- Years in practice
- 22
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- New Jersey
- Languages
- English, Mandarin
- Focus
- Anger management
- Focus
- Career difficulties
- Focus
- Bipolar disorder
About Qiying
Qiying Zhou is a licensed clinical social worker who speaks English and Mandarin. She focuses on practical support for people juggling stress, anxiety, depression, parenting concerns, and major life changes. Her style is calm and direct, aimed at helping people find clearer steps forward.
She draws on more than two decades of experience in New Jersey health care settings. That background includes supporting people through grief, hospice and end-of-life matters, addiction, and the emotional fallout from illness or disaster.
Background and approach
She is attentive to cultural and language differences and brings that awareness into conversations. In sessions she uses client-centered work to follow what matters most to each person. She pairs that with cognitive behavioral techniques to spot unhelpful patterns and try small experiments that can change daily life.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy ideas guide how to notice and name feelings in ways that ease tension. Her approach is practical and collaborative. She listens first, then helps set clear goals and simple steps to test between visits.
Topics often include sleep, parenting stress, relationship concerns, anger, self-esteem, and managing bipolar symptoms alongside everyday routines. Qiying emphasizes working at the client’s pace and in the language they prefer. She also supports people facing multicultural stress, prejudice, seasonal mood shifts, and the strain of caregiving or aging-related change.
The aim is to help people regain more balance and usable coping skills.
What Qiying works with
Everything Qiying lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Qiying helps people with.
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Multicultural concerns
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Approaches Qiying lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How these approaches translate to online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening closely and following what matters most to the person. Online sessions use that same focus to shape goals and next steps based on each person's priorities and language needs.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify thought and behavior patterns that keep problems going and tests small changes to see what works. In remote work this often means short between-session exercises, targeted skill practice, and clear check-ins on progress.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy centers on recognizing and naming emotions that drive interactions and distress. Over video or phone a therapist can guide people to notice feelings, practice new ways of expressing them, and role-play conversations that matter.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively to decide which methods fit the client's goals, pace, and preferences, and can adjust methods as needs change. Clients are invited to give feedback so sessions stay useful.
Online formats offer practical benefits. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction when tone and expression matter. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit a break in a busy day. Live chat or text-based messaging can work for brief check-ins, written reflection, or faster follow-up between sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent across a varied schedule.
Questions people ask about Qiying
What concerns does she commonly help with?
She supports people dealing with anxiety, depression, stress, parenting challenges, anger, relationship or intimacy issues, grief, addiction, sleeping problems, and bipolar-related concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is client-centered and collaborative, using concrete steps and emotion-focused conversation to notice feelings and reduce tension.
How much experience does she have?
She has 22 years of experience providing counseling in New Jersey health care and community settings.
What credentials and location apply to her practice?
She holds an LCSW and practices in New Jersey.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Mandarin.
What session formats are available?
She meets by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.
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