Siyi Lai

Siyi Lai is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in New York with four years of clinical experience. She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy-related issues, self-esteem concerns, and people coping with life changes. She also focuses on attachment and abandonment concerns, body image, communication problems, and sexual culture topics such as BDSM and kink. Sessions are offered in English, Mandarin, and Cantonese.

She draws on professional training and personal life experience to talk through sexual well-being and connection. Conversations are direct and practical. She helps clients name patterns, notice how past relationships affect current ones, and try new ways of relating. Meeting real-life problems with clear steps is central to her approach.

Siyi pays attention to relationship dynamics and attachment styles. She helps people untangle family of origin issues, blended family stresses, divorce and separation effects, and caregiver strain. Work on intimacy often includes exploring boundaries, consent, desire differences, and alternative sexual cultures in plain terms.

For people questioning purpose after a life change, she helps clarify values and next steps rather than promising fixed outcomes. Therapy balances talking with concrete skills for managing anxiety, improving communication, and rebuilding self-esteem. Her aim is practical progress you can test between sessions.

To begin, select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session. Costs vary with location and use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Two common evidence-based approaches she draws on are attachment-focused work and skills-based interventions. Attachment-focused work looks at how early relationship patterns affect current trust and intimacy. It helps people understand their reactions and try new ways of connecting. Skills-based interventions teach concrete tools for managing anxiety, improving communication, and regulating strong emotions. These tools are practical and can be practiced between sessions.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist and client review goals, current struggles, and preferences together. They may try a few methods and adjust based on what feels most helpful. This lets the work stay focused on immediate concerns like feeling stuck, relationship doubts, or questions about life purpose.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, shorten travel time, and allow for brief check-ins when schedules are tight. It also supports working with relationship and intimacy topics through conversation and practical exercises without promising a particular service format.