- Strengths focused
- Practical skills
- English and Mandarin
About Sixuan
Sixuan Bao is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in New York. She brings nine years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, and relationship struggles. Sixuan focuses on meeting clients where they are and supporting them as they make changes.
She emphasizes that each person knows their own story. Sessions aim to build on clients' strengths and practical skills. Sixuan helps people strengthen self-esteem, find motivation, and work through trauma and abuse at a manageable pace.
Her work includes clearer thinking around career goals, recovery from addictions, and addressing intimacy-related concerns. She also supports people dealing with grief, compassion fatigue, sleep and eating problems, and major life adjustments. Codependency and attachment issues are named areas she pays attention to when they come up in therapy.
Sixuan uses approaches that center the person in session and also offer concrete tools. She draws from client-centered methods along with cognitive behavioral techniques and mindfulness-based skills to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning. Dialectical behavior strategies and existential and Jungian ideas can appear when they fit a client's goals.
Sessions are offered in English and Mandarin. The therapist encourages prospective clients to consider their needs and to take the first step toward change by reaching out and completing the matching process.
How therapy approaches translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, understanding, and following the client's lead. It helps people clarify what matters to them and build confidence through supportive, nonjudgmental conversation. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, teaches practical ways to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and patterns that get in the way of daily life.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work together with the client to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That collaboration helps shape each session and the skills emphasized over time.
If you are considering online therapy, confirm the available session options before booking since formats are not listed here. Online appointments can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. They can also let someone use video or audio depending on what feels most comfortable. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises and homework to work well in remote sessions, so therapy can still focus on clear goals and measurable progress.
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Experience
9+ years
Credentials
New York
Languages
English, Mandarin
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, career matters, addictions, grief, and many other life challenges such as eating and sleeping problems and codependency.
What is the therapeutic style like?
Her style is person-centered and collaborative. She combines practical tools with attention to a person's values and story.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has nine years of professional experience helping people navigate emotional and life challenges.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, licensed in New York and practices from that location.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and Mandarin.
Are international clients accepted?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are involved to begin working together?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to the therapist's availability.
Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.