- Relationship strain
- Anxiety and stress
- Mandarin and English
About Lizhen
Lizhen Yan is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) based in New Jersey. She offers a calm, respectful presence for people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, or self-esteem struggles. Sessions are offered in English and Mandarin for those who prefer either language.
Lizhen draws on several counseling methods to meet real-life concerns. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people name their values and take meaningful actions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify unhelpful thinking patterns and build new habits. Emotionally-Focused Therapy supports understanding emotions that show up in close relationships.
Her approach treats relationship patterns and individual concerns together. She spends time talking through how interactions shape feelings and behavior. Work can include time focused on the individual plus sessions that look at relationship dynamics when useful.
Over five years of practice inform a practical, goal-minded style. Lizhen aims to help people set concrete steps they can try between sessions. She also pays attention to the bigger questions of meaning and purpose when those arise.
If adoption and foster care are part of your story, she lists this among focused areas and can address related issues like attachment and abandonment concerns. To get started, follow the site process to match and schedule a first appointment.
How therapy approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on identifying personal values and taking actions that match those values. It helps when anxiety or avoidance get in the way of living the life someone wants. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts and behaviors together to reduce symptoms like low mood or worry by teaching new skills and habits. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) centers on understanding and naming emotions that shape close relationships, and it helps people shift unhelpful interaction patterns.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That choice can change over time as progress is made and new challenges appear.
Session formats are not detailed here, so confirm available options when you book. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life by reducing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins when needed, and letting people join from a familiar setting. Licensed professionals can adapt these approaches for remote work by using exercises, homework, and structured conversations that move progress forward even when sessions are not in person.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
5+ years
Credentials
New Jersey, Florida, New York, Massachusetts
Languages
English, Mandarin
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, self-esteem problems, and depression, along with related issues such as attachment, abandonment, and adoption and foster care concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is practical and goal-minded, blending emotion-focused work with cognitive and acceptance-based techniques to help people change patterns and feel better day to day.
How much experience does she have?
She has five years of clinical experience as a licensed marriage and family therapist.
What are her credentials and location?
She holds an MA and is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) practicing in New Jersey.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Mandarin.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are session arrangements handled?
Please confirm current session options before booking as formats are not specified here; the platform process will list available ways to connect when you schedule.
How does payment and scheduling work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time; start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing the short matching questionnaire to schedule.