Lizhen Yan, LMFT

Lizhen Yan is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) who offers faith-informed care while welcoming individuals of all religious backgrounds. As an LMFT - which stands for Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, a professional license for clinicians trained to work with individuals, couples, and families - she works with people facing anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, and parenting or marital challenges. She provides therapeutic support for clients seeking individual counseling as well as couples or family sessions, and she frames treatment around practical goals and real-world solutions.

Her approach emphasizes how an individual’s behavior affects relationships and the broader family system. From that perspective, problems that may seem rooted in one person are often influenced by interaction patterns across the family or couple. Therapy typically blends time spent in individual sessions with work involving partners or other family members when appropriate, allowing for interventions that address both personal needs and relational dynamics.

In line with evolving professional practice, she integrates methods that expand beyond traditional MFT training, incorporating complementary therapeutic techniques and inclusive approaches for diverse family structures. This goal-oriented focus is designed to move clients toward clearer outcomes while remaining attentive to the ways family members influence one another.