About Siyi
Siyi Lai is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in New York. She draws on four years of clinical work and personal life experience to help people address relationship and intimacy concerns. Siyi speaks English, Mandarin, and Cantonese, and offers sessions by video call, phone, live chat, or text messaging.
Siyi focuses on stress, anxiety, and issues that affect how people connect with partners. She helps people work through intimacy-related problems, attachment and abandonment concerns, and challenges tied to self-esteem and body image.
How Siyi works
She also supports those navigating relationship changes such as divorce, blended family strain, and communication breakdowns. <brHer work includes attention to kink, BDSM, and alternative sex culture in open, nonjudgmental conversations. Siyi helps clients talk about desire, boundaries, and consent so they can make choices that match their values.
She also addresses control issues, guilt, shame, and forgiveness as they come up in relationships or personal growth. Sessions combine practical discussion and skills people can try between meetings. Siyi emphasizes clear communication, developing healthier patterns, and coping strategies for life changes.
People who prefer different languages can choose sessions in Mandarin or Cantonese when those are helpful. To begin, users select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability. The service uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What Siyi works with
The areas below are the ones Siyi selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Intimacy-related issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Training and background
| Register | LMFT |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 4 |
| Languages | English, Mandarin, Cantonese |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New York |
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Online support options
Evidence-based approaches for online relationship and intimacy work
Many of her sessions draw on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on communication and attachment. One approach emphasizes practical communication skills and behavioral experiments to change how people interact in relationships; it helps with conflict, intimacy blocks, and improving everyday connection. Another common focus looks at attachment patterns and abandonment concerns, helping people understand their emotional triggers and try new ways of asking for support.Finding the right approach is part of the work. She collaborates with each person to choose techniques that fit their goals and preferences. That means talking through what feels most useful, trying methods in session, and adjusting the plan based on progress and comfort.
Online therapy with her is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video works well when visual cues and face-to-face interaction matter. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text are practical for brief updates, ongoing processing, or fitting therapy into a busy day. These options make it easier to schedule consistent sessions and keep work moving forward across everyday life.
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