Siyi Lai
LMFT focused on intimacy, relationships, and life transitions
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About
Siyi Lai, LMFT, is a New York based therapist and sex therapist who combines professional training with lived experience to support individuals and couples. At 45 years old, she draws on a background shaped by diverse careers and life transitions to help people explore sexual well being, deepen connection, and navigate change. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy-related concerns, and challenges to self esteem.
Siyi maintains a focus on specific areas including abandonment and attachment issues, avoidant personality patterns, BDSM and kink culture, blended family concerns, body image, caregiver stress, communication and control difficulties, and questions related to gender dysphoria. She also addresses affairs and infidelity, divorce and separation, family of origin dynamics, loneliness, guilt and shame, and questions about life purpose. Siyi offers services in English, Mandarin, and Cantonese and holds an active New York LMFT license. Her practice emphasizes helping clients explore values, develop personal strength, and work toward more satisfying relationships and sexual lives.
Siyi maintains a focus on specific areas including abandonment and attachment issues, avoidant personality patterns, BDSM and kink culture, blended family concerns, body image, caregiver stress, communication and control difficulties, and questions related to gender dysphoria. She also addresses affairs and infidelity, divorce and separation, family of origin dynamics, loneliness, guilt and shame, and questions about life purpose. Siyi offers services in English, Mandarin, and Cantonese and holds an active New York LMFT license. Her practice emphasizes helping clients explore values, develop personal strength, and work toward more satisfying relationships and sexual lives.
- Location:
- New York, United States
- Years Experience:
- 4
- Gender:
- Female
- Languages Spoken:
- English, Mandarin, Cantonese
- Therapist of Color:
- Yes
- Communication Options:
- Phone • Video • Live Chat • Messaging
Specialties
Primary area of focus:Stress, Anxiety, Relationship issues, Self esteem, Coping with life changes
Other areas of experience: Abandonment, Attachment issues, Avoidant personality, Blended family issues, Body image, Communication problems, Control issues, Divorce and separation, Family of origin issues, Forgiveness, Gender dysphoria, Infidelity, Isolation / loneliness, Life purpose, Midlife crisis, Multicultural concerns, Self-love, Sex addiction, Sexual dysfunction, Sexuality
Credentials & Verification
- Credentials: NY LMFT 002614
- NPI Number: 1750116356
- License: LMFT (New York)
Remote sessions and ways of working
This profile does not list specific clinical approaches. In place of named modalities, Siyi frames online work around her clinical interests in relationship dynamics, sexual well being, and coping with life changes. She helps people and couples explore patterns related to attachment, communication, intimacy, and identity while attending to stress, anxiety, and self esteem concerns.
Therapeutic collaboration centers on identifying goals, noticing relational and sexual patterns, and practicing new ways of communicating and relating. For people exploring kink, alternative sexual cultures, or concerns such as infidelity and gender questions, she offers a nonjudgmental clinical space to examine values, boundaries, and safety. For those coping with transitions, she supports pragmatic steps alongside emotional processing.
Siyi provides remote care by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Prospective clients can consider whether working by these formats fits their needs and can discuss preferred communication modes when they begin.
How many years has Siyi Lai been practicing?
She has four years of professional clinical experience.
What are her professional credentials?
Siyi is a licensed marriage and family therapist with the credential LMFT and holds NY LMFT license number 002614.
Which languages does she offer therapy in?
She offers services in English, Mandarin, and Cantonese.
Where is her practice based?
Her practice is located in New York.
What options are available for working together remotely?
Sessions can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
Does she accept clients outside the United States?
This profile indicates she is not accepting international clients.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started if I want to work with her?
Begin by using the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire to initiate the process.