About
- Stress and anxiety
- Communication problems
- Attachment issues
About Lizhen
Lizhen Yan is an LMFT - Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist based in New Jersey with five years of clinical experience. She works with adults dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, family concerns, low self-esteem, and depression. Sessions are offered in English and Mandarin and she approaches care from a Christian perspective while welcoming people of any or no faith background.
Her work focuses on how individual behavior connects with relationships and daily life. She uses practical conversation to identify patterns that keep problems repeating. Expect a mix of talking, reflection, and skill building aimed at clearer communication and healthier routines.
Lizhen draws on several evidence-informed methods including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Client-Centered Therapy, and Existential Therapy. She chooses techniques that fit the concern at hand, for example helping with attachment or blended family stress and communication problems.
She often addresses issues related to adoption and foster care, abandonment, caregiver stress, codependency, control struggles, and forgiveness. Fertility and fatherhood concerns are also within her focus list, as are family of origin and domestic violence related difficulties.
Sessions are goal-oriented and may shift between exploring personal concerns and looking at how relationships contribute to those concerns. The aim is to help adults clarify values, improve communication, and reduce patterns that increase tension at home.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches used online and how they help
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying personal values and taking practical steps toward them. It helps people facing ongoing stress or self-doubt by teaching ways to notice thoughts and choose values-based actions rather than trying to eliminate uncomfortable feelings.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact. It uses concrete exercises and homework to change unhelpful thinking patterns that feed anxiety or low mood, and it can help with communication problems at home.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) explores emotional patterns that shape relationships. It can be useful when attachment or repeated conflict is present, helping a person recognize emotional needs and practice new ways of relating.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will review concerns, goals, and preferences and collaborate with the client to select or combine methods that fit. This is a practical conversation rather than a one-time decision, and adjustments can be made as therapy progresses.
Confirm the session formats before booking since the therapist's biography does not specify them here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and reduce travel time. Therapists and licensed professionals generally adapt exercises and homework so people can apply new skills between sessions.
Areas of focus
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Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
5+ years
Listed in
New Jersey, Florida, New York, Massachusetts
Languages
English, Mandarin
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she work with?
She works with adults on stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, low self-esteem, and depression, plus related issues such as abandonment, adoption and foster care, and caregiver stress.
How would she describe her therapy style?
Her style combines talk-based work with practical tools. She uses approaches like ACT, CBT, EFT, client-centered and existential ideas to address feelings and behavior.
What is her clinical background?
She has five years of clinical experience working as a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and draws on multiple therapeutic methods when appropriate.
Where is she licensed and based?
She holds an MA and is listed as MA LMFT, FL LMFT and practices from New Jersey.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Mandarin.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She is not accepting international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for or billed?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Begin by selecting the "See online therapy options" button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.