Gezhou Li, LMHC

New York · 8 years in practice

Gezhou Li is a licensed mental health counselor in New York who helps people facing trauma, relationship struggles, low self-esteem, mood changes, and stress.

License and registration

LMHC, New York: 008657 · expires August 2026
NPI: 1952926214 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 8
Languages: English, Mandarin, Cantonese

Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.

About Gezhou

Gezhou Li is a licensed mental health counselor in New York who helps people facing trauma, relationship struggles, low self-esteem, mood changes, and stress. She speaks English, Mandarin, and Cantonese, and works with a broad range of concerns including anxiety, grief, addiction, and issues around sexuality and identity. She uses practical, conversational methods to help people notice patterns that shape their choices.

Sessions focus on gentle self-awareness, clearer communication, and skills that can be used day to day.

Background and approach

Gezhou draws on several methods such as client-centered work, cognitive behavioral strategies, dialectical behavior approaches, EMDR, and hypnotherapy to match what each person needs. Gezhou earned a master of arts in Mental Health Counseling from Yeshiva University and has about eight years of clinical experience. She brings a bicultural perspective and aims to make therapy feel understandable and useful rather than mysterious.

Her background helps her relate to issues shaped by culture and immigration. In the room she helps people notice unhelpful patterns, practice new ways of responding, and set small achievable goals. Therapy can include talking, learning skills, targeted memory work, or guided imagery depending on what fits.

Her approach centers on collaboration. Gezhou works with each person to find the right pace and methods. She aims to make progress feel steady and practical so people can move forward from stuck places.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Gezhou lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Relationship issues
Trauma and abuse
Self esteem
Depression
Stress, Anxiety
Addictions
LGBT
Family conflicts
Grief
Intimacy-related issues
Sleeping disorders
Career difficulties
Bipolar disorder
Coping with life changes
Compassion fatigue
Commitment issues
Communication problems
Dissociation
Domestic violence
Family of origin issues
Immigration issues
Infidelity
Isolation / loneliness
Life purpose
Mood disorders
Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
Self-love
Sexuality
Women's issues

Approaches Gezhou names

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Online support

Approaches that translate to online work

Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening and helping people find their own solutions through empathic conversation. It helps when someone needs a calm space to sort feelings and clarify values.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on noticing thoughts and behaviors and testing small changes to reduce anxiety or low mood. That approach is well suited to goal-oriented work like improving sleep, reducing worry, or changing unhelpful patterns.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, EMDR, targets distress linked to traumatic memories by using structured protocols to reduce their intensity. In sessions it often involves guided attention and gentle memory processing to lessen emotional charge.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and comfort with different techniques, then try a plan together and adjust it over time. That collaborative process helps match methods to what actually helps the client.

Online formats offer flexible ways to work. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited, live chat can fit quick check-ins, and text messaging lets people reflect in writing between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, travel across time zones, or continue care for international clients.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does this therapist commonly address?

Common areas include trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, anxiety, depression, grief, addiction, career stress, and identity or sexuality concerns.

How would you describe the therapy style and approach?

Therapy is collaborative and practical, combining client-centered listening with tools from CBT, DBT, EMDR, and hypnotherapy to build awareness and skills for daily life.

What is the therapist's background and experience?

She holds a master of arts in Mental Health Counseling and has about eight years of experience working with trauma, relationship problems, and culture-related concerns.

What credentials and location are listed for the therapist?

The therapist is an NY LMHC - Licensed Mental Health Counselor based in New York.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English, Mandarin, and Cantonese, and international clients are accepted.

What session formats are available online?

Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and preferences.

How is cost structured for therapy?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

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