Yawen Ning, LMSW, LCSW

Licensed in New Jersey · 7 years in practice

Yawen Ning is a licensed clinical social worker who draws on practical, evidence-based techniques to help people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, and relationship concerns.

License and registration

LCSW, New Jersey: 44SC06057600 · expires August 2026
LMSW, Michigan: 6801110357 · expires June 2028
NPI: 1710540620 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 7
Languages: English, Mandarin

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About Yawen

Yawen Ning is a licensed clinical social worker who draws on practical, evidence-based techniques to help people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, and relationship concerns. She practices as an LCSW and brings seven years of professional experience to sessions. She speaks English and Mandarin and works with people in Michigan.

She keeps sessions straightforward and goal-focused. Conversations center on current problems and clearer next steps. She helps clients build confidence, reduce shame, and restore a sense of direction when life feels stuck.

Background and approach

Yawen offers support around LGBTQ concerns, gender dysphoria, and issues tied to sexual health and alternative sexual cultures. She also addresses family of origin issues, communication problems, and the emotional fallout from sexual assault or abuse. Practical coping skills are paired with space to process painful experiences.

Her work includes attention to attachment patterns, body image, and non-monogamous relationship dynamics such as polyamory and kink-aware concerns. Immigration stress, guilt, and questions of life purpose are other common topics she helps people navigate. Sessions emphasize collaboration.

Yawen treats each person as the expert on their life and focuses on small, doable changes that add up. She supports clients as they try new ways of relating, managing emotions, and building self-love. People meet with Yawen by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging.

She uses those formats to fit therapy into busy schedules and help clients keep progress between sessions.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Yawen lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
LGBT
Relationship issues
Trauma and abuse
Self esteem
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-love
Sex addiction
Sexual assault and abuse
Sexual dysfunction
Sexuality
Women's issues

Online support

Approaches that guide online care

Yawen draws on practical, evidence-based techniques that focus on skills and emotional processing. One common approach she uses teaches concrete coping skills for anxiety and stress, such as grounding, breath work, and step-by-step behavioral experiments to test unhelpful beliefs. These tools help people feel steadier and more able to act when worry feels overwhelming.

Another strand of her work focuses on processing trauma and difficult memories in a paced way. This involves safe, guided conversations that help reduce the intensity of painful memories while building tools for managing distress in daily life. This approach is often paired with attention to attachment patterns and communication habits that affect relationships.

Finding the best approach is part of the work. She collaborates with each person to pick methods that fit their goals, needs, and comfort level. Clients and the therapist regularly review progress and adjust techniques if something isn’t helping.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, and text messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video is useful for full conversations and skill practice, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text helps with short check-ins or when someone prefers not to be on camera. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into work, family life, or busy schedules.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does she often address?

Yawen works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, relationship issues, and self-esteem. She also helps with LGBTQ issues, gender dysphoria, body image, and sexual concerns.

What is her therapeutic style?

She uses practical, evidence-based techniques and a collaborative style. Sessions focus on clear steps, coping skills, and processing difficult experiences.

How long has she been practicing?

She has seven years of professional experience working in clinical settings and community care.

Where is she licensed and located?

She holds LMSW and LCSW credentials and practices in Michigan.

Can sessions be conducted in other languages?

Sessions are offered in English and Mandarin.

What formats are available for sessions?

Therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.

How are fees handled?

Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

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