Sixuan Bao

Calm, practical guidance for meaningful change

LCSW New York

Experience: 9 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Trauma and abuse
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages: English, Mandarin

About Sixuan

Sixuan Bao is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) based in New York who blends practical strategies with a client-centered stance to support people navigating stress, anxiety, and relationship challenges.

Background and approach

She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) alongside other evidence-informed approaches to help clients identify unhelpful patterns, build coping skills, and strengthen motivation and confidence. With nine years of professional experience, she works with issues ranging from trauma and abuse to career concerns, addictions, and self-esteem struggles.

Sixuan approaches each person as the expert of their own story, emphasizing collaboration and the client’s existing strengths. She also addresses concerns such as grief, intimacy-related problems, sleep and eating difficulties, and mood disorders like depression and bipolar conditions.

Additional focus areas include attachment and abandonment issues, communication and control difficulties, and challenges related to aging, cancer, and co-morbid conditions. Sixuan offers services in English and Mandarin and aims to support clients through meaningful change by helping them set realistic goals and develop practical tools for everyday life.

Therapeutic approaches and online access

Sixuan integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy as core tools in her online work. CBT focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, which can be useful for addressing anxiety, depression, sleep and eating difficulties, and many everyday stressors. Client-Centered Therapy prioritizes the person’s perspective and innate strengths, offering a supportive space where goals are defined collaboratively and growth is paced to the individual.

She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy techniques when emotional regulation and interpersonal effectiveness are central concerns, teaching practical skills for managing intense emotions and improving communication. Choosing an approach is a collaborative process; the therapist will work with clients to explore their needs, goals, and preferences and tailor methods so they feel helpful and relevant.

Online options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which provide flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These formats make it possible to engage in regular therapeutic work from wherever a client is located within the permitted region, and they support ongoing skill practice and check-ins between live sessions.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist commonly address?

She works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, career coaching, addictions, grief, and self-esteem challenges.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her style combines a client-centered stance with practical techniques such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and elements from DBT and existential and Jungian therapies to tailor care to each person.

What level of experience does she bring?

She brings nine years of professional experience working with diverse clinical concerns and helping clients build skills and confidence over time.

What credentials and location are listed for this therapist?

She is an LCSW licensed in New York with licence number NY LCSW 095567 and practices from New York.

Which languages are available for therapy sessions?

Sessions are offered in English and Mandarin; she does not accept international clients at this time.

In what formats are sessions offered?

She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.

How are fees and payment organized?

Cost varies with client location and therapist availability; sessions are arranged through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What is the process to begin working with her?

To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseCareer difficultiesCoaching

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemBipolar disorderDepression Coping with life changes Compassion 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 OCD Panic 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

Licensed

New York

Languages

English, Mandarin