Qianyi (pronounced as "Chyen-ee") is a graduate student in the Clinical Mental Health Counseling program at Northwestern University, where she specializes in providing trauma-informed, psychodynamic therapy. She enjoys working with anxiety, relationships, and identity exploration, and building awareness through mind-body connection. As a queer-identified, multilingual international clinician, Qianyi is particularly passionate about working with queer clients and folks with multicultural backgrounds.
Qianyi utilizes an integrative approach of psychodynamic, narrative, feminist, relational, and person-centered therapy. She explores how clients are impacted by larger systems and their environment, instead of focusing on fixing individual “symptoms.” She makes a practice of viewing clients through the full picture of their intersecting identities, in order to understand their unique history, narratives, and strengths. She also encourages clients to explore diverse healing practices, like mindfulness, nature-based healing, art, and community work.
Qianyi sees therapy as a collaborative process of rediscovering our innate capacity for change. She is committed to helping clients find their own language for their challenges, emotions, and relationships.
Qianyi practices therapy in-person and virtual in Illinois