Profile / United States
Gezhou Li, LMHC
New York
LMHC - Relationships and Trauma
See online therapy options- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- DBT skills
- EMDR work
About Gezhou
Gezhou Li is a New York licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) with eight years of clinical experience. She speaks English, Mandarin, and Cantonese. She often helps people who are facing relationship strain, trauma or abuse, low self-esteem, depression, anxiety, stress, and addiction-related concerns.
She uses straightforward conversation and concrete exercises to increase self-awareness. Gezhou emphasizes noticing unhelpful thoughts and patterns. She helps people try different ways of responding to stress and relational problems rather than relying on old reactions.
Her work draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, client-centered methods, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, EMDR, and hypnotherapy. Sessions include practical skills, thought-tracking, and behavioral experiments people can use between meetings. She also addresses issues like communication problems, commitment concerns, dissociation, and immigration-related stress.
Gezhou trained at Yeshiva University where she earned a master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling. She has experience with mood disorders, grief, intimacy concerns, sleeping difficulties, and compassion fatigue. She aims to increase awareness of patterns that keep people stuck and to open up clearer choices.
People who work with her can expect a practical, structured approach. She supports exploration of life purpose, sexuality, non-monogamous relationship challenges, and family of origin issues. International clients may be supported in English, Mandarin, or Cantonese.
How her approaches translate to online sessions
CBT focuses on identifying specific thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. In practice she guides people to track thoughts, test beliefs with small experiments, and build new habits that reduce symptoms like anxiety or low mood.Client-centered therapy centers on attentive listening and reflecting what matters to the client. It helps people clarify values, make personal choices, and feel understood while they try new coping strategies.
DBT provides practical skills for managing strong emotions and improving communication. Techniques include brief grounding, emotion regulation exercises, and structured skills practice that can be used between sessions.
She treats finding the right approach as a collaborative process. Together they review goals, try methods that fit those goals, and adjust based on what helps most. That means sessions may mix CBT, DBT skills, EMDR, or client-centered conversation depending on progress.
Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Many people find online sessions easier to fit into a workday, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Discussing preferred session rhythms and practical needs happens at the first scheduling step to match approach and timing to the person’s life.
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Experience
8+ years
Listed in
New York
Languages
English, Mandarin, Cantonese
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address most often?
She commonly helps with relationship issues, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, depression, anxiety, stress, and addiction-related problems.
How does she use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
She uses CBT to identify unhelpful thoughts and test new responses through behavioral experiments and thought-tracking exercises.
What is her clinical background?
She has a master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling from Yeshiva University and eight years of clinical experience.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) in New York and practices from that location.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English, Mandarin, and Cantonese.
Can international clients work with her?
Yes, she accepts international clients.
How are sessions scheduled and what formats are offered?
Session formats are not specified here; please confirm current session options before booking.
How do fees and getting started work?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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