Sixuan Bao, LCSW
Licensed in New York · 9 years in practice
Sixuan Bao is a licensed clinical social worker in New York who centers sessions on the person in front of her.
License and registration
- LCSW, New York
- 095567 · expires May 2026
- NPI
- 1366085284 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 9
- Languages
- English, Mandarin
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About Sixuan
Sixuan Bao is a licensed clinical social worker in New York who centers sessions on the person in front of her. She uses straightforward conversation and practical tools to help people reduce stress, manage anxiety, and build confidence. Sixuan speaks English and Mandarin and draws on nine years of clinical experience.
She begins by listening to each person's story and identifying strengths they already have. From there she blends talk and skills practice to address issues like relationship strain, trauma and abuse, career concerns, grief, and struggles with motivation.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on small, doable steps rather than big promises. Sixuan commonly uses client-centered work that keeps the client's goals at the center of care. She also incorporates cognitive behavioral strategies to shift unhelpful thoughts and dialectical behavior techniques to strengthen emotion regulation and coping.
Elements of existential and Jungian ideas appear when exploring meaning, values, and personal patterns. People come for many reasons: dealing with life changes, coping with depression or bipolar symptoms, facing addiction, wrestling with intimacy or body-image concerns, or handling caregiver fatigue. She pays attention to how past attachment wounds and abandonment issues show up in current relationships.
Sessions can include coaching-style problem solving for career decisions, focused skills practice for sleep or eating concerns, and supportive work through grief or trauma. Sixuan aims to make therapy practical, respectful, and collaborative so people leave with clearer choices and usable tools.
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
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- 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
Therapeutic approaches adapted for online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and building on what already works in a person's life. It helps when someone needs a supportive space to name goals and try new choices. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, teaches specific ways to notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which is useful for anxiety, depression, and sleep or eating concerns. Dialectical behavior therapy, or DBT, offers concrete skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improving communication in relationships.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs and preferences. That collaborative process includes checking progress and adjusting tools when something is not helping.
Online appointments are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and real-time skills practice. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to use a camera. Chat or messaging formats can work for quick check-ins, ongoing coaching, or when written reflection feels most useful. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life while keeping the focus on practical steps and steady progress.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does this therapist help address?
Services cover stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy concerns, trauma and abuse, career coaching, addictions, grief, self-esteem, bipolar and depression, and related issues such as body image and caregiver fatigue.
What is the therapist's general approach or style?
Sessions are collaborative and person-centered, blending talk with practical exercises. Cognitive behavioral and dialectical behavior techniques are used when helpful to teach coping skills and change unhelpful patterns.
What background and experience does the therapist have?
She has nine years of professional experience working with a wide range of concerns and brings a mix of clinical and coaching approaches to help people make tangible change.
Where is the therapist licensed and based?
The therapist is licensed as an LCSW in New York and practices from that region.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Mandarin.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are costs and billing handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
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