Gezhou Li , LMHC

Gezhou Li is a bicultural, bilingual licensed mental health counselor based in New York City. She holds a master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling from Yeshiva University and is credentialed as an LMHC (Licensed Mental Health Counselor).

For roughly eight years she has worked with people navigating trauma, problematic relationships, persistent anxiety and neurotic patterns, culturally based identity concerns, and addiction. Her clinical work centers on helping individuals develop greater self-awareness, which she views as a foundational step for lasting personal growth and more intentional decision making. Drawing on both professional training and her own experience finding a vocational path, she offers practical guidance aimed at clarifying values and life direction.

Gezhou Li emphasizes collaborative exploration and skill building so people can regain a stronger sense of agency in their lives. She aims to support clients as they work toward clearer priorities, healthier relationships, and improved coping with life’s challenges. She believes meaningful change is possible and seeks to make the process constructive and manageable.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Client-centered therapy emphasizes empathy, active listening, and collaboration. It focuses on the client's own goals and pace, creating space for self-exploration and strengthening self-esteem, relationships, and life direction. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people identify and adjust unhelpful thoughts and behaviors through structured techniques and practical skill building - it is commonly used for anxiety, depression, and stress-related concerns. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is an approach often used to help people process traumatic memories and reduce the intensity of trauma-related reactions by guiding memory processing in a targeted way.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Gezhou Li works collaboratively with each person to determine which therapies or combination of methods best match the client's needs, goals, and preferences, and will adapt the plan as progress unfolds.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions by video call or phone allow appointments to fit into busy schedules, while live chat and text-based messaging provide additional ways to communicate between sessions. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care across locations and time zones and to access licensed professionals when in-person visits are not feasible.