- Client-centered work
- Cognitive behavioral tools
- Emotion-focused methods
About Lillian
Lillian Tsai is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in New York with 20 years of experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, relationship and family issues, and problems with self-esteem and career direction. Lillian also supports people coping with compassion fatigue, life transitions, and concerns tied to identity including LGBT matters and feelings of guilt and shame.
She draws on client-centered practice to build on each person’s strengths. Sessions focus on practical steps and realistic goals. She uses familiar therapeutic approaches such as cognitive behavioral work to shift unhelpful thoughts, emotionally-focused methods to look at feelings in relationships, and solution-focused techniques for short-term problem solving.
Lillian’s background includes work in child welfare, victim treatment centers, and hospitals. That history informs how she responds to trauma, domestic violence, and bereavement. She has worked with people at many life stages and with health-related challenges like cancer and caregiving stress.
In sessions she helps people name and track hard feelings, test new ways of coping, and set small behavioral experiments to try between meetings. She and the client shape the plan together, paying attention to practical barriers and everyday life demands.
She offers therapy in English and Mandarin and accepts international clients. Before booking, readers should confirm current session options and details about how services are delivered.
How her approaches translate to online work
Client-centered therapy puts the person's experience first. Lillian listens to what matters to the client and uses that information to guide sessions and goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and trying specific behavior changes to test new beliefs and routines. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) looks at how feelings show up in close relationships and helps people name and work with those emotions to change interaction patterns.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Lillian will discuss goals, history, and preferences and help decide which combination of methods to try. That plan can be adjusted as sessions unfold so it fits the client's evolving needs.
The therapist's biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current session options before booking. Many people find remote sessions easier to fit into busy schedules, allow shorter check-ins during a work break, or reduce travel time. Talk with the therapist about scheduling, length of sessions, language needs, and any practical arrangements so sessions fit into your everyday life.
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Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
20+ years
Listed in
New York
Languages
English, Mandarin
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
Lillian works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, relationship and family issues, self-esteem and career concerns. She also lists additional focuses such as guilt and shame, abandonment, caregiving stress, and post-traumatic stress.
How does she approach guilt or shame in sessions?
She uses client-centered listening alongside tools from cognitive behavioral work and emotionally-focused approaches to help people name feelings, test unhelpful thoughts, and try new ways of coping.
What is her professional background?
She has 20 years of experience and has worked in child welfare agencies, victim treatment centers, and hospitals, which has informed her work with trauma, domestic violence, and bereavement.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in New York and practices from that location.
Does she offer sessions in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English and Mandarin.
Are international clients accepted?
Yes, she accepts international clients; confirm how sessions are scheduled for your region before booking.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time; check current pricing details before you begin.
What should I do to start working together?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session to begin the process.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.