Karen Quek

Biography

Karen Quek holds a PhD in Marital and Family Therapy from Loma Linda University. She has over two decades of experience in academic leadership, supervisory, and clinical practice in the United States and other parts of the world, including China, Singapore, and the Philippines. Dr. Quek is dual-licensed as a marriage & family therapist (LMFT) and a professional clinical counselor (LPCC). She is currently in private practice and provides telehealth services. Dr. Quek appreciates and respects cultural diversity and is dedicated to the growth of the next generation of mental health professionals.

She has achieved national “Approved Supervisor” status of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT), and was a commissioner for the Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education (COAMFTE). Dr Quek is the author and co-editor of two books: Intersectionality in Family Therapy Leadership - Professional Power, Personal Identities (2021) and Transition and Change in Collectivist Family Life: Strategies for Clinical Practice with Asian Americans (2017). She has published numerous articles in international journals, including the Journal of Marriage and the Family, Journal of Marriage and Family Therapy, Journal of Family Issues, etc. 

Research Interests

marital and family therapy theories and process; multicultural competency; cross-cultural family processes; couples relational dynamics; and intersectionality in family therapy leadership

Education

• PhD, Loma Linda University