Sixuan Bao
LCSW
Practical therapy focused on strengths and skills
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- Client-centered approach
- Skills for emotion regulation
- English and Mandarin
About Sixuan
Sixuan Bao is a licensed clinical social worker in New York with nine years of experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, anger, depression, and relationship struggles. Sixuan encourages clients to build on their strengths and make changes that feel meaningful to them.
She follows a client-centered process that puts the person's goals first. Sessions often look at patterns in thinking and behavior using cognitive behavioral ideas. She also uses elements of dialectical behavior therapy to teach practical skills for emotion regulation and distress tolerance.
Sixuan draws on existential and Jungian perspectives to help people find personal meaning and notice unconscious patterns that shape choices. Her approach mixes practical skill-building with deeper questions about values and identity. This helps when people feel stuck or disconnected from what matters to them.
She has worked with concerns that range from trauma and abuse to career coaching, parenting stress, grief, and addictions. Sixuan also supports people dealing with body image, commitment and attachment issues, and challenges related to chronic illness or aging.
Sessions are offered in English and Mandarin. Sixuan frames therapy as a collaborative process and aims to help clients take achievable steps toward clearer goals and a calmer day-to-day life.
She follows a client-centered process that puts the person's goals first. Sessions often look at patterns in thinking and behavior using cognitive behavioral ideas. She also uses elements of dialectical behavior therapy to teach practical skills for emotion regulation and distress tolerance.
Sixuan draws on existential and Jungian perspectives to help people find personal meaning and notice unconscious patterns that shape choices. Her approach mixes practical skill-building with deeper questions about values and identity. This helps when people feel stuck or disconnected from what matters to them.
She has worked with concerns that range from trauma and abuse to career coaching, parenting stress, grief, and addictions. Sixuan also supports people dealing with body image, commitment and attachment issues, and challenges related to chronic illness or aging.
Sessions are offered in English and Mandarin. Sixuan frames therapy as a collaborative process and aims to help clients take achievable steps toward clearer goals and a calmer day-to-day life.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
AddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemBipolar disorderDepressionCoping with life changesCompassion fatigue
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBody imageCancerCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily problemsFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Existential TherapyJungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy
Experience
9+ years
Credentials
New York
Languages
English, Mandarin
How therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, respect, and the client's agenda. Online sessions using this approach prioritize what the client wants to address and move at the client's pace, which can help with stress, relationship concerns, and self-esteem.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical techniques to change unhelpful patterns. In an online setting CBT can include homework, thought records, and short skill drills to reduce anxiety, anger, and low mood.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers concrete skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. When done remotely, these skills can be practiced between sessions and reviewed together to build steady coping tools.
Choosing the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, try methods that fit those goals, and adjust based on what helps. Clients often try a mix of techniques until they find what feels most useful.
Confirm the available session formats before booking because specific options are not listed here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and support regular practice of skills between meetings.
At a glance
- Listed location
- New York
- Experience
- 9+ years
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Languages
- English, Mandarin
- License (New York)
- LCSW · No. 095567
- NPI
- 1366085284
As listed by the therapist. You can check a license with the state board and an NPI with the national registry.
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Sixuan address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, career and motivation, self-esteem, grief, addictions, and related concerns.
How does she work in sessions?
Her style is client-centered and collaborative. She blends practical skills training with conversations about values and meaning.
What is her professional background?
She has nine years of professional work experience supporting people with emotional and life challenges in clinical settings.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, licensed in New York and practices from that region.
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 is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
Before you start
- Online talk therapy is not a court-ordered or mandated anger-management course, and it does not provide attendance certificates.
- Check that the location and license details above fit where you live.
- If anyone is at risk of being harmed, contact emergency services or a domestic-abuse helpline first. See the support lines for the US, UK and Australia.