Siyu Liang, BS, MA

About

Pre-Licensed Professional in New York, NY. Works with Relationship Issues, Emotional Disturbance and Depression. Sees clients in person and online. Takes Aetna, Cigna, Blue Cross Blue Shield and other plans. Accepting new clients.

Areas of expertise

• Relationship Issues
• Depression
• Anxiety
• Coping Skills
• Family Conflict
• Grief
• Life Coaching
• Life Transitions
• Parenting
• Racial Identity
• School Issues
• Self Esteem
• Stress Management
• Trauma and PTSD

Types of therapy

• Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)Helps people make room for difficult thoughts and feelings instead of fighting them, and commit to actions that fit what matters to them.
• Attachment-basedLooks at early bonds with caregivers and how they shape relationships and emotions now, and works toward a greater sense of safety and connection.
• Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)A structured, practical therapy that looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions affect each other, and teaches skills for changing unhelpful thinking and habits.
• Culturally SensitiveTakes a person's culture, identity, background and values into account, and shapes the work so it fits their life.
• Emotionally FocusedTreats emotions as a guide to change. Often used with couples, to understand patterns of conflict and rebuild a secure bond.
• Family SystemsSees a person as part of their family as a whole, and explores roles, patterns and communication across the family rather than one person's problems alone.
• Gottman MethodA couples therapy built on research into what makes relationships last. Works on friendship, handling conflict and shared meaning.
• HumanisticA family of approaches, including person-centered and Gestalt therapy, that emphasize growth, self-awareness and a person's capacity to choose.
• Internal Family Systems (IFS)Sees the mind as made of different 'parts', and helps people understand and care for them from a calm, compassionate core 'Self'.
• InterpersonalA structured, time-limited therapy focused on relationships and life events, such as conflict, loss or big role changes, and how they affect mood.
• Person-CenteredA warm, non-directive approach: the therapist listens with empathy and without judgment, and trusts the person to find their own direction.
• PsychodynamicExplores how past experiences, relationships and feelings outside awareness shape how a person thinks and acts today.
• RelationalSees relationships as central to well-being. The relationship with the therapist is used to understand and change patterns in other relationships.
• Strength-BasedFocuses on the strengths, skills and resources a person already has, and builds on them to meet challenges.
• Trauma FocusedTherapy for people affected by trauma. Puts safety and pacing first, and helps process painful memories so they have less hold on daily life.

More details

Sessions

Both in-person and online

Accepting new clients

Yes

Specialties

Relationship Issues, Emotional Disturbance, Depression, Addiction, ADHD, Anxiety, Coping Skills, Family Conflict, Grief, Impulse Control Disorders, Infertility, Infidelity, Life Coaching, Life Transitions, Marital and Premarital, Mood Disorders, Parenting, Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum, Racial Identity, School Issues, Self Esteem, Sleep or Insomnia, Stress, Trauma and PTSD, Women's Issues

Insurance

Aetna, Anthem, Carelon Behavioral Health, CDPHP, Cigna and Evernorth, EmblemHealth, Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield, Government Employees Health Association (GEHA), Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield, MagnaCare, Meritain Health, MVP Health Care, NYSHIP | NY State Empire Plan, Optum, United Medical Resources (UMR), UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH, Wellfleet, Out of Network

Fees

Individual sessions $150, couple sessions $225; sliding scale available

Payment methods

American Express, Discover, Health Savings Account, Mastercard, Visa

Ages

Adults

Works with

Individuals, Couples, Family

Communities

Gay Allied, Lesbian Allied, Queer Allied, Racial Justice Allied

Ethnicity

Asian

Languages

中文, English

Gender

Female

Education

New York University

Years in practice

2

Education & qualifications