Sixuan Bao, LCSW
New York · 9 years in practice
Sixuan Bao is a licensed clinical social worker in New York with nine years of professional experience.
License and registration
- LCSW, New York
- 095567 · expires May 2026
- NPI
- 1366085284 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 9
- Languages
- English, Mandarin
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 Sixuan
Sixuan Bao is a licensed clinical social worker in New York with nine years of professional experience. She centers sessions on the person in front of her and treats each visit as a chance to sort through real problems. Sixuan keeps language straightforward and focuses on practical steps people can try between appointments.
Her approach blends Existential therapy with client-centered care and cognitive-behavioral techniques. That mix helps people name what matters to them, notice unhelpful thoughts or habits, and try different ways of acting.
Background and approach
She also draws on dialectical behavior ideas and Jungian perspectives when they fit a person’s needs. Sixuan has worked with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and bipolar mood concerns. She helps with relationship strain, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, self-esteem, and career-related decisions.
She also addresses intimacy issues, eating and sleeping problems, parenting strains, and compassion fatigue. Additional areas she pays attention to include attachment and abandonment concerns, body image, codependency, communication and commitment issues, and co-occurring medical or psychiatric conditions. She offers sessions in English and Mandarin to accommodate different language needs.
Sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Sixuan uses a subscription model for appointments that can be canceled at any time. To begin, users complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule according to therapist availability.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Sixuan lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Cancer
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Sixuan names
- Existential Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How Existential and Practical Therapies Fit Online Care
Existential therapy asks direct questions about meaning, choice, and what matters in life. Online sessions can create space to reflect on values, purpose, and how to act when life feels uncertain. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and following the person’s lead; the therapist offers empathy and support while the person finds their own answers. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, teaches concrete skills to spot unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors, which can reduce distress and improve daily routines.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what feels helpful. Together they can blend existential reflection with client-centered support and CBT skill work as needed, adjusting methods over time to match progress and changing concerns.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls let people use visual cues for deeper conversation. Phone sessions work well when a shorter check-in or lower bandwidth is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging suit brief updates, jotting down thoughts between sessions, or staying connected when schedules are tight. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives while keeping the focus on practical growth and clearer meaning.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns can be addressed?
She helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and bipolar mood concerns. Other areas include relationship strain, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, self-esteem, and career coaching.
How would you describe the therapy style?
Sessions combine existential questions about meaning with client-centered listening and cognitive-behavioral tools. The work balances reflection about values with concrete skills to change thoughts and behaviors.
What is her professional background?
She has nine years of professional experience working in clinical settings. That experience includes helping people with emotional challenges and life transitions.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, licensed in New York and practices from that region.
Which languages are supported during sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Mandarin to meet different language needs.
Can international clients work together with her?
International clients are not currently accepted; sessions are provided to people in the therapist's licensed region.
What formats are available for sessions?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to offer flexible ways to connect.
How does pricing and getting started work?
Cost varies with location and the subscription model in use, and subscriptions can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on therapist availability.
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