- Narrative therapy
- Solution focused work
- Speaks Mandarin
About Tzu-Ping
Tzu-Ping Cheng is an Illinois Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) with 12 years of experience. She lives in the United States after immigrating from Taiwan and works with adults on a wide range of concerns including anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship and parenting struggles, and blended family issues.
She noticed early in life how moves and cultural shifts shape identity. Those experiences inform her view of change as both disruptive and generative. She speaks English and Mandarin and brings that background into conversations about immigration, multicultural concerns, and life transitions.
In sessions she uses narrative and collaborative methods. She asks about what matters to a person and about the stories they tell themselves. That helps people spot patterns they want to change and identify practical next steps.
She also draws on client-centered listening and solution-focused questions to keep sessions practical. Those methods are aimed at clarifying immediate goals, sorting through options, and finding small experiments people can try between meetings.
People come to her for help with stress, parenting decisions, grief, work pressures, addiction concerns, ADHD, and conflicts that surface in blended households. Conversations are direct and orient toward workable changes that fit everyday life.
Tzu-Ping frames therapy as collaborative work. She encourages people to test new ways of relating to themselves and others and to notice what shifts as a result.
How her approaches translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what matters to the person. It helps when someone needs clearer thinking about feelings, decisions, or parenting roles. Narrative Therapy looks at the stories people live by and helps rewrite limiting plots into more useful ones, which can suit people dealing with identity, immigration, or blended family roles.Finding the right approach happens together. She will discuss goals, try methods, and check what feels most useful. That collaborative process helps shape sessions so they answer the client’s immediate concerns and longer term aims.
Confirm the exact session formats before booking as the biography does not list them. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counseling into work, school, or caregiving days. They also allow shorter check-ins when needed, reduce travel time, and can make follow-up tasks easier to keep between meetings. Licensed professionals can adapt questions and exercises used in narrative and solution-focused work to online meetings so the time is practical and focused.
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Experience
12+ years
Listed in
Illinois
Languages
English, Mandarin
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with adults on anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship issues, parenting and blended family issues among other concerns listed in her specialties.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her approach is narrative and collaborative, using client-centered listening and solution-focused questions to identify practical steps and new perspectives.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 12 years of counseling experience practicing in Illinois since becoming licensed.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is an Illinois LCPC and practices from Illinois.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and Mandarin.
Can international clients work with her?
Yes, she accepts international clients.
How are sessions scheduled and what about cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is for adults and is not emergency care, mediation or legal advice. If you or a child are in danger, use the emergency numbers. Find someone else by name.