Qiying Zhou

Qiying Zhou is a licensed clinical social worker who offers counseling in English and Mandarin. She greets people warmly and focuses on helping them manage strong emotions like anger, anxiety, and depression. She frames therapy as a collaborative effort where small steps lead to clearer days.

She brings 22 years of experience in community and health care settings in New Jersey. That background includes work with people facing substance use, major life changes, grief, and end-of-life concerns. She also addresses career stress, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strains, sleep problems, and attention challenges such as ADHD.

Her style centers on the person in front of her. She uses Client-Centered Therapy to listen closely and shape sessions around each person's goals. She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help identify unhelpful thoughts and try practical changes day to day.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy is part of her approach when relationships and attachment are involved, and elements of existential thinking help people find meaning during big life transitions. Her bicultural and bilingual background helps her recognize how culture and language shape feelings and choices.

People who prefer straightforward conversation and practical tools may find her approach a good match. She encourages honest talk about what’s working and what isn’t, and she helps people build calmer routines and clearer boundaries.

How her approaches work in online therapy

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and shaping sessions around each person's needs, helping people set goals and try small changes that feel manageable. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at thoughts and behaviors and offers concrete tools to test new ways of coping with anger, anxiety, or low mood.

Choosing the right approach is a joint process. She will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, then try methods that match those needs. If something isn’t working, adjustments are made together so the work stays practical and relevant.

Confirm current session options before booking because formats are not specified in the profile. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life by reducing travel time, allowing sessions during a lunch hour, or offering shorter check-ins when brief support is needed. Many people find that remote sessions let them maintain continuity of care during life changes while still using the same therapeutic tools they would in person.