About Yawen
Yawen Ning is a licensed clinical social worker who practices in Michigan. She holds a Licensed Master Social Worker credential and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential and brings seven years of professional experience to her work. She speaks English and Mandarin and frames therapy around each person's strengths and goals.
Yawen focuses on stress, anxiety, and self-esteem concerns. She also supports people navigating LGBT matters, relationship strain, and the effects of trauma and abuse.
How Yawen works
Common topics she addresses include attachment issues, communication problems, body image, and symptoms of post-traumatic stress. Her practice includes a range of sexual and identity-related concerns. These include gender dysphoria, BDSM and kink questions, polyamory and non-monogamous relationships, sexual assault and abuse, sexual dysfunction, and sex addiction.
She also helps with family of origin issues, immigration stress, guilt and shame, and questions about life purpose and self-love. Yawen uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and centers the person in the room. She believes clients are the experts in their own stories and brings a supportive, empowering stance to sessions.
The work usually combines practical steps with attention to emotional experience. People who choose her often want a down-to-earth therapist who listens and offers clear options. She helps clients set goals, try new skills between sessions, and track small changes over time.
What Yawen works with
The areas below are the ones Yawen selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Attachment issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Body image
- Communication problems
- Family of origin issues
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Life purpose
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
Training and background
| Registers | LMSW, LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 7 |
| Languages | English, Mandarin |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Michigan |
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Online support options
Practical therapeutic approaches and online access
Yawen uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on clear, usable tools and steady emotional work. One common approach emphasizes skills for managing stress and anxiety, teaching breathing, grounding, and behavioral changes to reduce worry and improve daily functioning. Another approach helps process trauma and abuse by pacing difficult memories and strengthening coping strategies to reduce their hold on daily life.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Yawen works with each person to identify goals and preferences, then adapts methods to fit those needs. She will check in regularly and refine the plan so the work stays practical and relevant to the client's life.
Online sessions are offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy easier to fit into a busy schedule. Video calls let people use visual cues for deeper conversations, phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier on the go, and chat or messaging can be used for shorter check-ins or when writing feels more comfortable. This flexibility helps people maintain continuity of care and try different formats to see what works best.
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