- Family of origin issues
- Cognitive behavioral tools
- Speaks Mandarin Cantonese
About Gezhou
Gezhou Li is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in New York with eight years of experience. She works with adults on relationship problems, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, mood issues, anxiety, addiction, and family concerns including family of origin issues. Sessions are available in English, Mandarin, and Cantonese, and she accepts international clients.
Gezhou uses straightforward conversation to help people notice patterns that keep repeating. She helps clients identify how childhood roles, expectations, and emotional habits still shape current choices. In sessions she combines listening with practical tools so people can try small changes between meetings.
Her work draws on client-centered ideas, cognitive behavioral strategies, and elements from dialectical behavior therapy and EMDR when appropriate. She also uses hypnotherapy and solution-focused techniques to support specific goals. These approaches are used to address symptoms like low mood, sleep problems, and struggles with intimacy or commitment.
Gezhou emphasizes building greater self-awareness and clearer communication. She guides people through shifts in relationships, career transitions, grief, and immigration-related stress. Her approach is direct and task-oriented when clients want concrete steps, and reflective when they want to explore personal history.
Clients can expect practical discussions about boundaries, coping skills, and decision-making. She encourages trying different strategies and checking what helps. To begin, the site asks new clients to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
Approaches used and how online sessions work
Client-centered therapy focuses on open listening and helping people find their own answers; it is useful for exploring family-of-origin patterns and relationship roles. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical skills to shift unhelpful patterns such as anxiety, low mood, or sleep problems. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a technique that can help reduce distress linked to troubling memories and is sometimes used for trauma-related symptoms.Choosing the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and will work together with the client to decide which methods to try. That collaborative decision-making helps match strategies to what the client wants to change and how they prefer to work.
Because session formats are not specified in the biography, confirm current session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time so appointments can fit around work or caregiving. Therapists and licensed professionals often adapt activities and homework to work well in virtual visits, and Gezhou will help plan practical next steps between sessions.
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Experience
8+ years
Listed in
New York
Languages
English, Mandarin, Cantonese
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She works with relationship issues, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, depression, anxiety, and a range of other concerns listed in her specialties such as addiction and grief.
What is her general approach in sessions?
She uses a mix of client-centered listening and practical techniques like CBT and DBT, with EMDR and hypnotherapy used when they fit the client's goals.
How much experience does she have?
She has eight years of clinical experience working with adults on trauma, relationship problems, cultural identity questions, and related issues.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a New York LMHC and practices out of New York.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English, Mandarin, and Cantonese.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
Yes, she accepts international clients; confirm any cross-border details before scheduling.
How are sessions scheduled and what about cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.
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