course gives you all three — because Dr. Chen knows that complete understanding is what produces lasting change.
It’s Time Your Freedom Is Possible.
It Starts Here.

Dr. Chen has spent over a decade walking alongside men navigating exactly this struggle. He has seen what works. He has built a system out of it. And he is ready to walk with you through it — not as a distant expert, but as a guide who has been on the road himself.