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Tzu-Ping Cheng, LCPC

  • Experience12 years
  • LocationIllinois
  • Focus areasADHD, LGBT, and Trauma and abuse
  • Therapy approachesClient-Centered Therapy and Motivational Interviewing
  • LanguagesEnglish and Mandarin
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About Tzu-Ping

Tzu-Ping Cheng is an Illinois-licensed clinician (LCPC) with 12 years of practice who draws on personal and professional experience to guide clients through periods of change.

Background and approach

Born in Taiwan and living in the United States since 2008, she has navigated cultural transitions and disruptions that informed her sensitivity to identity shifts, isolation, and the challenge of rebuilding stability. Her background shapes a practice that honors the complexity of each person's story while recognizing opportunities for growth that emerge from life upheavals.

Cheng practices with a collaborative, narrative orientation and emphasizes respect for diversity and equity. She views people as more than diagnostic labels and aims to work alongside clients to explore values, strengths, and preferred directions.

Her practice addresses a broad range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD, relationship and family issues, grief, trauma, and questions around life purpose and career. Sessions are conducted in English and Mandarin, and she accepts international clients, adapting support to individual needs and goals.

Approaches That Guide Online Work and Growth

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening with empathy and helping people explore their own values and strengths; it is useful when someone wants a respectful space to understand feelings and make self-directed changes. Narrative therapy examines the stories people tell about themselves and their lives, helping separate problems from identity so new possibilities can emerge. Motivational interviewing supports ambivalent clients by building their own motivation for change through gentle, goal-focused conversation.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and the therapist works collaboratively with each person to determine what combination of methods best aligns with their needs, goals, and preferences. That collaborative stance means plans are adjusted over time as progress and priorities evolve.

Online sessions offer practical flexibility through video calls, phone meetings, live chat, or text-based messaging, which can make it easier to access consistent support across time zones or busy schedules. These options allow clients to continue work on stress, ADHD-related concerns, trauma processing, relationship challenges, and life transitions without needing to rearrange large parts of their day.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?
She works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD, trauma and abuse, relationship and family difficulties, grief, addiction, and questions about life purpose and career.
What is the therapeutic style and approach used?
The practice is collaborative and narrative in orientation, drawing on client-centered principles along with solution-focused tools and motivational interviewing to support goal-directed change.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 12 years of professional experience working as a licensed clinician in Illinois.
Where is the therapist licensed and based?
The clinician holds an Illinois LCPC license with the identifier IL LCPC 180.011433 and practices from Illinois.
Does she offer services in multiple languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and Mandarin, and she does accept international clients.
Which session formats are available for remote work?
Clients can meet via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on what fits their needs.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are required to begin working together?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

LGBTTrauma and abuseParenting issuesSelf esteemCoping with life changes

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefAnger managementCareer difficultiesDepressionCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Adoption and foster careAutism and Asperger SyndromeBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressCommunication problemsDomestic violenceFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesGender dysphoriaImmigration issuesIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMulticultural concernsPregnancy and childbirthYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

12+ years

Licensed

Illinois

Languages

English, Mandarin

What Tzu-Ping can help with

Tzu-Ping Cheng works with clients on LGBT, trauma and abuse, parenting issues, self esteem, and coping with life changes.

How Tzu-Ping approaches therapy

Tzu-Ping's clinical approaches include Client-Centered Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapy.

Experience and training

Tzu-Ping is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor practicing in Illinois, with 12 years of clinical experience.