Online Coaching Services

Culturally responsive support for leaders, founders, and care organizations

Hi, I’m Yanyi Weng!

Founder, Clinical Director, and Holistic Coach

Currently accepting coaching clients for:

  • Founder & Executive & Entrepreneur Coaching

  • Organizational Consultation for Asian-serving health orgs

I'm an independently licensed clinical social worker (LICSW), the founder of Dear Therapy, and someone deeply committed to culturally responsive care. As a Taishanese Chinese immigrant raised in Boston’s Chinatown, I bring both lived experience and clinical grounding to the work I do with BIPOC and immigrant communities.

Coaching gives me the space to connect and support people and organizations outside of traditional therapy, especially those who are seeking connection, clarity, and transformation. I was awarded 50th Year Anniversary Community Inspiration by Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center, Donovan Award for Outstanding Leadership by Boston College, and Top 20 Community Leaders in 2020 by Boston Foundation. I’ve traveled to over 30 countries and have done community research projects and service trips from Port-or-Prince, Haiti, Pueblo, Mexico to Cape Town, South Africa. So I know a thing or two about alignment of action and vision. From starting a new business to traveling the world, I offer my knowledge and wisdom to guide you in your path to become the version that of you have always envision.

Who I Work With

I offer coaching for:

  • High-achieving individuals navigating stress, leadership demands, and identity

  • Organizations looking to build trauma-informed and culturally affirming environments

  • Business owners, founders, entrepreneurs looking for clarity in the next move and expansion

    Coaching is non-clinical, which means we won’t be diagnosing or treating, we’ll be working with your story, your goals, and your agency. Ultimately, we’ll be bridging the gap between where you are and where you want to be, one deep-dive, strategic conversation at a time.

How I Work

“Rather than finding better answers, focus on asking better questions.”

A well-respected historian once shared this paradigm shifting perspective. And that’s what we will do in our coaching space. I bring helpful structure, ask hard yet necessary questions, and always honor your capacity and pace. Coaching clients have shared that our sessions bring clarity and vision without judgment while they effectively implement actionable steps in achieving their goals. Whether you're a founder rebuilding your relationship with work, a leader moving through burnout, or a team navigating change, I’m here to support the parts of you that have been yearning for self-actualization and guidance.

“Healing doesn’t stop at therapy. I believe well-being must be part of how we lead, build systems, and show up in community. That’s why I offer coaching and consultation to support individuals and organizations that are committed to care, equity, and sustainability. This work is grounded in the same values that guide our therapy practice at Dear Therapy®: cultural humility, relational accountability, and the belief that transformation is always collective.”
— Yanyi Weng, MSW, LICSW

Business and Organizational Consultation

I partner with health organizations that serve Asian and historically excluded communities. These collaborations are built to support staff well-being, trauma-informed leadership, and culturally affirming care practices that are sustainable and values-aligned.

This work is especially meaningful to me, and I’ve supported:

  • Hospices and end-of-life care teams

  • Asian-serving health organizations and community clinics

  • Mental health nonprofits and culturally rooted collectives

What I Offer:

  • Leadership coaching for directors and program leads

  • Organizational consultation on trauma-informed care delivery

  • Staff wellness workshops focused on burnout, grief, and long-term sustainability

  • Support navigating intergenerational and cross-cultural team dynamics

I take a collaborative approach. You bring your mission and your challenges, and together we co-create solutions that are relational, reflective, and grounded in your community’s lived realities.

Founder and Executive Coaching

This coaching space is for high-achieving founders and leaders from historically underserved communities, including BIPOC, LGBTQ+, immigrant, and women-led ventures. If you’re building something that matters while navigating systemic pressure, I see you.

I’ve worked with leaders who are holding a lot, visibility, responsibility, cultural expectations, and often grief or burnout that goes unspoken. This space is meant to hold you too.

My coaching focuses on the whole self, not just performance or productivity. We’ll slow down enough to notice what’s calling for your attention, and move toward the kind of leadership that doesn’t leave you behind.

Areas I Support:

  • Restoring boundaries and reducing burnout

  • Reconnecting with spiritual and emotional clarity

  • Navigating visibility, identity, and systemic barriers

  • Aligning leadership with your wellness and values

Whether you’re in a season of expansion, transition, or grief, I’ll support you in returning to yourself, not just as a leader, but as a whole person worthy of care, clarity, and rest.

What to Expect in Coaching

Coaching with me is a space for reflection, clarity, and aligned action. It’s not therapy, and it’s not advice-giving. It’s a collaborative process rooted in presence, honesty, and your own capacity for transformation. It’s accountability with style, grounded in intrinsic motivation.

We’ll begin by learning about you, your life story, your dreams and aspirations. We’ll explore personal and business areas where you feel stuck and unfulfilled. We’ll discuss deep-rooted fear holding you back in achieving what you want. We will come up with strategic plans that will bring you closer to where you envision. If you don’t have a clear vision yet, that’s ok, we will figure that out too. Ultimately, this work is not a linear path, rather, it is a growth-mindset space of relentless learning despite barriers and setbacks.

If you’re ready to invest in yourself, I’m ready to celebrate your wins.

FAQs

  • Coaching is non-clinical and future-focused. It supports growth, clarity, and decision-making without diagnosis or treatment. Therapy explores past wounds and mental health challenges with licensed clinicians. At Dear Therapy, coaching creates space for leaders and teams to reflect, reset, and realign without the medical model.

  • Coaching is ideal for BIPOC founders, professionals, and care organizations seeking culturally responsive support. You may be navigating burnout, leadership transitions, identity work, or team dynamics. If you’re not looking for diagnosis but want structured support from someone who understands your cultural context, coaching is a strong fit.

  • Yes. We offer organizational consultation for Asian-serving health organizations and nonprofits. Services include leadership coaching, trauma-informed care training, and wellness workshops. Whether your team is navigating staff burnout, cross-cultural communication, or mission alignment, we co-create solutions tailored to your values and capacity.

  • No. Coaching is a private-pay service and is not eligible for insurance reimbursement. This allows us to work across state lines and outside clinical constraints. It also creates more flexibility in session structure, pacing, and scope, ideal for those seeking holistic, values-based support.

  • Yes, many clients benefit from doing both. Therapy and coaching can complement each other when roles are clear. If you already have a therapist, coaching with Dear Therapy can focus on leadership, emotional clarity, or wellness goals beyond clinical treatment.